One reason students don’t engage in stimulating activities more often is because the pre-professional atmosphere at Penn dissuades intellectual curiosity.
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This inclination to go against the grain is not foreign to some Penn students who would prefer to work in a studio rather than an office.
Regardless of his chances, Jon Huntsman Jr. running for president serves an important purpose — giving Republicans a choice.
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The Philadelphia condom is being introduced, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
Maybe we should just accept that everyone’s a little bit hipster. Once a word stops meaning anything, it kind of starts meaning everything.
A ban on Planned Parenthood funding isn’t a vote against abortion at all; it’s a vote against women's health.
A ban on Planned Parenthood funding isn’t a vote against abortion at all; it’s a vote against women's health.
This inclination to go against the grain is not foreign to some Penn students who would prefer to work in a studio rather than an office.
Regardless of his chances, Jon Huntsman Jr. running for president serves an important purpose — giving Republicans a choice.
The 'dynamism' of Penn's budding environmental initiatives and sustainable culture is impeded by the 'stasis' of local government.
Penn Transit Services is plagued by confusing rules, rude dispatchers, dangerous drivers and late shuttles.
Penn should make it easier for College seniors to fill requirements unrelated to their interests.
There are many different routes to academic success. Yet few classes allow students full rein over how to manage their time and efforts.
Students need to be respectful of even the most divisive speakers — including Newt Gingrich, who is coming to campus next week.
The USDA guidelines should be a call for organizations that provide food for large groups of people to take into account not only what foods are served, but how they are offered.
Why are we honorable enough to dispense the death penalty but not to mandate community service? Penn should introduce true student juries in the disciplinary system.
Penn students tend to apply to so many different internships that they couldn’t possibly want to spend their summers doing. That’s when the propensity to exaggerate kicks in.
Penn students have fallen victim to a savvy staff with a scheming knowledge of their irresistible inventory. Surely McDonald’s must be taking advantage here.
Like oil and water, the many races and cultures that comprise Penn’s population seem to just naturally separate.
College students have an opportunity to become politically active in the conservative movement via a very pressing issue — our national debt.
I’m thinking of doing something a little bigger for Valentine's Day this year. I’m thinking of getting married.
Overzealous initiatives to increase faculty diversity have overshadowed a more necessary bedrock of the Penn experience — a superb education.
Now that SEPTA is eliminating its outdated token system, Philadelphia has the chance to be the leader in modern transit fare technology.
