The Daily Pennsylvanian :: Editorial

CHEERS

To student political groups, for their impressive efforts in increasing voter turnout to record levels in the Pennsylvania primary.

To the University, for unveiling a bold financial-aid plan that will replace loans with grants and greatly increase the affordability of a Penn education to middle-income students.

To the administration, for finally appointing a sustainability coordinator.

To Women's Lacrosse for becoming No. 1 in the country, Women's Soccer for winning the Ivy League, Women's Squash for finishing second in the Howe Cup and golfer Michael Blodgett for winning the Ivy League championship.

To the University's Speaker Advisory Committee and the Trustee Committee on Honorary Degrees, for choosing an innovative and pragmatic leader, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, as this year's commencement speaker.

To the University, for giving students a useful course-planning tool that makes the registration process much easier.

To Mayor Michael Nutter, for prioritizing education and crime in his first budget plan.

To the University, for increasing graduate student stipends.

To the administration, for quickly finding a new Admissions dean to replace former dean Lee Stetson.

To the Social Planning and Events Committee, for choosing popular artists and holding a successful Spring Fling concert.

To President Amy Gutmann, for winning a leadership award from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania.

JEERS

To the administration, for selling off a valuable piece of Penn's history by changing the name of Logan Hall to Claudia Cohen Hall.

To the City, for consistently rejecting community input and continuing ahead with its flawed design for the new South Street Bridge.

To the administration, for doing the RIAA's legal work and forwarding letters from the organization to students.

To the Undergraduate Assembly and the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, for failing to come to an agreement over funding for the Wine Tasting Preceptorial. The budget battle ended up harming other preceptorials.

To the administration and Class Boards, for failing to resolve the problems caused by holding Hey Day on Tuesday afternoon.

To the Asian Pacific Student Coalition, for making a mountain out of a molehill in response to the Punch Bowl's "Diversity" issue.

To the Nominations and Elections Committee, for passing increasingly complicated and convoluted rules that overregulate the student election process.

To the Athletics Department, for trying to ban the "Hey" song from basketball games.

Comments (13)

Yes.

Jeers to the DP for publishing a poorly researched, poorly written article regarding Penn's men's swim team.

I am sending this response from a kiosk because someone stole my laptop which was properly secured to a desk. Jeers to whoever is responsible for the 150% increase in thefts that was reported in a previous DP.

[QUOTE id="19d9a4a6-9150-4031-bfdc-eb72c2be72af"]Jeers to the DP for publishing a poorly researched, poorly written article regarding Penn's men's swim team.[/QUOTE] Jeers To Sebastien Angel for his pathetic excuse for investigative journalism. To the DP editorial board for having the audacity to defend their own incompetence as well as the incompetence of their reporter.

The renaming of Logan Hall in favor of Ronald Perelman's ex wife, journalist Claudia Cohen who died tragically in the prime of her life, is a very painful institutional episode. It's painful not because Claudia Cohen was a gossip collumnist, but because Mr. Perelman has seen fit to make an awkwardly personal statement concerning his multiple divorces by renaming a distinguished university icon. The university appears to have no choice but to honor ts agreement with Mr. Perelman. But it's the kind of Faustian bargain one winds up with when dealing with corporate raiders and tactless billionaires.

[QUOTE id="64fed2c1-776d-4b39-ad75-c1b4c34c81a2"]The renaming of Logan Hall in favor of Ronald Perelman's ex wife, journalist Claudia Cohen who died tragically in the prime of her life, is a very painful institutional episode. It's painful not because Claudia Cohen was a gossip collumnist, but because Mr. Perelman has seen fit to make an awkwardly personal statement concerning his multiple divorces by renaming a distinguished university icon. The university appears to have no choice but to honor ts agreement with Mr. Perelman. But it's the kind of Faustian bargain one winds up with when dealing with corporate raiders and tactless billionaires.[/QUOTE] Absolutely agree. I wish Mr. Perelman would re-consider this decision. Does Penn actually have no choice in this matter? Rumor has it that Penn had turned down Trump money because he wanted his name attached to a building.

[QUOTE id="64fed2c1-776d-4b39-ad75-c1b4c34c81a2"]The renaming of Logan Hall in favor of Ronald Perelman's ex wife, journalist Claudia Cohen who died tragically in the prime of her life, is a very painful institutional episode. It's painful not because Claudia Cohen was a gossip collumnist, but because Mr. Perelman has seen fit to make an awkwardly personal statement concerning his multiple divorces by renaming a distinguished university icon. The university appears to have no choice but to honor ts agreement with Mr. Perelman. But it's the kind of Faustian bargain one winds up with when dealing with corporate raiders and tactless billionaires.[/QUOTE] If I donate enough money, can I have Claudia Cohen Hall renamed Skippy Hall after my dog?

Jeers to the administration for refusing to divulge the reasons behind the admission director's sudden retirement....shady!

The Hey song at basketball games is arrogant at best and classless at worst (this coming from an '07 undergrad alum). It taints what otherwise is a great bball atmosphere in the Palestra... I got a sick taste in my mouth watching all the Penn kids so nauseatingly pleased with themselves over such a childish song. How an independent institution like the DP can jeer the decision to ban it, I have no idea.

[QUOTE id="62347cb2-16fe-417e-ae5c-68c9e815fef4"]The Hey song at basketball games is arrogant at best and classless at worst (this coming from an '07 undergrad alum). It taints what otherwise is a great bball atmosphere in the Palestra... I got a sick taste in my mouth watching all the Penn kids so nauseatingly pleased with themselves over such a childish song. How an independent institution like the DP can jeer the decision to ban it, I have no idea.[/QUOTE] Maybe because it's fun? Don't get me wrong, I could definitely live without the "you suck" line. But other than that, I think it's part of what makes the atmosphere so great. Such a large number of people, singing in unison and interacting with each other, how exactly does that taint the atmosphere? And why is "arrogance" in this context a bad thing? As long as it's to a reasonable degree, that's what makes competitive sports fun. Your team won, so for the moment, you get bragging rights. It definitely wasn't perfect. As I said, the "you suck" is a bit much, and the song definitely went on too long at times. But celebrating your team's win with a fun song is perfectly acceptable.

[QUOTE id="577ca339-90e6-4774-b9fd-6229ea3bcdb7"]I am sending this response from a kiosk because someone stole my laptop which was properly secured to a desk. Jeers to whoever is responsible for the 150% increase in thefts that was reported in a previous DP.[/QUOTE] Don't forget about the rest of the crime that is up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In response to the jeer "To the Undergraduate Assembly and the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education, for failing to come to an agreement over funding for the Wine Tasting Preceptorial. The budget battle ended up harming other preceptorials," harming other preceptorials was entirely the fault of SCUE. The UA funded 100% of the other preceptorials, and 50% of the wine-tasting preceptorial. It was SCUE's decision to disrespect the UA's 50% wine-tasting funding by taking funding from their other preceptorials to fully fund their beloved wine-tasting.

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