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Christy Qiu | When picking the next batch of Quakers, focus on merit, not legacy
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Christy Qiu
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Oct. 21, 2018
Students who aren’t members of a “Penn dynasty” can be just as invested in the University’s history and mission.
Spencer Swanson | Khashoggi's murder is a test of Trump’s leadership. He’s failing.
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Spencer Swanson
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Oct. 20, 2018
The free press is too valuable to dismiss this incident as the work of “rogue killers.”
The Latest
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Julia Mitchell
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Oct. 25, 2018
In the first weeks on campus, I watched my friends swept up in a flurry of recruiting sessions, auditions, BYOs, and GBMs for organizations with every abbreviation known to man.
Michael A. Keshmiri | Our president is a nationalist. That should scare you.
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Michael A. Keshmiri
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Oct. 24, 2018
Trump’s decision to label himself a nationalist and tout xenophobic conspiracy theories in the days leading up to the midterm elections is a pathetic effort to drum up support from fringe elements of our country whose support played a role in carrying him to the presidency.
Moksh Jawa | Penn’s competition can be brutal, but it’s one of the best things about it
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Moksh Jawa
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Oct. 24, 2018
What started off as a nagging feeling of insufficiency a few months into freshman year has gradually turned into resounding self-confidence and unequivocal decision-making.
Moksh Jawa | Penn’s competition can be brutal, but it’s one of the best things about it
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Moksh Jawa
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Oct. 24, 2018
What started off as a nagging feeling of insufficiency a few months into freshman year has gradually turned into resounding self-confidence and unequivocal decision-making.
Christy Qiu | When picking the next batch of Quakers, focus on merit, not legacy
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Christy Qiu
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Oct. 21, 2018
Students who aren’t members of a “Penn dynasty” can be just as invested in the University’s history and mission.
Spencer Swanson | Khashoggi's murder is a test of Trump’s leadership. He’s failing.
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Spencer Swanson
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Oct. 20, 2018
The free press is too valuable to dismiss this incident as the work of “rogue killers.”
Second Opinion with Dennis Morris | Concerned mom and worried girlfriend
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Dennis Morris
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Oct. 18, 2018
GIRL, I’ve heard this one before and it’s something that’s a bit tricky.
If a student has three midterms in a day, they should be allowed to postpone one to another day.
Isabella Simonetti | Shoot your shot: I’m pro-gun control, but love recreational shooting
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Isabella Simonetti
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Oct. 17, 2018
You don’t have to be a raging Republican to go to a shooting range.
Carlos Arias Vivas | Someone’s physical condition is no one’s business but their own
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Carlos Arias Vivas
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Oct. 17, 2018
If you think someone has a condition, wait for them to open up to you. If they never do, that’s their prerogative.
The pressures of OCR and landing these internships and jobs have created an incredibly toxic environment for upperclassmen who are right in the thick of it.
Julia Mitchell | Tired of partisan squabbles? Take a note from local politicians
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Julia Mitchell
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Oct. 14, 2018
A state or district politician gains approval by reaching out to seniors on their birthday, responding to complaints about potholes, you know … the boring stuff, the bugs in the system.
Sophia DuRose | When promoting a worthy cause becomes just another marketing ploy
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Sophia DuRose
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Oct. 14, 2018
Slapping a pink ribbon on the front of your store window and claiming it’s for breast cancer awareness is a shallow, self-servicing appropriation of true struggle.
To some Republicans, the presence of snowfall in the winter is proof that climate change is a liberal hoax.
Joel Lee | Choosing a major is a personal decision — there’s no need to rush
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Joel Lee
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Oct. 11, 2018
Despite the stigma around being “undecided,” I believe that a lot of people are very unsure or insecure about their major choice or their undecided status.
Sireesh Ramesh | What men should learn from the Kavanaugh hearings
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Sireesh Ramesh
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Oct. 10, 2018
The ease with which this vast number of male Senators was able to denounce Ford’s emotional account despite it being narrated directly to them is indicative of a deeper issue when it comes to the way a vast number of men (especially men in power) confront sexual assault in the United States.
Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri | Power lives on the pavement, not in the polls
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Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri
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Oct. 10, 2018
Between sterilizing mass movements and corroding our political energy, voting is a necrotizing infection that renders our comatose body politic septic.
It’s time to move on from what’s traditionally “cool” to what’s livable.
Isabella Simonetti | Freshmen, you don’t have to live off campus next year
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Isabella Simonetti
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Oct. 9, 2018
Don’t let social pressure bring you to pay ridiculous prices for moderately nicer housing.
Lilian Zhang | From Beijing to Philadelphia, gentrification follows me across the globe
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Lilian Zhang
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Oct. 7, 2018
The “Old Beijing” collapsed along with antique city walls and hundred-year-old residences, replaced by skyscrapers and malls that stood majestically yet indifferently in the midst of their downfall.
