BRYN FRIEDENBERG is a College sophomore from Kirtland, Ohio. Her email is tobryn@sas.upenn.edu.
It’s that time of the semester again. That point when for many students, our questioning of our validity and our futures is probably at its strongest.
At first glance, it would seem impossible to obtain more diversity of thought than can be achieved by a student body representative of the American population. However, this is not always the case for selective schools.
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Alec Ward
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Jan. 12, 2016
The practice of reflecting upon failings of the prior year at the start of a new one seems to me both honest and educational, particularly as someone whose somewhat inherently deceptive role is to publicly assert each week that I have a good answer to a significant problem or question.
I’m not someone who regularly writes down New Year’s Resolutions, mainly because they often remain consistent across the years: do well in school, go for a decent amount of runs every week, keep in touch with friends and family, journal more.
Guest Column from Victor Lee | An open letter to Wharton leadership regarding Donald Trump
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Victor Lee
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Dec. 9, 2015
Mr. Trump has prominently, and quite publicly, failed our community.
Guest Column from Victor Lee | An open letter to Wharton leadership regarding Donald Trump
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Victor Lee
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Dec. 9, 2015
Mr. Trump has prominently, and quite publicly, failed our community.
It’s that time of the semester again. That point when for many students, our questioning of our validity and our futures is probably at its strongest.
At first glance, it would seem impossible to obtain more diversity of thought than can be achieved by a student body representative of the American population. However, this is not always the case for selective schools.
Sophia Oak is a College senior from Honolulu. Her email is oakj@sas.upenn.edu.
The words “billion” and “million” may rhyme, but they’re very different values. Consider the following: if you started out with a billion dollars the day Christ was born, and spent $1,000 every day since, you’d still have $264 million left today.
This year was an historic one, both at Penn and across the country.
SHUN SAKAI is a College junior from Chestnut Hill, Mass. His email is ssakai@sas.upenn.edu.
It’s easy to say that GPA shouldn’t define who we are as individuals and that it doesn’t have the greatest effect on our future, but, to a certain degree, the grades on our transcripts matter, whether we like it or not.
On February 11th, 2015, we thought we had already reached the end.
Behind my desk in the windowless office I’ve spend an absurd number of hours in this year, you can find a cork board littered with business cards of Managing Editors from years gone by.
BEN CLAAR is a College freshman from Scarsdale, N.Y. His email is bclaar@sas.upenn.edu.
SOPHIA OAK is a College senior from Honolulu. Her email is oakj@sas.upenn.edu.
Editorial | Pennsylvania's governor is right to accept Syrian refugees
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The Daily Pennsylvanian
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Dec. 3, 2015
Amid the recent, mainly Republican, backlash against accepting Syrian refugees by many states, Governor Tom Wolf’s decision to allow refugees to settle in Pennsylvania is a refreshingly ethical decision in American politics today.
Guest Column by Caroline Simon | On Penn, feminism and chubby-cheeked babies
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Caroline Simon
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Dec. 3, 2015
As I realize what I am about to say, I can practically feel the earth shake as bra-burners of days gone by turn in their graves.
SEAN MCGEEHAN is a College senior from Philadelphia. His email is seanmcgeehan@verizon.net.
Recently, at the recommendation of a friend, I read author Rebecca Solnit’s essay “Men Explain Things to Me.” In the essay, Solnit tells a series of personal stories wherein various men condescendingly “correct” her about topics in which her expertise far exceeds their own.
Last week, I enjoyed a Thanksgiving meal with my family. Every year, I find myself dissecting what exactly it is I’m supposed to be celebrating on this holiday.
