As members of Penn Student Government, we hope to advocate for the needs of those most vulnerable in our community at this time.
Right now, this period may seem like a difficult, uncertain time. But looking back at the past three years, I know we have the power to decide how these moments will become meaningful.
Guest Column by Alice Heyeh | Viruses do not discriminate based on ethnicity and neither should we
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Alice Heyeh
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March 13, 2020
Know the facts and stay informed. When making efforts to prevent the spread of a pandemic, we must also prevent the spread of misinformation and violence.
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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March 16, 2020
Although the coronavirus pandemic makes May Commencement ceremonies inadvisable, it is important for seniors to have something to look forward to in uncertain times.
Guest Column by Michelle Shen | Where to channel your coronavirus rage
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Michelle Shen
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March 16, 2020
I was feeling a lot of things — a strange cocktail of sadness, sentimentality, bitterness, and anger. Originally, a lot of that anger was directed at Penn and other universities.
Editorial | Penn's communication around off-campus housing ignores student autonomy
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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March 16, 2020
Contacting parents instead of students was inappropriate and appeared as an effort to fearmonger so parents force their children to leave.
Editorial | Penn's communication around off-campus housing ignores student autonomy
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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March 16, 2020
Contacting parents instead of students was inappropriate and appeared as an effort to fearmonger so parents force their children to leave.
Right now, this period may seem like a difficult, uncertain time. But looking back at the past three years, I know we have the power to decide how these moments will become meaningful.
Guest Column by Alice Heyeh | Viruses do not discriminate based on ethnicity and neither should we
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Alice Heyeh
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March 13, 2020
Know the facts and stay informed. When making efforts to prevent the spread of a pandemic, we must also prevent the spread of misinformation and violence.
Editorial | As coronavirus pushes classes online, let’s change Penn’s competitive culture
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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March 13, 2020
There are times in history where the world needs each of us to do our own part. This is one of those times. And it doesn’t have to be all negative.
Alfredo Praticò | Our campus community is at the breaking point – it’s up to us to keep it together.
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Alfredo Praticò
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March 13, 2020
In the face of this forced disconnection, it is up to the Penn community to help each other stand tall and live up to our reputation as the social Ivy.
Guest Column by Maher Abdel Samad | International students, ISSS has not left you behind
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Maher Abdel Samad
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March 13, 2020
If you felt panic rather than inconvenience after getting the University’s sparse response to the virus or identify with one of the above categories, as I did, I have good news for you.
Varun Saraswathula | Penn must provide more information on its response to coronavirus
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Varun Saraswathula
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March 13, 2020
Across the University, the sentiment is that Penn was not only late in communicating its message, but also incredibly unreasonable in creating the timeline.
SARAH KHAN is a College junior from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Penn has over a 14 billion dollar endowment. If a killer pandemic isn’t the perfect time to use some of it, I don’t know when is.
Letter from the President | Inside The Daily Pennsylvanian's response to coronavirus
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Isabella Simonetti
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March 12, 2020
We have decided to run a final print edition of the DP this Saturday, focused on how the coronavirus has changed life at Penn. After, we will pause print editions of the DP and 34th Street for the first time since World War II.
Editorial | As Ivies cave to coronavirus fear, Penn must announce its next steps
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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March 10, 2020
Penn students, particularly those who hail from other countries or low-income backgrounds, deserve answers about how coronavirus will affect University life.
Tejaswi Bhavaraju | Penn students must rethink learning in an era of rapid industry change
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Tejaswi Bhavaraju
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March 6, 2020
Considering the ways in which industries are evolving and requiring new skills from the workforce, there is an urgent need for Penn students to review the role/application of AI in our studies much more clearly.
Editorial | Students should not be penalized for sick days as coronavirus spreads
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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March 4, 2020
Penn professors and academic departments should be more lenient about sick days, both with class and on-campus jobs, so students can better self-isolate in case of illness.
Letter from Benoit Dubé | A message to students regarding Spring Break
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Benoit Dubé
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March 4, 2020
Amid this uncertainty, any travel, domestic or international could heighten your risk of exposure.
Lark Yan | Penn needs to be more transparent in why and how they increase tuition
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Lark Yan
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March 4, 2020
As the ones paying the bill, it seems only right that students receive at least more information and price transparency on how and why these decisions were made.
Under the new tuition rate, Penn’s incoming class can expect to pay their school over $300,000 by the time they graduate. That is absurd.
Jessica Gooding | Penn students and post-docs need access to on-campus childcare
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Jessica Gooding
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March 4, 2020
For student parents, not having access to adequate child care can erode the opportunity to obtain the education of your dreams.
