SEAN MCGEEHAN is a College senior from Philadelphia. His email is seanmcgeehan@verizon.net.
For a Penn student, exposure to the idea of diversity starts early. It first shows up in the admissions catalogue: beautiful high-resolution photos of a “diverse” group of friends laughing on the Green; essay questions that ask what diversity of perspective a student will bring to campus; selecting one’s race on the Common Application.
SAM SHERMAN is a College senior from Marblehead, Mass. His email is samsherman6@gmail.com.
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Mike Felker
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Nov. 10, 2015
As a Navy hospital corpsman, I served as a combat medic with the U.S. Marines in the war in Vietnam, providing emergency medical treatment for our troops who were the victims of guns and other weapons.
The opioid epidemic — the recent and meteoric increase in heroin and prescription painkiller abuse — poses one of the most serious public health threats of our time.
While we understand that you find the survey results deeply troubling, many students have shared that the manner in which the results were addressed made them feel more like statistics than people.
While we understand that you find the survey results deeply troubling, many students have shared that the manner in which the results were addressed made them feel more like statistics than people.
For a Penn student, exposure to the idea of diversity starts early. It first shows up in the admissions catalogue: beautiful high-resolution photos of a “diverse” group of friends laughing on the Green; essay questions that ask what diversity of perspective a student will bring to campus; selecting one’s race on the Common Application.
SAM SHERMAN is a College senior from Marblehead, Mass. His email is samsherman6@gmail.com.
SHUN SAKAI is a College junior from Chestnut Hill, Mass. His email is ssakai@sas.upenn.edu.
Editorial | A dismal lack of transparency in Cosby degree decision
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The Daily Pennsylvanian
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Nov. 9, 2015
On Friday, Penn announced that it will not revoke Bill Cosby’s honorary degree, after weeks of declining to comment on the subject.
The term “Penn bubble” currently takes on a new meaning. On campus, many students think the Democratic Party is flourishing.
American society has generally demonstrated an increased awareness in the importance of making space for relaxation and quiet time in the past few decades, which is great.
The United States, similar to other large Western economies, is driven by the financial sector. What is especially peculiar about this sector is that, for the most part, it transforms money into more money without the production of any goods during the process. There are procedures, however, such as venture capital investments, through which the financial sector enhances production of goods and services.
On Sunday, a new round of high school hopefuls for Penn’s class of 2020 submitted their applications to the University through Early Decision.
Today and tomorrow, the Board of Trustees will meet to consider some of the most pressing matters facing the University.
SHAWN KELLEY is a LPS junior from San Diego, Calif. His email is skelley@sas.upenn.edu.
The term political correctness, which is usually applied as a pejorative phrase, entered mainstream usage after the publication of a series of New York Times articles written by Richard Bernstein in the late 80s and early 90s.
A few weeks ago, I watched a film called “Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead,” which chronicled the rise and fall of National Lampoon, a controversial humor magazine which was immensely popular in the 1970s through ‘90s.
BEN CLAAR is a College freshman from Scarsdale, N.Y. His email is bclaar@sas.upenn.edu.
It’s no surprise when Penn increases the cost of being a student every year. In February, the University typically announces a tuition increase, then spins it as only raising the tuition by less than 4 percent.
SHUN SAKAI is a College junior from Chestnut Hill, Mass. His email is ssakai@sas.upenn.edu.
As our world becomes increasingly global, there is more pressure upon us to do the same. But this doesn’t necessarily mean we have to spend big bucks or travel extensively to become more global.
