Anneka DeCaro is a College freshman. Her email address is annekaxiv@gmail.com.

In any case, the problem with West’s simple formula remains: The work-hard, play-hard philosophy provides temporary distraction, not real meaning. And when something goes wrong — when you’re out of work or suddenly stop feeling the fun — it can all come crashing down.

I never used to think my four-times-a-week gym schedule and refusal to eat fatty meals more than a couple times a week was unusual or unhealthy. Freshman year at Penn, I gained 15 pounds, and my new habits were just part of a healthy lifestyle helping me shed that weight.

The Red Cross House Center for Disaster Recovery, directed by 2001 alum Chad Lassiter from the School of Social Policy and Practice, is a transitional housing facility and service center for survivors of disaster.

The HELP Line, which will be administered by the Division of Public Safety, will be a resource anyone seeking time-sensitive help for mental health issues.

Although the Democratic primary — which is important in Philadelphia, where Democrats generally win the general election — remains six months away, candidates to replace Mayor Michael Nutter are already beginning to emerge.

Wharton sophomore Jason Choi launched his eco-friendly initiative, PennOrb, in Rodin and Harrison College Houses last week. The initiatives uses light-up orbs to measure energy consumption and encourage sustainability.

Penn Masala recently announced the establishment of the Penn Masala Alumni Scholarship, an alumni-endowed scholarship fund for both international and American Penn students interested in the performing arts.

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In response to recent events — such as the shooting of Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. — the White House has created the Task Force on 21st Century Policing to research and examine how to effectively reduce crime while building public trust.

The past few games have revealed a lot about Penn women’s basketball.

Penn women’s basketball came into this season with a lot of moving parts. No experienced ball-handlers.

This Thanksgiving, my sister was back from her first semester of college, already a little bit overwhelmed.

I found the list scrawled in last summer’s notebook, buried in my desk drawer back home. “To Do at Penn: Don’t get too stressed about grades.

I assume it is coincidence that Jonathan Iwry and Shawn Kelley's columns appeared in the same edition of the Daily Pennsylvanian.

Sam Sherman is a College junior from Marblehead, Mass. His email address is samsherman6@gmail.com.