Jonathan Iwry | The secular Jew

By Jonathan Iwry · April 16, 2014

What we need is to get back in touch with our intellectual heritage—to understand Judaism not as a collection of divine dos and don’ts, but as an ongoing existential and ethical dialogue that evolves across generations.

Guest column by Alyssa Dickinson, Joyce Kim, Conor Nickel and Yamini Nabar | Hungry for impact

By Yamini Nabar , Joyce Kim , Alyssa Dickinson and Conor Nickel · April 15, 2014

Penn is full of noteworthy initiatives. But we would like to highlight one in particular: Penn Dining and Bon Appetit’s efforts to work with students to implement a food recovery program.Starting this fall, our dining services providers, Penn Dining and Bon Appetit, will establish a program that transfers food unable to be consumed at dining halls to a local hunger relief agency.

Diane Bayeux | Advocating AIDS awareness

By Diane Bayeux · April 15, 2014

As many of you know, Philadelphia has a lot of thrift stores, whether in our bubble of West Philly, in Center City or on South Street.

Guest column by Penn for Palestine | What you will not Learn on a Free Trip to Israel

By Penn for Palestine · April 14, 2014

We believe that the Ivy Plus Leadership  Mission to Israel, whether it be intentional or unintentional, will in fact obscure and hide many of the oppressive actions of the Israeli government that are categorically wrong and illegal.

Sara Schonfeld | Post-fling reflections

By Sara Schonfeld · April 14, 2014

This Fling, I bought fried Oreos and wore ridiculous amounts of neon. I wore sunglasses at night and forgot my sweater at home and stopped for fried chicken. I even got yelled at by the cops.

Your Voice | Teach for America offers opportunity for impact

By Sarah Ahmed · April 13, 2014

Every experience with Teach for America is different — just as every graduate of an education program will have a different path.

Guest column by Lauren Tedeschi | Joining the Philadelphian Consciousness: The Year of the Veteran

By Laura Tedeschi · April 13, 2014

This community exemplifies the power of shared experience as an unspoken bond between veterans, creating a forum for mutual understanding and hope. Veterans of the VMC community are eager to be heard by the ear of an individual with a genuine desire to support them. But there is more to be done.

Guest column by Alina Liu | Let's talk about social justice: Brandeis’ decision on Ayaan Hirsi Ali

By Alina Liu · April 10, 2014

Through her years of advocacy work, various death threats have been made toward Ayaan Hirsi by religious extremists because of her outspoken style against Islam.

Collin Boots | Are atheists persecuted in America?

By Collin Boots · April 10, 2014

A 2011 study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology showed that subjects were more likely to distrust an atheist than they were to trust a rapist.

Sara Schonfeld | Peace, love, fling

By Sara Schonfeld · April 9, 2014

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that I’ve been planning for this Fling for over a year.For the first time, I went out and bought myself a fling tank.

Jonathan Iwry | Turn down for what, exactly?

By Jonathan Iwry · April 9, 2014

While indulging is healthy from time to time, we shouldn’t need to rely on a purging period to escape an overwhelming work life. College is just as much about social experiences as it is academics.

William Zhang and Jason Choi | Slacking for social change

By William Zhang & Jason Choi · April 8, 2014

Social media sites have been flooded by "pray for MH 370" messages ever since the unresolved disappearance of the airplane and its 227 passengers.

Guest column by the Student Activities Council | A timeline for the moratorium

By SAC · April 8, 2014

As the SAC Executive Board, we will continue to encourage and support a robust student life on campus, while upholding our duty to make fiscally responsible decisions.

Alexandra Friedman | Thank you, Mozilla

By Alexandra Friedman · April 7, 2014

It is not merely unwise for a company or its CEO to openly harbor anti-gay sentiment; it is suicidal.

Guest column by Sam Janney | Syringe exchange saves lives

By Sam Janney · April 7, 2014

An IDU will inject drugs an average of 1,000 times per year. That is 1,000 opportunities to contract HIV or HCV.  

Roderick Cook | Come out, but don't come in

By Roderick Cook · April 6, 2014

Our mere existence [as queer and trans people] challenges the structure of objectification of women that frat parties are designed for.

Diane Bayeux | For art's sake

By Diane Bayeux · April 6, 2014

Perhaps the true motives that need to be discussed here are those of the audience. Indeed, an artwork is valued on different levels according to the public’s reaction. Without the public, an artwork can sit in an empty space forever.