When I learned that I had received a scholarship to study at Cambridge this past summer, and consequently would be going to Europe for the first time in my life, I was so excited I couldn’t sit still.
A couple of days ago, I read an opinion piece in the DP by a wonderful, thoughtful student —Titus Adkins — who used his powerful voice to posit some queries to me and to other members of the Penn community.
GROUP THINK | Fossil fuels and whether Penn should divest
By
Cameron Dichter
, James Lee
, Amy Chan
, Emily Hoeven
, Joe Tharakan
and Aaron Cooper
·
Oct. 1, 2016
GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
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When I found out that I would be writing this column, I made a promise to myself that I wouldn’t write opinions that were so obvious that no rational person could possibly disagree with them: The uselessness of bag checks at Van Pelt, the uselessness of the Penn’s student government and Trump.
First we ruined the workforce, then marriage, then (somehow) the Olympics, and now, according to a recent New York Times article, even the election may not be safe from millennials.
First we ruined the workforce, then marriage, then (somehow) the Olympics, and now, according to a recent New York Times article, even the election may not be safe from millennials.
A couple of days ago, I read an opinion piece in the DP by a wonderful, thoughtful student —Titus Adkins — who used his powerful voice to posit some queries to me and to other members of the Penn community.
GROUP THINK | Fossil fuels and whether Penn should divest
By
Cameron Dichter
, James Lee
, Amy Chan
, Emily Hoeven
, Joe Tharakan
and Aaron Cooper
·
Oct. 1, 2016
GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
One of the problems that have baffled journalists for months now is Hillary Clinton’s extraordinary unpopularity.
Dear Amy Gutmann, Vincent Price, Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum and Monica Yant Kinney, I, as a black student, do not feel safe on this campus. In light of all of the violence that has and continues to occur to black and brown bodies in this country, I have one question for you all: Is it so difficult to, at the very least, write a letter speaking out against the genocide that is occurring across this nation? It’s perplexing to me that you choose to remain silent, as approximately 7 percent of your student body, a 7 percent which I am a part of, grieves and mourns the lives of those with our same complexion.
CLAUDIA LI is a College junior from Santa Clara, California.
There’s a particular reaction that folks like me — who worry openly about the presence and spread of “trigger warnings” on American campuses — hear a lot.
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y. His email is bclaar@sas.upenn.edu.
I’d wager that more than half of the Penn student body either watched the presidential debate on Monday or at least kept track of it somehow.
Guest column by Nathan Ausubel | Hillary Clinton, advocate for women and children
By
Nathan Ausubel
·
Sept. 26, 2016
In November, I urge members of the Penn community to vote for Hillary Clinton as the next president.
Public space is always around, which is maybe why we forget its potential for discourse. With larger growth in online spaces, social networking sites specifically, physical public space no longer holds tangible influence over us. Yet following the wide-scale flyer incident, then the homophobic preachers and their counter-protesters, we are reminded of the presence of human voices expressing opinions in the public sphere.
SHUN SAKAI is a College senior from Chestnut Hill, Mass.
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
When I was in high school, eating disorders were coming into their own as a public health menace.
Why did I first want to take the monk class, back when I first heard about it in freshman year? It would be a fantastic way to get the cheekbones I’ve always wanted; I’ll be able to read the shit I definitely should have read by now (Ulysses, anyone?); I’ll finally have time to write and be super introspective and know my true self and I’m totes contemplative and everyone will think I’m badass and wise. Why do I want to take the monk class now? I don’t know. I have no idea what’s going to happen. That’s precisely the appeal.
GROUP THINK | Amy Gutmann's relationship with the student body
By
Alessandro van den Brink
, Titus Adkins
, Jeremiah Keenan
, Amanda Reid
, Harrison Glicklich
and Ashley Stinnett
·
Sept. 24, 2016
GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
CLAUDIA LI is a College junior from Santa Clara, California.
