CLAUDIA LI is a College junior from Santa Clara, Calif.
Up until now, I have always been silent about my political views. As an Asian American woman, I was taught by my parents to work hard and keep my head down to achieve success.
In the question of how it should regard unaffiliated single-sex social clubs, Penn seems poised to “do a Harvard.” It shouldn’t. As anyone who has been following higher-education news for the past six months probably knows, the years-long conflict between Harvard College and the handful of independent single-sex social clubs to which many of its students belong reached a denouement last spring.
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Guest column by Steven Sun | Being stronger than the internet trolls irl
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Steven Sun
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Nov. 16, 2016
Based on my news feed, there’s been a lot more fear and stress at Penn than the usual. Some of it comes from Trump’s election, and some from the validation of bigotry some believe his election stands for.
The horrific racist attack targeting black students at Penn reminds us that we are living in an age of demagoguery that is not soon to end.
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Up until now, I have always been silent about my political views. As an Asian American woman, I was taught by my parents to work hard and keep my head down to achieve success.
In the question of how it should regard unaffiliated single-sex social clubs, Penn seems poised to “do a Harvard.” It shouldn’t. As anyone who has been following higher-education news for the past six months probably knows, the years-long conflict between Harvard College and the handful of independent single-sex social clubs to which many of its students belong reached a denouement last spring.
This past week has been one of the most difficult weeks of my life. Between the results of the election, the lives of members of the black freshman community being threatened, along with countless other acts of racism, islamophobia, homophobia, and xenophobia, I’m sad about the state of America.
This past week has objectively been full of intense emotional and mental turmoil. I don’t think I’ve ever seen my newsfeed so consistently full of such long statuses written by so many people.
SHUN SAKAI is a College senior from Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Trump’s election represented a great blow to the forces of progress in America, as the American electorate chose a politics of short-sighted, reactionary hatred. But it also represents a great opportunity.
It’s easy to take food for granted. Most Penn students either have a dining plan or can afford to purchase food from one of the numerous restaurants or grocery stores around campus.
What love means “We can not be free until they are free” There is no simple explanation — and therefore no simple solution — for the tragedy that is a Donald Trump presidency.
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
Guest column by Loujeine Boutar | Reactions to the election by a student from Tunisia: I understand
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Loujeine Boutar
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Nov. 13, 2016
Reaction of a Student from Tunisia: I Understand I am from Tunisia. I am part of a group that Trump does not want in this country.
Guest column by Jennifer Dailey | An open letter to our President-Elect from a fellow Penn alumnus
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Jennifer Dailey
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Nov. 13, 2016
Dear Mr. Trump, You don’t know me and will likely never agree to meet me, despite my intense desire to sit down and speak with you.
America, I am sick to my stomach. I am distraught. I am heartbroken. I am worried. Let’s step back, as an emotional reaction is not always a useful indicator of things.
Editorial | How Penn can respond to the presidential election
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The Daily Pennsylvanian
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Nov. 9, 2016
Since seven-thirty last night, many Penn students, faculty, administrators and alums were glued to their screens, the election feverishly playing in front of them.
Now, we fight. Or at least, we prepare to. All decent people will hope and pray that Trump’s campaign promises to destroy the constitutional order, to violate the civil liberties of millions of Americans, to commit war crimes and retaliate against his political opponents were the kind of empty bluster we know he is capable of.
It is 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 9 as I write this. I am in my month of silence for the monk class, and as such, I cannot talk to people, consume any media or read anything outside of what is required for my coursework.
Guest column by Maya Arthur | How to search for your body (even when in flames)
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Maya Arthur
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Nov. 9, 2016
My body is burning. Flames sidle up and down my skin. The fire ignites and dies down. It’s a cyclical burn, charring my already black skin.
