Opinion
Divya Ramesh | Finished with not finishing
The great thing about an all-you-can-eat franchise is that seconds are an option if you want them. But not many people seem to see it that way. Every day, I see entire plates of food tossed into the green compost bags at the residential dining halls.Penn Democrats Executive Board | Enough is enough
Penn Democrats asks the Penn community to join us in demanding sensible and meaningful gun control legislation.Guest Column | Corbett, quit losing our money
By opting out of the ObamaCare Medicare Expansion, the entire country — not only the state — loses.
Xavier Flory | The dark side of brotherhood
Tyga won’t be the only one promoting sexism on Friday. While there has been much furor over Tyga’s lyrics, certain groups at Penn will be propagating a more ubiquitous and insidious form of sexism over Fling: our fraternities.
Robert Hsu | Taking the ‘sin’ out of business
I wondered if food trucks were missing out on the large customer segment that wanted healthy meals. My survey data suggested that healthy food trucks weren’t doing enough to reach these people and fight the stereotype surrounding food trucks in general. However, if they could solve this disconnect, a mutually beneficial outcome could be achieved.The normativity of Ivy love: The things we are not told, but taught
As Patton writes, “For most of you, the cornerstone of your future and happiness will be inextricably linked to the man you marry, and you will never again have this concentration of men who are worthy of you.” For most of you. This seemingly benign qualifier is the piece’s most damning phrase, revealing a worldview that excludes not only some individuals but any alternatives to what people like Patton consider happy partnerships and happy futures.
Kurt Mitman | The cheating equilibrium
As a TA, I’ve seen many ways students cheat the system.
Morgan Jones | ‘Alessgo’ to Girl Talk
Is Fling more about the music or coming together as a school? As far as I know, this is the first time students are actively and publicly organizing themselves to separate the concert from Fling.Guest Column | An empirical critique of Patton
Forget about finding your intellectual equal or marrying him before you graduate. Here’s what you really need to know that Susan Patton isn’t telling you: empirically speaking, if you graduate without a ring on your finger, you are in great company.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Lilly Pulitzer’s blue print
Pulitzer’s tale is a refreshing success story that finds promise in our daily mistakes — one of hers landed her a company with net sales over $100 million just this past year.
Rachel del Valle | Oh, pretty woman
To huff and puff every time a woman is noted for both her beauty as well as her brains only reinforces the double standard females face in reaching positions of power. So what if someone says she’s pretty? Get over it.
Caroline Brand | In praise of Patton
Others have criticized Patton for being anti-feminist, but I find her argument empowering. What’s anti-feminist about telling a woman to find a man “worthy” of her intelligence?Your Voice | Getting you involved
In yesterday’s edition of The Daily Pennsylvanian, the DP provided campus with suggestions on how the Social Planning and Events Committee should incorporate student input into what artists, speakers and events are brought to campus. The suggestions they provided are really good. So good, in fact, that they are already in place.Jen Chaquette & Abe Sutton | Six months later: the SAC moratorium
Since any change in SAC policy reverberates throughout campus, we just wanted to give you, the student body, an update and set the record straight on the moratorium once and for all.Editorial | SPEC, don't black us out
In future years, we think SPEC should do two things: 1) be more transparent about how they pick artists for Fling and 2) involve the student body in the selection process to some extent.
Divya Ramesh | A shaky foundation
While the United States might not have the same structural issues as other countries, like collapsing apartment buildings made of weak wood, our problem rests on where we choose to build.
Kurt Mitman | Internalize this
Fundamentally, should the government be funding research at Penn or in general? The private sector is great at applied research — it is easily monetizable. Basic research? Not so much.