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Opinion

04/19/12 10:53pm

The Race Task Force | Race still matters

Do you think there is racism among the Penn community? In a recent survey conducted by the Race Task Force, 78.1 percent of participants answered “Yes” to this question.
04/19/12 10:49pm
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.
04/19/12 10:44pm
Penn’s current policy encourages students to become repeated offenders and develop poor health habits.
04/19/12 12:23am

Tony Cotzias | Fighting against the exile of morality

In the city of Philadelphia, the mayor has effectively decided to ban the feeding of homeless in open parks.
04/19/12 12:00am
No one can be defined. Asian Americans, through all their struggles, are not asking to be viewed as comic book victims or heroes.
04/18/12 12:57am
The whole weekend is built around the idea of the momentary. After all, that’s why they call it a “fling.”
04/18/12 12:44am

Karen Sharf | What I wish for you

This week, College senior and former Daily Pennsylvanian Managing Editor Samantha Sharf’s column has been guest written by her mother, Karen.
04/16/12 11:44pm
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.
04/16/12 11:36pm
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.
04/15/12 11:09pm
Our culture — especially the microcosm of Penn — values effortlessness, or perhaps more accurately, the appearance of effortlessness.
04/15/12 10:59pm
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.
04/12/12 10:09pm
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.
04/12/12 9:57pm
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.
04/12/12 9:40pm

Your Voice | Do more about Molly

As a Penn parent, I am frequently disappointed by the passive response of the University to drug and alcohol abuse on campus.
04/11/12 11:50pm
I’ve always gravitated toward the sad side of the music spectrum. But science shows there are positive things to be gained from partaking in other people’s misery.
04/11/12 11:45pm
When I get a hangover, I usually deserve it. Give me DHM and I’ll never learn my lesson.
04/11/12 11:18pm

Your Voice | A Passover-friendly Fling

For the first time in recent memory, Spring Fling and Passover have coincided this year. Passover is arguably the most celebrated holiday in the Jewish faith. Fling is arguably the most celebrated tradition on the Penn calendar.
04/11/12 2:04am
In hindsight, I did have time. But I didn’t think it was important to make time to relax, catch up with friends, exercise and sleep.
04/11/12 2:02am
Like most students, I cannot devote too much time or money to this endeavor. My solution? The Museum Without Walls, an audio tour accessible to anyone with a cellphone (a map printed from the Without Walls website is helpful, but not necessary).
04/11/12 1:54am

Editorial | How sexual assault stacks up

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.