Schoolwork was secondary to adventures, from studying abroad to going across town to get a 4 a.m. cheesesteak. That’s where I learned the most — life lessons, not classroom lessons.
I took a course from Al Hunt of Bloomberg News who taught me the basics of journalistic integrity. We were taught to respect a speaker when he or she said a topic was “off the record.”
I welcome the free flow of expression and ideas at Penn regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum. But the best debate is an open and honest one. The best debate is one in which people speak freely and do not actively obscure their true beliefs.
The Latest
By
Dana Tom
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May 8, 2013
Many of us spend our time in college with an end goal, but I can honestly say, I’m not sure what exactly I was chasing this whole time.
I have been watching with keen interest, the unfolding of events subsequent to the “Wharton snub” and the explications of various viewpoints around the “Freedom of Speech” debate. One such piece is an article by Penn professor Saswati Sarkar that was published on NitiCentral on April 27, 2013. I went over her views with interest and want to share with you why I think her claim of “Truth was told” is not true.
Your Voice | How Frank Luntz is using last week's incident for his benefit
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Jeff Porten
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April 28, 2013
Frank Luntz is playing the Penn community for that media bump.
Your Voice | How Frank Luntz is using last week's incident for his benefit
By
Jeff Porten
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April 28, 2013
Frank Luntz is playing the Penn community for that media bump.
I took a course from Al Hunt of Bloomberg News who taught me the basics of journalistic integrity. We were taught to respect a speaker when he or she said a topic was “off the record.”
I welcome the free flow of expression and ideas at Penn regardless of where they fall on the political spectrum. But the best debate is an open and honest one. The best debate is one in which people speak freely and do not actively obscure their true beliefs.
Frank Luntz’s talk to campus was the first major speaker event that the College Republicans have held in over two years. The mistreatment and disrespect of such a well-respected individual reflects shamefully on this institution and on its students. A courteous and curious student body should welcome speakers of any political affiliation.
As much as I’d love to write my farewell column using only Wharton memes, none of these tidbits caught my eye as much as this gem: Write a piece of semi-autobiographical detective fiction.
Writing personal essays is more like diving into the crowd, grabbing people out of their seats and making them dance with you. This is where I feel at home.
The University treats an allegation of rape (or any other form of sexual violence) with extreme seriousness.
I cannot speak for all, but here’s what being raped at this university felt like for me.
I do keep a journal, sort of. I can look back on it with minimal discomfort, and I don’t have to search through memorabilia boxes to find it. It’s my Facebook profile.
As part of its ongoing Real Beauty campaign, Dove posted a YouTube video last week that has over 19 million views. I find the overwhelmingly positive response to this video troubling — especially the praise from within the Penn community.
Your Voice | Standing against violence
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Penn Center for Public Health Initiatives
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April 22, 2013
We must add our voices to those demanding that we value all lives by speaking out against violence in all of its forms. But we must do more. The best way to honor those whose lives are forever changed by violence is to become data-driven advocates to reduce violence in our communities.
April 24 commemorates the day in 1915 when over 200 Armenian intellectuals and leaders were arrested, imprisoned and promptly executed.
As vice president of College Republicans, students are quick to disagree with me. I heard tougher jests during the campaign season on campus than “working for the Devil” can encapsulate. But that is the beauty of being a member of the so-called opposition.
As our world widens in our college years, the idea of “stranger danger” needs to modify its meaning as well. If we carry the idea unchanged into adulthood, we’ll miss out on getting to know interesting people.
My father Don Ly was gentle and kind to all people. He was a good person in every sense of the word.
While this bill was not a large step, it was progress, it was momentum, it could have been precedent. With it, we could have moved forward — still together — and talked about what more we could do. The fact that we can do nothing is just ridiculous.
An innocent life is worth just as much as any other innocent life, whether it’s my own, an American’s, an Italian’s, a Saudi Arabian’s or a Pakistani’s.
