Here’s what I have to say to the 18-year-old future Dr. Robert Hsu.
The root of the problem in Senate is not the existence of the filibuster. It’s a refusal to listen to the sense of the meeting.
By taking the time to forge relationships with seniors in the local community, students can learn how to ensure that seniors’ needs do not get overlooked in policy discussions.
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Ernest Owens
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Nov. 30, 2012
Time after time, I’ve noticed that the individuals who end up advocating for students are ordinary members of the Penn community with an extraordinary story to tell.
Try to allocate more time towards activities that you find inherently valuable, not just those that will help you succeed in on campus recruitment. If you do so, I guarantee you will be a richer person for it.
A center for the homeless at Penn — similar to the Hub of Hope — could be a wonderful thing both for helpers and the helped.
A center for the homeless at Penn — similar to the Hub of Hope — could be a wonderful thing both for helpers and the helped.
The root of the problem in Senate is not the existence of the filibuster. It’s a refusal to listen to the sense of the meeting.
By taking the time to forge relationships with seniors in the local community, students can learn how to ensure that seniors’ needs do not get overlooked in policy discussions.
Send one letter every month — to your grandmother or your best friend from high school who used to wish you Merry Christmas with a handmade card. Collect your letters, your responses, the envelopes and stamps. This project will bolster the postal system while brightening someone’s day.
Everyone wants to be associated with success. When they invest in something that blossoms, they take a share of it.
My proposal is for a multi-use dorm with dorm rooms, a student center, lecture halls, classrooms, athletic facilities, a library and even an auditorium. In essence, it is a campus within a campus.
There will always be some who spin stories to ask for money, but there are 4,000 Philadelphians who are homeless tonight. Many of these people are veterans or victims of the recession; some suffer from addiction or mental illness.
Your Voice | Architectural ‘diamond-in-the-rough’ threatened with demolition
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ADAM LEVINE
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Nov. 27, 2012
I was saddened, if not surprised, by the University’s plans to demolish 400 S. 40th Street in order to build apartments on the site
So here’s a toast to all the people, places, institutions and cultures that have contributed to my metamorphosis over the last four years.
Yessenia Gutierrez | Legalize it — but don’t forget Latin America
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Yessenia Gutierrez
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Nov. 26, 2012
It’s time the United States reviews its position on the war against drugs in Latin America.
Penn isn’t the only one of its peers that doesn’t require senior theses. But schools that have made it a requirement view it as a cornerstone of the undergraduate educational experience.
Here’s a simple rule that would allow professors to keep lecturing and syllabi to continue without disrupting anyone: no exams, quizzes or papers should be due the first class back after a break.
While pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students have condemned the killing of civilians on these very pages, they’ve also voiced seemingly irreconcilable views on the conflict. No resolution or coalition will be achieved unless students on both sides of the aisle are willing to listen to each other.
We have, and will continue, to use our power as American citizens to urge our government to demonstrate strong diplomatic leadership in facilitating a negotiated two state solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict.
I’m angry. I’m angry with the Republican Party. I’m angry because they just don’t get it.
In this time of great anxiety and vulnerability, we need the two coalitions to come together more than ever. As the hurting campus community that we are, we look to leadership from both sides of the aisle to unite us under the awnings of sympathy and condemnation of violence.
Penn could do more to help its neediest students. As inequality continues to rise, Penn should lead the way to help equalize opportunities for students across all socioeconomic backgrounds.
