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Morgan Jones | Problematic policy
Access to the Quadrangle building access will be restricted during Fling. According to Penn, the administration is trying to “curb the threat of underage or irresponsible drinking” and reduce the number of hospitalizations. I don’t think the new policy will be effective. In fact, I think it may have the opposite effect.
2005 College graduate switches paths to create Venmo
Venmo co-founder and 2005 College graduate Andrew Kortina defied this stereotype by creating Venmo, an app for exchanging money.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Social slacktivism
Supporting a cause has become as simple as clicking “upload” with an ease that undermines actual activism.
Morgan Jones | Problematic policy
Access to the Quadrangle building access will be restricted during Fling. According to Penn, the administration is trying to “curb the threat of underage or irresponsible drinking” and reduce the number of hospitalizations. I don’t think the new policy will be effective. In fact, I think it may have the opposite effect.
2005 College graduate switches paths to create Venmo
Venmo co-founder and 2005 College graduate Andrew Kortina defied this stereotype by creating Venmo, an app for exchanging money.
Elise A. Mitchell | A response to “Are you out there?”
Girl Talk, who specializes in mash-ups and sampling, regularly samples from music with lyrics that are equally as misogynistic Tyga’s. However, thus far there have been little to no complaints pertaining to the misogynistic nature of his samples. I cannot help but suspect that race is at the heart of this matter.
Former congresswoman Harman speaks on domestic and abroad drone use
Last night, Jane Harman gave a presentation at the Law School on the “extrajudicial” use of drones.
Details slowly emerge surrounding junior's death
Details about the circumstances surrounding the unexpected death of Engineering junior Oliver Pacchiana on Sunday are beginning to emerge.
“Your smile is ‘Africa face.’” College sophomore Oyinkan Muraina heard this from a friend who was comparing her facial expression to a picture of an African tribal drummer.
Sportswriting legend Frank Deford still in the game after 50 years
As the entire field of sports journalism has changed around him over the years, Frank Deford has become, according to GQ, “the world’s greatest sportswriter.”
Wharton offers exclusive memorabilia
If you think hoodies, jackets and other Penn paraphernalia are expensive, think again.
Penn baseball knocked out early by Villanova
The Quakers fell to Villanova at Meiklejohn Stadium, 5-4, in the penultimate round of the Liberty Bell Classic.
For Penn golfer, pro is the only way to go
For as long as Max Marsico can remember, he’s wanted to be a professional golfer.
Division of Public Safety 'optimistic' about 2013 Fling safety
The Division of Public Safety administers maximum measures to ensure the health and safety of students during Spring Fling.
State support of gay marriage parallels national stats
Pennsylvania voters are now almost evenly divided on legalizing same-sex marriage, according to a recent poll.
Mental Wellness Week continues through Friday
Mental Wellness Week, a series of events engaging students in dialogue about their mental health, kicked off last Friday and will continue through the end of this week.
Arielle Pardes | Advice for the young women of Penn
In a letter to the editor published in The Daily Princetonian on March 29, Princeton alumna Susan Patton gave her two cents to the “daughters she never had.” The advice: Now that you’ve made it to the Ivy League, it’s time to start husband hunting. The idea that my time in college is best spent finding a suitable man is, frankly, insulting.
Rachel del Valle | Pick a job, any job
There’s an unavoidable, nettling sense of superficiality that comes with mentally aligning yourself with a certain life — or in my case, lives.
Guest Column | Penn must ask Joe Biden serious questions at graduation
The announcement of Joe Biden as the 2013 commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania did not cause much controversy on campus. Though Biden’s speech need not cause uproar, it ought to serve as an occasion to ask serious moral and political questions of an elected leader.







