Arushi Sharma

As a graduate of the Class of 2008, here's a toast (or several pieces of it) to my batch-mates and all our wondrous experiences at Penn. While most of us have left the University in body, many remain connected as mentors to our underclassman friends, assistants to our professors and participants in programs and causes that we have pursued from our NSO days.

Philadelphia will need more than stricter gun laws to fix the city's ever-growing violent crime problem.

On a campus littered with overachievers, it's easy to lose the worth ethic that got students to Penn in the first place.

It is up to students to prove to the world that their political decisions are based on substance, not style.

Young drug abusers and other victimized residents cannot become just a statistic in the eyes of concerned citizens.

Disney's introduction of an African American princess can only go so far in educating children about race.

Creative workouts with friends and dormmates can be a nice alternative to the solo-oriented Pottruck.

Penn's mentoring program for middle schoolers emphasizes the importance of pursuing a degree at a critical age.

Before buying chocolates for that special someone, make sure that child labor wasn't involved in its production.

The Undergraduate Assembly's advising reforms wisely encourage better advisor-advisee relations, accessibility.