Articles by Emily Orrson
11/29/12 1:21am
Emily Orrson | Filiflustered
The root of the problem in Senate is not the existence of the filibuster. It’s a refusal to listen to the sense of the meeting. 11/15/12 12:04am
Emily Orrson | Keeping up with David Petraeus
Where have all our male role models gone? 11/01/12 12:32am
Emily Orrson | What a relief
Politics have flooded news portals for the last 16 months. How refreshing, to have a non-partisan two days. 10/18/12 1:25am
Emily Orrson | Helping LPS students work it
Wouldn’t it be nice, whilst contemplating the ethical dilemmas in Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment,” to have a former lawyer in your class? And wouldn’t it be helpful, in the throes of Marketing 101, to have a data analyst on your team? 09/19/12 11:48pm
Emily Orrson | Pitchfork, take a 5.9
Pitchfork isn’t offensive. It’s hilarious. 09/06/12 12:18am
Emily Orrson | Convention celebrates celebrity
I don’t want to know how much Romney’s horse cost. I don’t care to read Obama’s Occidental transcripts. I don’t have a particular interest in Michelle Obama’s shoe size. 04/20/11 5:19am
The Half of It | Senior societies shouldn’t have to tap that
Why the exclusivity in senior honor societies? Is it naive to think applications should be open to every student — not just those who have been tapped? 04/06/11 5:29am
The Half of It | Broken by the curve
Curving systems render grading less about individual performance and more about the performance of others. 03/23/11 7:07am
The Half of It | Capogiro’s curdled coffee culture
As admirable as Capogiro’s intentions may be, some students feel that unnecessary condescension and pretension reign behind the coffee bar. 03/02/11 6:09am
The Half of It | Geek life: sisterhood scholars and fratastic GPAs
As an unaffiliated student, I can’t help but begrudge the academic support that Greek members get. 02/16/11 6:44am
The Half of It | Post-midnight McDollar manipulation
Penn students have fallen victim to a savvy staff with a scheming knowledge of their irresistible inventory. Surely McDonald’s must be taking advantage here. 02/02/11 6:22am
The Half of It | Account me in: finding warmth in Wharton
Wharton does not only cater to manic number crunchers and Wall Street wannabes. Let business take its place alongside arts and humanities. 01/19/11 5:16am
The Half of It | An SMS alert: forget me not!
At Penn, I find myself tiring of dispensable introductions and the casual conversations that follow. The prevalence and acceptability of disposable relationships is simply unnecessary. 12/12/10 9:34pm
Cognoscenti offers new College-specific info session
The Cognoscenti program — created in response to similar sessions offered by the Wharton School and the School of Engineering — hosts a question-and-answer panel every weekday for prospective students and their families. 12/09/10 3:37am
Film screening addresses homophobia within black community
Students gathered Wednesday night to discuss homophobia and spread awareness of “men on the down-low.” 12/08/10 1:35am
Mindful meditation helps students de-stress
Mindfulness@Penn is a new club on campus that provides bi-weekly guided meditations for the Penn community. 12/07/10 4:54am
Alums take fro-yo abroad
When two Penn alumni met in Buenos Aires last December, its streets were frozen yogurt-free. Less than 10 months later, they opened the city’s first frozen yogurt store, Top It. 12/03/10 3:35am
New UMC chairman discusses on-campus multi-culturalism
College sophomore Christopher Cruz-Guzman was elected the new United Minorities Council chairman yesterday. Cruz-Guzman discussed his plans to promote unity, diversity and awareness on campus with the Daily Pennsylvanian. 11/16/10 6:24am
'Undressing Race' through art
The Race Dialogue Project set up a display in the Claudia Cohen Hall Fox Gallery this Sunday. The group aims to foster a dialogue on campus by providing “a magnified look at the layers of race.” 11/12/10 2:01am