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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rhythmic Damage, the annual breaking — or break dancing — event has gained a following beyond Penn.
Picture this: as you’re studying for tomorrow’s exam, your classmate continues to tap his pencil against the table.
Dana was just tired. After tough midterms at Sapir College and moonlighting as a waitress, the 22-year-old returned home exhausted.
We cannot overstate the pain and difficulty we’ve experienced as we face what is happening 5,700 miles from our comfortable academic world.
This summer, Penn asked all incoming freshmen to read the play “Doubt” as part of its Year of Proof.
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