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Editorial | Building a better government

(03/30/15 4:02am)

This past week, parts of the undergraduate body were busy talking about the Undergraduate Assembly elections. Major student organizations endorsed candidates, The Daily Pennsylvanian among them. Our own endorsement was based, at least in part, on the reality that the UA’s ability to successfully advocate to the administration on behalf of students is so low that it is best to support the person who might best unite the spirits of the undergraduate body.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/03/editorial-building-a-better-government

Editorial | Counting the costs

(03/16/15 3:52am)

On Feb. 26, the University announced another tuition increase for undergraduate programs. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the tuition has been raised by 3.9 percent. However, if one looks at the past 10 years, there is a consistent upward trend among all the Ivies — except for 2009 when tuition went down — which doesn’t look as if it will change anytime soon.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/03/editorial-counting-the-costs

Editorial | Mental health is a collective effort

(03/02/15 4:08am)

With the release of the Task Force on Student Psychological Health and Welfare‘s recommendations, many are left feeling dissatisfied with the efforts made to improve quality of life for students. Although the task force and its goal of assessing and improving resources for students is well-intended, the recommendations lack the sense of urgency and priority that we would like to see considering the gravity of the issue.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/03/editorial-mental-health-is-collective-effort

Editorial | Lessons from Chapel Hill

(02/26/15 5:33am)

On Feb. 10, three students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill were shot dead. While some believe the deaths of Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were the result of a parking dispute, many see the killings as a hate crime. Around the world, people have called the events religiously-charged executions that exemplify the enormous stigma faced by Muslims in Western countries, especially the United States.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/editorial-lessons-from-chapel-hill

The Vision | Lies my institution told me

(02/24/15 5:57am)

In the Penn Archives, there exists an article by Marvin P. Lyon Jr. entitled, “Blacks at Penn, Then and Now.” It describes the stories and experiences of students of color at the University throughout its history. One particularly powerful quote taken from Arthur Huff Fauset, a Penn student in the 1920s, states, “White Penn did not demonstrate ill will (toward black students) ... but rather determined ambivalence.” Lyon continues by saying, “As indicated by these comments, Penn’s environment was not ideal for the success of its black students.” When examining these stories, you can see the parallels between the challenges students faced in the past at this institution, and the challenges that exist today. This is no more evident than when we examine Penn’s stance on its supposed “no-loan policy,” and the indifference the institution shows towards low-income students who have had no choice but to take out loans while at Penn. The existence of these students is proof positive that this institutional policy is a lie — an abominable form of deceit that our institution has been complicit in for far too long.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/the-vision-lies-my-institution-told-me

Editorial | Navigating Penn's sexual violence policy

(02/12/15 6:21am)

On Monday, Jan. 26, President Amy Gutmann emailed the undergraduate student body, announcing the University’s new protocols regarding sexual violence. As part of a “comprehensive review,” the University considered and revised its own reporting and punitive processes, consulting the Department of Education, along with peer institutions.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/editorial-navigating-penns-sexual-violence-policy

Editorial | Expanding our vision

(02/09/15 5:32am)

With the federal review of colleges suspected of mishandling sexual assault cases underway, campuses across the nation have recently been addressing the issue of alcohol. Dartmouth announced a complete ban on hard liquor following several reforms on its fraternities and sororities, while Brown has prohibited alcohol from all its residences, including Greek houses. It seems that while the degree of action being taken varies by institution, one thing is clear: Universities are focusing on Greek life as the center of alcohol abuse and sexual assault.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/editorial-expanding-our-vision

The Vision | The new era of civil disobedience

(02/03/15 5:16am)

We tend to lose focus as our perceptions of reality become skewed when tragedies twist within the wavelengths that our nightmares unravel. What seems to be a massacre of American citizens by those paid royalties to serve and protect such citizens puts us in denial of what our nation describes as its “values for the good of the people” and holds us in sheer angst at the theoretical dystopia that our futures hold. These sentiments are not only for what our antagonists have gotten away with in abusing and murdering those who do not pose a threat, but also toward how much more they can get away with, knowing that wearing a badge — for the most part — constitutes invincibility from charges. We feel helpless, because with countless efforts to fulfill the always audible plea for equality and the protection of natural rights, we are no more than “race-baiters” and an unsettling cacophony to misinformed audiences. But I’d like to state that an individual shooting an unarmed individual does not sound like race-baiting, but rather a violation of one’s humanity.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/02/the-vision-new-era-civil-disobedience

The Vision | The root of black rage

(01/27/15 4:56am)

Last fall was yet another defining moment in America’s long history of contentious race relations. A movement that began in the small city of Ferguson quickly awakened nationwide protests from Oakland, Calif., to Staten Island, N.Y. News broadcasts’ lust for controversy was met as shocking images of protest flooded the media. In the span of six months, any shred of hope that we had finally reached a utopian “post-racial” America was tossed aside as visuals of Ferguson protests surfaced.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/01/the-vision-root-of-black-rage

The Vision | Facts only

(01/20/15 3:27am)

In response to President Amy Gutmann’s participation in the Student Labor Action Project’s (SLAP) and Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation at University of Pennsylvania’s (SOUL) die-in at Gutmann’s holiday party this past December, Eric J. Rohrback, president of the Penn Police Association (PPA), published a guest column that articulated his vehement opposition to the peaceful protest.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2015/01/the-vision-facts-only

The Vision | Stop asking for permission

(11/19/14 2:15am)

L ast Wednesday, the Black Student League held an important conversation about shifting the culture of the black community at Penn. While the “Black Penn” space can be a source of support and belonging for some, for others it can be elusive and hard to navigate. While I was not able to attend the entirety of the event, I was able to get feedback on how underclassmen felt about that state of leadership within our community. From their perspective, the leadership of our community was shaped in a sort of “hierarchy” with the UMOJA Board at the head.

https://www.thedp.com/article/2014/11/stop-asking-for-permission

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