SAM SHERMAN is a College senior from Marblehead, Mass. His email is samsherman6@gmail.com.
In early March of this year, I was returning to the United States from a seven-day “People to People” trip to Cuba when I was “randomly” searched at Miami International Airport. After waiting in line for almost half an hour, I faced an officer of the Department of Homeland Security for a series of customary questions regarding products I was bringing back to the U.S.
SOPHIA OAK is a College senior from Honolulu. Her email is oakj@sas.upenn.edu.
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By
Louis Capozzi
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Oct. 26, 2015
Over the previous couple of weeks, members of the Penn community have been especially alert to racially charged commentaries.
Are Penn students sincere? More importantly, does whether they are or not matter for their mental health and wellbeing?
Penn should either end the useless bag-checking at our libraries or take the responsibility seriously – because right now, there is no point.
Penn should either end the useless bag-checking at our libraries or take the responsibility seriously – because right now, there is no point.
In early March of this year, I was returning to the United States from a seven-day “People to People” trip to Cuba when I was “randomly” searched at Miami International Airport. After waiting in line for almost half an hour, I faced an officer of the Department of Homeland Security for a series of customary questions regarding products I was bringing back to the U.S.
SOPHIA OAK is a College senior from Honolulu. Her email is oakj@sas.upenn.edu.
There aren’t many surprises in Career Services’ annual compilation of Penn undergraduates’ top employers.
When I first arrived in Philadelphia, I immediately fell in love with this city. It was eccentric and dirty — the bastard child of New York, I called it. Even the cliche of place-based pride somehow didn’t apply here.
BEN CLAAR is a College freshman from Scarsdale, N.Y. His email is bclaar@sas.upenn.edu.
The celebration of affinities is not something that needs to be scheduled in order to be recognized or appreciated.
Last week, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases challenging the constitutionality of specific impositions of the death penalty.
SEAN MCGEEHAN is a College senior from Philadelphia. His email is seanmcgeehan@verizon.net.
There is a poem by Philip Larkin called “Home is so Sad.” The first several lines read: “Home is so sad.
We need to create a culture where taking a break is seen as a positive — because for many people it is. That starts with accepting this fact: A leave of absence is not a failure; it is a step toward success.
Letter to the Editor | Response to Toe the Line: College Republicans
By
Jack Hostager
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Oct. 20, 2015
Today the College Republicans wrote an op-ed arguing that America should focus on fixing it's mental healthcare system in response to the wave of mass shootings that has plagued the country. I find this quite hypocritical, considering that the ten states with the lowest level of access to mental health resources (as ranked by Mental Health America, an advocacy group) are all controlled by Republicans.
SHUN SAKAI is a College junior from Chestnut Hill, Mass. His email is ssakai@sas.upenn.edu.
Two weeks ago today, the Penn community woke up fearing that the day might bring horror into our lives.
Due to the most recent Oregon shooting, the nation has begun its recurring, but short-winded debate about how to fix our “gun problem.” Those on the conservative side of the spectrum tend to emphasize the need for better treatment of mental health and the need for the protection of the Second Amendment: the peoples’ right to bear arms.
No, one is not an oppressor of an entire race if they disagree with one aspect of it. We need to really push back on how we assess guilt and blame in writing because it will fall on deaf ears when they become hyperboles rather than sincere grievances.
The University of Michigan announced a new initiative last week that it intends to test next year that states that parents of any freshman in the Class of 2019 caught drinking underage on two occasions or hospitalized on one occasion will be notified of their child’s actions.
