You could smell the urgency in the air on Sunday, as scores of Penn students suspended their studies and sped to Philadelphia’s International Airport. None of these students would be boarding flights; they were going to register their protest to President Donald Trump’s Executive Order, penned to prohibit entry to the United States by citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations: Iran, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Libya, Yemen and Somalia. The order was decidedly un-American. Prohibiting the entry of hundreds of millions of people around the world, based solely on their national origin betrays our history as a nation of immigrants.
One of my favorite quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. states “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” It causes me to think about all the hidden contributions people have made through time that have played a major role in constructing who I am.
Editorial | Amy Gutmann made a brave statement last night. We commend her for it.
Trump’s order transcends mere partisan or intellectual dispute and rather enters the realm of immoral, lawless cruelty.
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
One of my favorite quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. states “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” It causes me to think about all the hidden contributions people have made through time that have played a major role in constructing who I am.
Editorial | Amy Gutmann made a brave statement last night. We commend her for it.
Trump’s order transcends mere partisan or intellectual dispute and rather enters the realm of immoral, lawless cruelty.
Maybe it’s because I’m graduating from Penn soon, but I’ve been reflecting a lot recently on how I came to be here in the first place.
BRYN FRIEDENBERG is a College junior from Kirtland, Ohio.
The notion of mutual exclusivity in your education – that your studies either have to be an inch deep and a mile wide or an inch wide and a mile deep – should not exist at Penn. The width of your education refers to the range of disciplines that you study, while the depth emphasizes how much you choose to specialize.
Group Think | Free speech and protesters
GROUP THINK is The DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
CLAUDIA LI is a College junior from Santa Clara, California.
At The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Opinion Section we have a cardinal rule: Don’t feed the trolls! This is because — as is true in all online forums — divisive opinions tend to generate callous responses and replying to volatile comments usually just fuels the flame.
In Korea, you are considered one year old at birth, and turn a year older on the first day of every New Year thereafter.
Today’s column is a love letter to avoidance. Today, we are here to talk about “ghosting.” To quote Google, ghosting is “the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication.” I would like to note that this definition refers not just to romantic relationships, but all personal relationships, and that the definition could lend itself to mutual detachment.
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.
To all my black queer students at Penn, I just wanted to say: I love you. And that's it. This is not a piece proposing solutions.
Editorial | Penn must clarify its relationship with Trump
In the wake of the inauguration of 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump to the Presidency of the United States, Penn faces an institutional dilemma.
As a member of the track team, my first experience with the Penn track team was outside on a brisk sunny day in late August.
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
For the last month, whenever someone has asked me, “What are you up to?” I’ve always given them the same reply: “I’m studying for the MCAT.” God only knows how many conversations I’ve defaulted to that lazy small talk. Sitting for the MCAT is a notable event that many students study several months for.

















