By Darina Shtrakhman ·
05/11/12 3:49am
I’ve been impressed, engaged and inspired by the Penn community. Now it’s time for a new crop of wide-eyed freshmen to have that same chance.
By Unnati Dass ·
05/11/12 2:23pm
Cleaning my room hasn’t been much of a priority during college. Because to be messy, to blur the lines, is the privilege that Penn — and my parents — have given me. (Love you, Mom and Dad!)
By Prameet Kumar ·
05/11/12 3:35am
People are surprised when you tell them you’re in Wharton. You don’t seem the type. There’s definitely a type.
By Charles Gray ·
05/11/12 3:31am
Words in a column, book or a speech, for that matter, mean nothing without action to supplement them.
By Samantha Sharf ·
05/11/12 3:50am
At 15 years old, I already harbored fantasies of bylines containing my name. If that were the whole story it would, of course, be a very boring one. My path up till now must look nauseatingly straightforward from the outside. But like most students, my years at Penn have been anything but simple and very different from what I expected.
By Zachary Bell ·
05/11/12 1:32am
I began May Day eager to see a space that embodied the movement’s values. However, after 12 hours of activism, this other world that Occupy was trying to create seemed messy and racked by many of the contradictions that haunted the New Left in the 1960s.
By Jessica Goodman ·
04/25/12 2:53am
Lists are cliché. Lists are tropes — especially those that are supposed to sum up an entire college experience.
By Jared McDonald ·
04/25/12 9:27pm
As much as I would love to spell out the metaphor I’ve come up with that explains life’s deepest mysteries (hint: it’s awesome), it’s as a long-time editor and reporter at this place that I take up the weighty responsibility of giving everybody a few ideas for senior columns to come.
By Melanie Lei ·
04/25/12 2:55am
My BlackBerry without a data plan, which takes after its owner, has faked being smart for the last four years.
By Sally Engelhart ·
04/25/12 3:03am
We all know from experience that the perception of time passing is not constant. Just think about how quickly the hour of an exam can fly by or how slowly an hour lecture can.
By Lauren Plotnick ·
04/25/12 2:16am
I never envisioned joining The Daily Pennsylvanian, let alone spending the majority of my college time there.
By Rachel del Valle ·
04/25/12 2:15am
I’ll be leaving on a jet plane. Soon — I mean, relatively soon. I’m studying abroad in London next semester. Now that classes are over, that statement actually feels like it means something.
By Sarah Ahmed ·
04/24/12 1:36am
Taking note of the number of student activists taking part in demonstrations this year, the IAA sought this particular year, 2012, as a time to reflect on what it is Penn students do here to further their causes.
By Gelo Fleisher ·
05/04/12 5:14pm
I’m pretty sure that if your reporter had looked seriously, he would have found Penn’s Unificationists (past and present) to be a group of hard-working, sincere and conscientious individuals.
By Zachary Bell ·
04/25/12 12:04am
Ironically, the knowledge I have gained from my liberal arts education is exactly what has made the reward for its completion confounding.
By Hayley Brooks and Ali Kokot ·
04/25/12 12:05am
Open dialogue between the sexes at Penn is just not happening because the “game” we subscribe to requires crafty disingenuity.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
05/15/12 12:34pm
The Daily Pennsylvanian decided the best and worst of Penn this semester
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
04/23/12 1:05pm
For Republicans, Romney stands out as the best choice. In comparison to Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Romney has adopted a moderate stance and will pose the most productive challenge to President Barack Obama on key political and economic fronts.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
04/12/12 10:51pm
One in four college women have survived rape or attempted rape, according to Department of Justice estimates. The number of women who report incidents, however, does not stack up.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
04/04/12 12:04am
Now that the polls have closed and campaign posters are ready to retire from their spots on Locust Walk, we’d like to see newly elected members learn from each other and strive to create a more collaborative atmosphere within the UA.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
03/27/12 11:10pm
College sophomore Dan Bernick and College and Wharton sophomore Abe Sutton have the qualities to lead the UA as President and Vice President respectively.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
03/16/12 7:38pm
Chairez put a face to undocumented students across the United States and used her story in order to advocate for another individual.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
03/02/12 12:39am
While a Penn education does not and should not take place in an ivory tower, it is the University’s responsibility to equip its students with the ability to think beyond the “harsh realities” of our time.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
02/07/12 10:44pm
Penn BDS can be thanked for reinvigorated debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among students, but the quality of these debates — which took place in closed circles — remains to be questioned.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
02/01/12 10:37pm
If the UA stays on the alcohol policy review committee, the proposal is doomed for failure. The confirmed hazing incidents have tarnished the UA’s credibility among students, faculty and administrators.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
02/01/12 1:44am
Arguments that Penn should not allow students to pursue ASL as part of a traditional minor because it lacks the same legitimacy as Chinese, Spanish, French or Arabic, are not grounded in truth.
