It can be difficult to come down from the “high” of freshman year into the reality of sophomore year.
It is really essential that Penn eliminate, as far as possible, bottled water from campus. This would put the University in the forefront of the environmental movement, and make us a leader among the Ivies and higher ed all over the country.
I struggled to decide whether to leave Penn until it dawned on me that depression is a medical condition — so I’m entitled to medical leave.
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Ernest Owens
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Nov. 16, 2012
Yes, college is stressful. The constant demands and expectations can take a toll on how we treat one another, but that doesn’t excuse us from being respectful.
We’re programmed to respond to problematic or unusual situations. But once the Band-Aid has been applied, it’s back to business.
Where have all our male role models gone?
Where have all our male role models gone?
It is really essential that Penn eliminate, as far as possible, bottled water from campus. This would put the University in the forefront of the environmental movement, and make us a leader among the Ivies and higher ed all over the country.
I struggled to decide whether to leave Penn until it dawned on me that depression is a medical condition — so I’m entitled to medical leave.
Penn needs to do more to improve its vegetarian options.
We choose our purchases to reveal who we are, so much so that even our personalities are commoditized.
Dephanie Jao’s encounter happened on Locust Walk around 9:40 p.m. Sexual assaults happen to one in four college women in the United States.
The fact that Barack Obama was re-elected guarantees that certain changes will take effect.
Ignorant historians in the future will label us as the hipster generation — whether we like it or not.
No one should ever be made to feel like a mere item on a scavenger hunt list. No one should have to physically defend herself against strangers who singled her out based on race and gender.
Stories about students who receive full financial aid are usually accompanied by an amazing tale of how they overcame obstacles.
No one is more disappointed about this than Penn Leads the Vote.
Being in Europe makes it hard not to care about the presidential election.
You don’t have to be ecstatic. You don’t have to be angry. That’s the cool part. You get to decide.
Yesterday, I cast my first ballot as a newly naturalized citizen of the United States.
The past four years have been some of the most challenging of this century. But the country is moving out of these hard times and into a new era. While it will remain a conservative era, Democratic governance — and Obama — will thrive within it.
Voting shouldn’t be an uphill battle. It should be an easy process — one that unites the country and invites everyone to have a say.
Your vote will never affect any result. This is simply a given.
