There’s a standard saying about college — out of studying, socializing and sleeping, you choose two. In reality, our responsibilities are much more nuanced and we often neglect to completely fulfill certain aspects of our lives.
This is white privilege: being outraged, but not terrified. And I know that if I opt to remain unaware and uneducated for fear of standing up or saying something stupid, I’m a part of the problem.
Your Voice by Mary Daniels | In response to "From demolition to collaboration"
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Mary Daniels
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Dec. 7, 2014
Thank you for the article, (12/4) “From Demolition to Collaboration,” a lengthy and carefully investigated report on Penn’s development and its relationship to the community since the l960’s. I note that these decades coincide with my own as homeowner and community member. I enjoyed reading in the great Furness Library before Locust Walk led to the campus or Van Pelt existed.
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Katiera Sordjan
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Dec. 8, 2014
Privilege is a word I don’t like using. Especially in a place like Penn, where many of us are “privileged” in some way or another.
Shawn Kelley is a LPS sophomore. His email is skelley@sas.upenn.edu. Jonathan Iwry is a 2014 College graduate. His email is jon.iwry@gmail.com
Hannah Rosenfeld is a College sophomore from Tokyo.
Hannah Rosenfeld is a College sophomore from Tokyo.
This is white privilege: being outraged, but not terrified. And I know that if I opt to remain unaware and uneducated for fear of standing up or saying something stupid, I’m a part of the problem.
Your Voice by Mary Daniels | In response to "From demolition to collaboration"
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Mary Daniels
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Dec. 7, 2014
Thank you for the article, (12/4) “From Demolition to Collaboration,” a lengthy and carefully investigated report on Penn’s development and its relationship to the community since the l960’s. I note that these decades coincide with my own as homeowner and community member. I enjoyed reading in the great Furness Library before Locust Walk led to the campus or Van Pelt existed.
I recognize that intermarriage within the Jewish community is a loaded, and controversial topic. But instead of opening the door to a thoughtful discussion, this banner casually sends an alienating and racist message.
Nick Moncy is a College junior from North Miami, Fla. His email address is nickmon@sas.upenn.edu.
Guest column by Melanie Young | Do black lives matter in education funding
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Melanie Young
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Dec. 3, 2014
How much do we have to take away from our children until they receive the message that their lives don't matter? The quality of K-12 students’ education often depends on their zipcode. Money matters in education.
Ray Rice hopes for “a second chance,” but we should not be so quick to forgive and forget. Abusive behavior is not merely a mistake to be dismissed. We learn only one thing from Rice: Make enough money, have enough fame and you become untouchable.
Anneka DeCaro is a College freshman. Her email address is annekaxiv@gmail.com.
In any case, the problem with West’s simple formula remains: The work-hard, play-hard philosophy provides temporary distraction, not real meaning. And when something goes wrong — when you’re out of work or suddenly stop feeling the fun — it can all come crashing down.
Guest column by Vera Kirillow | Care to talk about your eating disorder?
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Vera Kirillov
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Dec. 2, 2014
I never used to think my four-times-a-week gym schedule and refusal to eat fatty meals more than a couple times a week was unusual or unhealthy. Freshman year at Penn, I gained 15 pounds, and my new habits were just part of a healthy lifestyle helping me shed that weight.
This Thanksgiving, my sister was back from her first semester of college, already a little bit overwhelmed.
I found the list scrawled in last summer’s notebook, buried in my desk drawer back home. “To Do at Penn: Don’t get too stressed about grades.
I assume it is coincidence that Jonathan Iwry and Shawn Kelley's columns appeared in the same edition of the Daily Pennsylvanian.
Sam Sherman is a College junior from Marblehead, Mass. His email address is samsherman6@gmail.com.
The presumption of innocence is such a fundamental human right that a majority of democracies, constitutional monarchies, republics and even the UN have written it into their legal codes and constitutions.
That’s the beauty of free speech: Every now and then, people might actually prompt us to rethink, revise or even reinforce our ideas.
Hannah Rosenfeld is a College sophomore from Tokyo.
