Personal liberty is the argument used to hide the crux of the issue, which is that individuals unwilling to wear masks simply don’t value the lives of others around them as much as they value their own.
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Sophia DuRose | Difficult family conversations are a part of change
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Sophia DuRose
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June 27, 2020
We are all complicit in allowing systemic racism to remain alive if we do not do the necessary, dirty work of calling out microaggressions, dismantling harmful generalizations, and ridding our personal conversations of stereotypes.
Penn is prioritizing the health of its community by announcing stringent tracking and tracing measures, following the example of other nations who have effectively curbed the rampant spread of the virus by implementing such digital systems.
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Stephanie Yoon
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July 3, 2020
The online orientation should list how the virus spreads, preventative measures, and the consequences when breaking the Student Campus Compact.
Jessica Gooding | Penn made the wrong decision. Don’t come back to campus.
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Jessica Gooding
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June 29, 2020
With no vaccine or treatment in sight, we are lagging in resources to keep up with our accustomed pace. Members of the Penn community will inevitably get sick.
Angelina Eimannsberger | Penn, listen to grad students when planning the fall semester
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Angelina Eimannsberger
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June 28, 2020
As graduate students, we experience the ongoing COVID-19 crisis both as students and as teachers.
Angelina Eimannsberger | Penn, listen to grad students when planning the fall semester
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Angelina Eimannsberger
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June 28, 2020
As graduate students, we experience the ongoing COVID-19 crisis both as students and as teachers.
Sophia DuRose | Difficult family conversations are a part of change
By
Sophia DuRose
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June 27, 2020
We are all complicit in allowing systemic racism to remain alive if we do not do the necessary, dirty work of calling out microaggressions, dismantling harmful generalizations, and ridding our personal conversations of stereotypes.
Penn is prioritizing the health of its community by announcing stringent tracking and tracing measures, following the example of other nations who have effectively curbed the rampant spread of the virus by implementing such digital systems.
Varun Saraswathula | Even with a hybrid model, returning to campus will inevitably spread the virus
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Varun Saraswathula
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June 25, 2020
You would be wrong if you expect 10,000 18-22 year olds living in one place to exercise safe COVID-19 practices.
Our policing system has never been fair, it has never represented justice for all, and it will continue to be riddled with injustices until radical change occurs.
Cell phones make it so that America, and the world, cannot look away from the vivid brutality Black communities have already known for generations.
Emilia Onuonga | Four reasons why systemic racism is real and alive today
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Emilia Onuonga
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June 21, 2020
Now more than ever, it is important to address the counterarguments against systemic racism in order to promote systemic change.
For too long, the DP has failed to lift up the voices of Black students, and make sure their unique experiences and perspectives are heard and valued. We have also failed to make sure our staff represents the diversity of the student body at Penn. With such a large platform on campus, we must do better.
As Philadelphia reckons with its own racist statues of Christopher Columbus and Frank Rizzo, now is the time for Penn to do the same on its own campus.
Christine Kim | Everything wrong with Philadelphia’s criminal justice system
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Christine Kim
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June 19, 2020
Why should we care? As students lucky enough to attend a prestigious university as Penn, we have the power and resources to make the city government listen to us.
As a Ph.D. student in Comparative Literature, I naturally think that reading is the answer to everything.
It is up to us, as consumers, to support small, local businesses. We can do this in our hometowns and when we are able to return safely to campus.
Our nation is slipping back into the grasp of a pandemic, and we’re blindly letting it happen.
Stephanie Yoon | College should not be the best four years of your life
By
Stephanie Yoon
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June 15, 2020
Our time at Penn should be remembered as a “great” four years, rather than the “best.”
Angelina Eimannsberger | How do we integrate our private and academic lives on campus?
By
Angelina Eimannsberger
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June 14, 2020
Our campus is an intersection of productive labor and studying, the reproductive work of eating, taking care of needs like healthcare or even laundry, and relaxation.
Bridget Yu | Stop mindlessly using the word “crazy”
June 12, 2020
If we are to combat mental health stigma, completely eliminating negative usage of the word “crazy” is a necessary step.
As states begin to open, we must acknowledge that COVID-19 has not disappeared and its rampage will continue to rattle families like mine.
