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When Benjamin Franklin refers to “silence” on his list of virtues, he means not totally abstaining from speech, but rather speaking only when he has something useful to say.


When Benjamin Franklin refers to “silence” on his list of virtues, he means not totally abstaining from speech, but rather speaking only when he has something useful to say.




Through the Campaign for Community and Open Expression Monitors, Penn is trying to create a safe space where we can have productive discussions about issues as complex and controversial as police brutality and racial discrimination. Now it’s up to us to take advantage of that space.






This past week, I went to the One Direction concert at Lincoln Financial Field by myself. I had bought the tickets in September of last year (an embarrassing 12 months ahead of the actual performance), and at that time, I hadn’t known anyone at Penn well enough to ask if they’d want to go to a concert together.





Theodore Caputi

Under Gutmann, Penn became the largest school (by student population) to boast a no-loan — or “all-grant” — financial aid policy and launched countless initiatives to level the economic playing field.





In the college application process, there are always applicants with an advantage. Some students get a perfect 2400 on their SATs, while others win an international science competition.