I decided to leave my scarf on as I walked into a meeting of “Rekindle Reason: Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers at UPenn” this Sunday. This was so those around me could not see the tiny gold hamsa, or hand of God, I wear around my neck.
If college is supposed to be the best four years of our lives, then why are we so eager to forget it?
My biggest concern about all of this, as someone who strongly values difference of opinion and balance of information, is that many participants return from the trip believing that they now fully understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If anything, I came back confused.
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Once again, they immaturely present a complex issue in isolation, without any context whatsoever.
At a time when students are struggling more than ever to pay their tuition, Penn, a university with the seventh largest endowment in the country (over $6 billion), enforces a late-payment policy that is as inflexible as it is unfair.
Walking out is not tantamount to signing an “I agree” petition — it’s deciding to engage in a discourse.
Walking out is not tantamount to signing an “I agree” petition — it’s deciding to engage in a discourse.
If college is supposed to be the best four years of our lives, then why are we so eager to forget it?
My biggest concern about all of this, as someone who strongly values difference of opinion and balance of information, is that many participants return from the trip believing that they now fully understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If anything, I came back confused.
Too often, thesis writing is couched in the semantics of research, research and research. Instead, we should emphasize achievement, ambition, publication and true scholarship on a subject of your choice.
While a Penn education does not and should not take place in an ivory tower, it is the University’s responsibility to equip its students with the ability to think beyond the “harsh realities” of our time.
The $2,000,000 that the Board of Trustees allocates each year is not the student government’s money — it’s your money.
This threatens the hard work of student leaders at Penn to create an environment that is tolerant and accepting of students from all backgrounds.
The issues that face our nation profoundly affect students. In December, I was elected president of the Penn Democrats, which means I am expected to represent the Democratic Party’s principles.
Before this incident, I was pretty confident that I was in no way subjected to the scrutiny of American law enforcement, but I was naïve. The same might apply to you.
As a community of Muslims at Penn, we were disheartened by the lack of University public support for the Penn MSA.
Q: I’ve really been kicking my ass at the gym since the beginning of the semester. Why aren’t I losing any weight? — Gym Fanatic*
Things aren’t perfect for women — or for men — at Penn or in the world. But I am thrilled to be in a time and on a campus in which I, as an individual, could be elected the president of my class on a platform of inclusion and embracement of diversity.
Should we blame Koren for feeling uncomfortable that from day one in office, she became identified as the female that won the competitive election?
Despite learning very dutifully how to wrap a condom onto a banana, I have yet to find a practical use for applying contraceptives to my fruit.
In our text-heavy world, fonts are everywhere — from the page you are reading to the sign on the building you are reading it in to the cellphone that you will likely fish out of your pocket at least once during these 668 words.
There is a long road ahead for oppressed and disenfranchised women everywhere and they’re not going to be walking it in Manolos.
Penn’s efforts amount to little more than a band-aid on a gushing wound.
