Ashwin Shandilya

As Penn’s leaders consider ways to improve first-year housing, implementing a one-size-fits-all approach and banning freshmen from Harrison or Harnwell College House (or low-rise buildings like Stouffer College House) seems like an easy solution. But it’s the wrong one.

No doubt freshmen are excited to begin their Penn experiences. For help along the way, I offer 14 bits of advice.

Penn — or more precisely — the people I’ve met at Penn, have played a huge role in that process of discovery.

Sexual assault will always be a sensitive issue. But when it comes improving the efficacy of any justice system, a good dose of transparency goes a long way.

Jumbled residency regulations don’t just confuse college students. They also significantly hamper civic engagement.

As the price of higher education continues to climb, more colleges in the U.S. should also consider offering three-year undergraduate programs.

By failing to recognize how many minority students are actually satisfied with Penn’s campus environment, minority groups risk pushing their diversity initiatives too far and significantly damaging race relations on campus.

When incoming students equate Wharton with a well-paid job, they risk ignoring the other incredible opportunities that Wharton, Penn and their own undergraduate education can offer them.

UA members need to remove Ivy Council’s funding from its 2010-2011 budget immediately. It’s time for student government to stop wasting our money.

The debate over moral values shouldn’t dominate how we develop effective sex-ed programs.