I used to dislike the commercialization, the overeagerness surrounding the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” But now I see that maybe it’s not such a bad thing.
Guest Column by The Institute of Contemporary Art Student Board | Cementing the Artwork at Fisher's Footsteps
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Institute of Contemporary Art Student Board
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Oct. 31, 2013
We strongly urge the University to find Knut Äsdam’s work a permanent home so that we, as a diverse and manifold group of individuals, might weave this extraordinary sculpture into our collective fabric.
I think it is important that Penn students continue to advocate for what they care about. I just think that there needs to be a heightened sense of awareness about how the advocating is done.
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Guest Column by Nikhil Menezes | Friendship and the allure of structure
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Nikhil Menezes
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Nov. 3, 2013
What I find troubling is that on a campus dominated by clubs and organizations, the opportunities for arbitrary relationships are becoming increasingly rare.
Students and administrators alike need to re-evaluate how we approach, respond to and inform ourselves about sexual assault at Penn.
We believe that anyone found guilty of sexual assault should be suspended from campus for at least a semester.
We believe that anyone found guilty of sexual assault should be suspended from campus for at least a semester.
Guest Column by The Institute of Contemporary Art Student Board | Cementing the Artwork at Fisher's Footsteps
By
Institute of Contemporary Art Student Board
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Oct. 31, 2013
We strongly urge the University to find Knut Äsdam’s work a permanent home so that we, as a diverse and manifold group of individuals, might weave this extraordinary sculpture into our collective fabric.
I think it is important that Penn students continue to advocate for what they care about. I just think that there needs to be a heightened sense of awareness about how the advocating is done.
The outfit you wear does not prescribe your actions for Halloween night — and maybe we should stop calling them “slutty” costumes altogether.
Most of us were probably standouts in our high school, and now the tables have turned. Or at least, aren’t oriented so much in our favor. But when you’re at or near the top all the time, how much more can you grow?
Why have we been so slow to reboot our computing and give hard drives the boot?
SAC can either give out less money across the board or disenfranchise the many students who have no say in the matter.
I estimate that we exchange names and handshakes with someone once a day, but would venture to say that few, if any, of these people ever hear from us again.
Slipping into the mainstream usually means leaving our more cherished ambitions behind.
Many would consider it a travesty of justice to pay someone $5.00 per hour, but it’s fine for Penn students to work 12-hour days at an internship for $0.00 an hour.
There’s more of a symbiotic relationship between the highs and lows of temperament than most people recognize. It’s not so much a dichotomy as a continuum.
Guest Column by Jen Chaquette and Kanisha Parthasarathy | Complex problems require sophisticated solutions
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Jen Chaquette
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Oct. 24, 2013
In the wake of recent calls for increased transparency from Student Activities Council Executive Board, we wanted to give the student body an update, directly from SAC’s leadership.
We thank Facilities and Real Estate Services for bringing more retail dining options to campus that are not only in tune with student interests and preferences but also healthy, unique and local businesses.
Penn Course Review is an ingenious idea with value, but we should still be wary of using it as our primary decision-making tool.
While non-monogamy isn’t a cure-all for relationships that don’t feel salubrious to begin with, it can relieve the smothering sense of FOMO from college relationships.
Shouldn’t the point of classes be to learn the material, not learn to skim?
The funding system heavily incentivizes SAC members to vote in their own self-interests, rather than those of the entire community.
