With such a deep history and continued commitment to Afro-American history, what could stop me from living in the house?

Let’s explore some fecal matters.

Even though my 22nd birthday is around the corner, I miss my parents and my brother and my mouse-free bedroom. I miss home.

Come November, Romney will lose because a man who tries to stand for everything stands for nothing.

Procrastination is a good thing — as long as it’s the right kind.

Competition is why online education is here to stay.

In truth, the musical world is a big old love fest, with artists referencing, sampling and covering each other all the time.

I’d rather vote for someone that I trust as a person rather than someone I only trust to support my political beliefs.

Civic mentors may not be campus celebrities but they are the true unsung leaders on campus.

Our undergraduate degrees constitute one expensive but necessary line on our resumes that supports, but does not singlehandedly define, the parameters of our knowledge and skills.

I often think about the one grandparent I have left — my 89-year-old grandmother in Indiana. Every time I call her she asks when I’m coming to visit. And I can always hear the disappointment in her voice when I say, “When I can find a weekend that I have free.”

Last weekend, my mom and I went to two Bruce Springsteen concerts in New Jersey. I still haven’t found the guts to ask her whether seeing me or Bruce was more of a priority.

The crime Mumia Abu-Jamal was accused of happened in Philadelphia and there are hundreds like him who have gone through similarly complex and unfair legal processes.

Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee may be badass, but are they beautiful? They can only fight so many battles for Asian masculinity.

Religious conversations with family will always be tricky. I struggle to decide whether to explain my lack of faith or brush their questions away to save us from an upsetting conversation. Either way, a part of me will remain hidden from them.

Yeah, I destroyed my health on my birthday weekend — not by killing my liver, but by eating junk food, staring at a laptop screen and not sleeping.

In many ways, Penn is the best it’s ever been. How many colleges can boast a no-loan financial aid policy for undergraduates, some of the most impressive (and newly renovated) dining halls or a president that can stand on her head? Not many.