Opinion
Guest Column by Joe Sageman | Activism through action: why I joined Teach for America
I scrolled through Penn’s career plans survey report: “Financial Analyst, Marketing Analyst, Finance Analyst, Analyst, Database Analyst,” read the first five results under the section for economics majors (really, you can go and look for yourself). A lump hardened in my throat.
Ben Claar | A day in the life 2017
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Amy Chan | Finding richness in the down times
I’ve been happy lately — really happy — and when I’m happy, I don’t want to write. It’s unfortunate, this sensation.
Reid Jackson | What happens when the media doesn’t get tech?
As you might have noticed, the news media has spent much of the past two years focused, seemingly solely, on the comings and goings of a certain Penn alum.
Brad Hong | Nothing is sacred anymore
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
Guest Column by Julia Lesko | Penn should reflect its value for open discourse
Benjamin Franklin argued for the importance of free discourse by noting “that when Truth and Error have fair Play, the former is always an overmatch for the latter.” Considering the administration’s opaque decision on fossil fuel divestment, Penn is not living up to its founder’s values.
Letter from the President | Why (and how) journalism — on campus and beyond — needs your participation
Last year, Donald Trump began blitzing the mainstream media at an unprecedented and alarming rate following his victory in the presidential election.
Bryn Friedenberg | Embellished resume
BRYN FRIEDENBERG is a College junior from Kirtland, Ohio.
Emily Hoeven | The case for great expectations
If you type the word “expectations” into your search bar, the first suggestion that comes up is “expectations versus reality.” The search yields endless memes that attest to the vast discrepancy between what we expect the result of something to be and its actual result.
Shawn Srolovitz | Why we need to talk about rejection
I have failed in college. A lot. I’ve been rejected from more clubs than I can remember. I’ve been turned down from countless jobs.
James Lee | Humans still need the humanities
Much has been said and written about Penn’s pre-professional culture, but to me it seems like an inevitable and natural product of Ben Franklin’s emphasis on a practical education.
Claudia Li | Betsy please
CLAUDIA LI is a College junior from Santa Clara, Calif.
Cameron Dichter | Is failure an option anymore?
Everyone one of us, no matter how smart or hardworking, will at some point face the pain of rejection during our time at Penn.
Group Think | Should Penn help students with rejection?
GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
Ben Claar | The L.A. dream
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Isabel Kim | So when are you getting married?
I went back to Korea over winter break, because that is what you do when you’re the daughter of Asian parents: You fly back to your country of ethnic origin so that all your relatives can exclaim to your parents “how much taller she is!” and “She looks just like you!” except in Korean, because you are, as mentioned earlier, in Korea.
James Fisher | From the bottom of the barrel to Penn: Adjusting to the immense wealth of Penn and its students
Adjusting to life at Penn was a very difficult process. Many people, especially Penn students with whom I have interacted, assume that because I am on financial aid, I have everything I need to survive on Penn’s campus.
Brad Hong | Lost in safe space
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
Calvary Rogers | Unboxing Black history: Black staff matter
James Baldwin once said, “The paradox of education is precisely this — that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.” From the second I started my education here I’ve constantly seen and interacted with black staff working as servers, security guards, janitors and the like.