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Andy Yoon | Robinhood is not your friend

(02/12/21 4:35pm)

One day in 1929, a wealthy day trader exited his office building and went over to a shoe shine stand. He struck a conversation with the boy working the stand, who unexpectedly volunteered stock tips to the businessman. Surprised by this encounter, the day trader then returned to his office and immediately sold his holdings. As the story goes, one of the best sell signals is when a person off the street can tell you what stocks to buy. 






Andy Yoon | First-year parties: Did we expect anything less?

(02/04/21 7:00pm)

Ever since word got out that first-year students have been violating Penn’s COVID-19 guidelines, I’ve had to set the record straight countless times: I was not at one of those parties. Just this past week, I was met with a frenzy of varied reactions to our so-called “not-so-quiet Quiet Period.” A professor sarcastically called me out in class for attending these social gatherings. An off-campus classmate fervently went on an Instagram tirade about our irresponsibility. And my parents called to remind me always to wear a mask — even when indoors — concerned that one week into the semester, we would already be sent home. 








A tale of two Olympians: Penn in the Winter Games

(12/10/20 6:04am)

Penn and the Olympics have had a long and storied relationship. Since the start of the Olympics in 1900 in Paris, Penn seized every opportunity to send many of its star athletes to compete for their country, particularly in track and field. As records have shown, the men and women athletes associated with the University have competed in almost all of the summer games, bringing home honor, glory, and an array of medals.