Fortunately, Republicans were not able to cut SNAP funding by $40 billion. Still, Republicans were somewhat successful in their quest to cut aid to the needy. Earlier this year, President Obama signed into law a compromise agreement that cut SNAP by almost $9 billion.As a result of those cuts, 175,000 Pennsylvania families will lose $65 in benefits each month. Many of these families undoubtedly live close to Penn, and perhaps some of the affected children are those whom Penn students tutor in local schools. For families that have already been struggling to make ends meet, these cuts will be devastating.

I’ve identified myself as a feminist since middle school, but it’s difficult to apply that passion into real social settings. I note trends, but I don’t see the significance in them. I spend too much time trying to determine if a friend’s joke or a passing comment is anti-feminist that I end up letting it pass. I want to practice what I preach — or more accurately, what I share on Facebook — but I over-rationalize my way into inaction.Furthermore, it’s difficult to put the more idealistic points of feminism into place at college. I consider myself a feminist, but I compare myself to other women. Few of my conversations are about women’s issues, and I have no plans to take a gender studies class. Eighty percent of the music on my workout playlist is overtly misogynistic. I don’t freak out when “Blurred Lines” comes on at a party. I go to the gym not so I can release endorphins, but so I can fit into my skinny jeans.

Everything you’ve ever put your name on has been tinged with your race and gender, be it a paper, an exam, a lab report or a resume. No matter how well you know your professors, and how earnestly they condemn prejudice in any form, a bulk of scientific literature suggests that who you are influences how they see the work you produce.

Hannah Rosenfeld is a College sophomore from Tokyo.

Point guard Jake Silpe looks to be one of Penn's next top ball-handlers and the Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with him last week about the recruiting process and, among other things, Zack Rosen.

At some point, someone has told you that you should learn basic computer science. At Harvard, students are heeding the call.

The Wharton School's MBA program saw a 1.2 percent increase in applications this cycle, The Wall Street Journal reported this week. 

If the Washington Monument represented all U.S. undergraduates, Ivy Leaguers would make up only 20 inches.

We want to reaffirm our support for a two-state solution, predicated not on concessions to terrorists, but on security and mutual trust.

We have had over five years experience with MEOR on two college campuses, one of them being University of Pennsylvania.

Last Thursday was the inaugural session of the Penn Political Union, a new branch of the Government and Politics Association. The organization is the first central political institution for people of all political perspectives at Penn to voice their ideas and opinions.

The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with new freshman Class Board President Vadim Ordovsky-Tanaevsky.

Goods of Record has adopted the basic concept of providing an online marketplace for skilled artisans and craftsmen of men’s goods for items such as wallets, belts and briefcases. Their business model exceeds the typical shopping experience by showcasing their suppliers.

Changes are coming to Wharton’s undergraduate curriculum.

Black student leaders from all the Ivy League universities have come together to form the Black Ivy Coalition to address political issues for blacks.

La Casa Latina, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this month, functions as a gathering place for Latino students and a resource center for 18 Latino student organizations.

A group of 90 Penn students took to the streets of New York on Sunday to participate in the People's Climate March