By Dana Tom ·
01/12/12 12:13am
Reach out to us. Tell us if we get something wrong. Tell us what you want to read and if you want to write. Tell us what about our content enrages or engages you. Tell us what you think.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
12/09/11 2:55am
Now that the circumstances of Occupy Philadelphia have shifted, the movement itself must shift as well.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
11/30/11 1:42am
For the good of Penn’s student body — and for the good of society — economic diversity must remain a top priority.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
11/10/11 9:31pm
Hazing within the UA should not be tolerated — now is the time to address the larger issue.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
11/03/11 12:58am
It’s important to bring attention to problems with Penn Course Review, but the solution cannot be to stop using it altogether.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
11/08/11 12:33am
The events that occurred on campus after Eric Cantor canceled his lecture exemplified both the best and the worst of our community — and raised questions of access.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
09/30/11 12:18pm
SAC’s new repayment plan is an effective way to make student groups accountable for their spending. But it absolutely should not have taken SAC so long to act.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
09/20/11 2:37am
Penn Park has a multitude of benefits, but the question remains — will students actually go that far east to utilize it?
By Lauren Plotnick ·
09/16/11 12:52am
The Daily Pennsylvanian does not endorse any advertisements printed in its pages.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
09/15/11 4:14am
The curfew is an effective short-term solution to curbing crime but must soon be followed up with long-term policies that address the underlying contributors to the violence.
By Sara Brenes-Akerman ·
05/11/12 4:05am
I am four years older than the kid that cried at the airport, four years more certain of who I am and four years more confident. But I’m not quite sure of all that much, except that the past four years have been good.
By Brian Goldman ·
05/12/12 1:15pm
Graduation is the nudge that gets us out of college and into the real world.
By Charles Gray ·
05/11/12 3:31am
Words in a column, book or a speech, for that matter, mean nothing without action to supplement them.
By Samantha Sharf ·
05/11/12 3:50am
At 15 years old, I already harbored fantasies of bylines containing my name. If that were the whole story it would, of course, be a very boring one. My path up till now must look nauseatingly straightforward from the outside. But like most students, my years at Penn have been anything but simple and very different from what I expected.
By Zachary Bell ·
05/11/12 1:32am
I began May Day eager to see a space that embodied the movement’s values. However, after 12 hours of activism, this other world that Occupy was trying to create seemed messy and racked by many of the contradictions that haunted the New Left in the 1960s.
By Sally Engelhart ·
04/25/12 3:03am
We all know from experience that the perception of time passing is not constant. Just think about how quickly the hour of an exam can fly by or how slowly an hour lecture can.
By Rachel del Valle ·
04/25/12 2:15am
I’ll be leaving on a jet plane. Soon — I mean, relatively soon. I’m studying abroad in London next semester. Now that classes are over, that statement actually feels like it means something.
By Zachary Bell ·
04/25/12 12:04am
Ironically, the knowledge I have gained from my liberal arts education is exactly what has made the reward for its completion confounding.
By Hayley Brooks and Ali Kokot ·
04/25/12 12:05am
Open dialogue between the sexes at Penn is just not happening because the “game” we subscribe to requires crafty disingenuity.
By Brian Goldman ·
04/23/12 11:54pm
Young people are often lamented for their lack of organization and mobilization around youth causes. But I’m not sure if this will ever shift, because young people hold such varied political viewpoints.
By Aya Saed ·
04/23/12 12:11am
The Class of 2016 — who will be joining us next fall — promises to be more diverse and representative of the shifting demographics in this country. The increased diversity creates new potential to unite students from all walks of life.
By Ernest Owens ·
04/23/12 12:11am
Penn’s current policy encourages students to become repeated offenders and develop poor health habits.
By Joseph An ·
04/23/12 12:11am
No one can be defined. Asian Americans, through all their struggles, are not asking to be viewed as comic book victims or heroes.
By Charles Gray ·
04/23/12 12:11am
The whole weekend is built around the idea of the momentary. After all, that’s why they call it a “fling.”
By Kyle Henson ·
04/18/12 11:42pm
It would be naive to think that the obnoxious type-A personalities that helped many of us get here in the first place disappeared after our matriculation.
By Hayley Brooks and Ali Kokot ·
04/18/12 11:42pm
From the guys at Allegro’s who served us pizza at 3 o’clock in the morning, to the accepted students who toured Penn for the very first time — we were curious about how Fling fared for those on the periphery.
By Rachel del Valle ·
04/16/12 11:19pm
Our culture — especially the microcosm of Penn — values effortlessness, or perhaps more accurately, the appearance of effortlessness.
By Brian Goldman ·
04/16/12 11:19pm
Spring Fling accomplishes something that is awfully hard to find elsewhere during most of the academic year. It offers full, unbounded relief from stress and we embrace it like no other.
By Alice Lee ·
04/16/12 12:04am
Fling is fun, though when it comes to logistics, it can be annoyingly complicated. You’ve got to figure out where to go, when and with whom.
By Ernest Owens ·
04/15/12 11:29pm
Students of color, like me, need to realize we do not have to deal with the pressures of college life on our own. We need to stop feeling like an outsider in our community and truly take advantage of the resources offered.
