RONG XIANG is a College freshman from Cherry Hill, NJ.
Remember when you stopped watching Pretty Little Liars, because the repetitive subplots and twists, no matter how exciting initially, just seemed to slow the whole thing down? The United States presidential election, too, seems to elicit a feverish intensity lasting so long that its quality is compromised. At this point, the long-lasting sensationalism of the American electoral process is taken for granted.
On Friday night I would have told you that this has been a bizarre election cycle. I would have told you that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would win their respective primaries.
As many of you already know, there is ongoing campaign to convince Penn to divest its endowment from fossil fuels, or in other words, to eliminate all of the University’s investments in the coal, oil, and gas companies that pollute the atmosphere and cause climate change.
As an international student, I’ve grown progressively better at fitting in with cultural groups.
CLAUDIA LI is a College sophomore from Santa Clara, California.
CLAUDIA LI is a College sophomore from Santa Clara, California.
Remember when you stopped watching Pretty Little Liars, because the repetitive subplots and twists, no matter how exciting initially, just seemed to slow the whole thing down? The United States presidential election, too, seems to elicit a feverish intensity lasting so long that its quality is compromised. At this point, the long-lasting sensationalism of the American electoral process is taken for granted.
On Friday night I would have told you that this has been a bizarre election cycle. I would have told you that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would win their respective primaries.
Bernie Sanders has dramatically outperformed the initial expectations for his campaign. After his near tie in Iowa and his huge win in New Hampshire, many prospective democratic voters are full on “Feeling the Bern.” His honesty, consistent liberal record and focus on big money’s corruption of politics resonate strongly with primary voters.
SHUN SAKAI is a College junior from Chestnut Hill, Mass.
“SOCIALISM REVIVED” proclaimed last Thursday’s print DP headline, introducing a feature on a student group calling itself Students for a Democratic Society and Penn’s chapter of the eponymous ‘60s radical group. Despite the shamelessly sensational headline, the group’s birth is basically a non-event.
My experiences within the Jewish community at Penn have almost exclusively pertained to politics and religion.
RONG XIANG is a College Freshman from Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
My roommate and I were walking to a restaurant downtown for Restaurant Week when a man suddenly popped out from the row of cars parked alongside the street.
For an event that promised to be all about their distinctions, Thursday night’s Democratic Debate left out what might be the biggest issue currently separating Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders: their huge discrepancy in support from African Americans.
CLAUDIA LI is a College sophomore from Santa Clara, California.
Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates recently criticized Bernie Sanders’ class-first policies in a piece in The Atlantic.
During the summer of 2015, Penn introduced a new online program for freshmen called Thrive at Penn.
BRYN FRIEDENBERG is a College sophomore from Kirtland, Ohio.
SHUN SAKAI is a College junior from Chestnut Hill, Mass.
The Iowa Caucuses did not turn out well for the Democratic Party. With the Iowa Caucuses concluded and New Hampshire quickly transforming into the nation’s obsession, it’s worth pausing to reflect on how actual votes compare to the pundit-driven noise from the previous year.
Solutions by The State News
