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The Trump family has deep ties to the University. It is time Penn acknowledge this and hold them accountable for their term in the White House.
Caroline Magdolen | Penn’s not our babysitter; let’s act our age.
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Caroline Magdolen
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Jan. 29, 2021
With many first years now back on campus, it's up to us to be mature and follow covid guidelines, or else endanger our surrounding communities and classes.
The Latest
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Isabella Glassman
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Feb. 5, 2021
Penn's campus guidelines for COVID-19 mitigation, while well-intentioned, are not the most practical and likely won't have the impact they're intended to have.
Penn's student body is largely made up of outgoing students, so no one should be surprised that Penn's mitigation efforts seem to have little effect on some members of the community.
Penn's student body is largely made up of outgoing students, so no one should be surprised that Penn's mitigation efforts seem to have little effect on some members of the community.
The Trump family has deep ties to the University. It is time Penn acknowledge this and hold them accountable for their term in the White House.
Caroline Magdolen | Penn’s not our babysitter; let’s act our age.
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Caroline Magdolen
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Jan. 29, 2021
With many first years now back on campus, it's up to us to be mature and follow covid guidelines, or else endanger our surrounding communities and classes.
Biden's long history of bipartisanship was touted as a virtue on the campaign trail. Wether or not it will actually serve the United States well is not a cut-and-dry decision.
Trump's ban from Twitter brought elation to many of Penn's left-leaning advocacy group. But with the precedent the ban sets, they may actually be celebrating on unstable ground.
Agatha Advincula | Undergrad deans: we’re still in a global pandemic. That is our extenuating circumstance.
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Agatha Advincula
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Jan. 27, 2021
Little has changed since the pandemic began, so why are Penn's deans trying to shift the culture of the pass/fail option which gives students the flexibility to avoid pandemic-induced educational disruptions?
Isabella Glassman | Greek life: will you help or hurt our Covid count?
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Isabella Glassman
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Jan. 21, 2021
Penn's greek life community has the responsibility to set the tone for COVID-19 mitigation on campus.
As college students return to campus, it may appear that young America is "over" the COVID-19 pandemic. While this shouldn't come at a surprise, it does make it more likely that long-term goals of society will be prolonged for short-term gain.
Jessica Gooding | Pass/Fail is Still Around, Don’t Overlook It as an Academic Tool
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Jessica Gooding
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Jan. 20, 2021
Penn was one of the few universities to keep the pass/fail grading option for the spring 2021 semester, a step in the right direction for grading equity and accessibility during the pandemic.
While the students on-campus may be the subject of the headlines, there is still a substantial number of students who will be learning from home, for health, personal, or other reasons. They, too, must be factored in as the semester progresses.
Schuyler’s interpretation of free speech, which skirts culpability through an allegiance to the Constitution, is in fact representative of a broad issue that we currently face with political dialogue: a distorted view of free speech.
Let’s put our money where our mouth is and make capitalism sustainable.
Varun Saraswathula | As 2020 ends, celebrate your resilience and vow to carry it forward
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Varun Saraswathula
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Dec. 10, 2020
2020 has tested each of us, forcing us to build a strong will and resilient spirit. Don't lose that in 2021.
If there’s one thing we should learn from the pandemic, it’s that alone time should be more appreciated.
Caroline Magdolen | Wait, we were supposed to be learning something?
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Caroline Magdolen
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Dec. 2, 2020
In many ways, Penn’s administration is treating this term as business as usual. It clearly isn't.
Because many students come to college with little to no understanding of what sexual assault truly entails, it is not surprising that the issue runs rampant in almost every university.
We will be the historians teaching our country’s “truth.” If the weight of that feels monumental, it’s because it should.
