Articles by Julia Mitchell
10/27/19 6:12pm
Julia Mitchell | Stop blaming sexual assault on alcohol
Even when we recognize risk, it doesn’t translate toward responsibility. In reality, we often drink as an excuse to be irresponsible for a night. So, of course, we deflect the job of calling out menacing behavior that we witness in this setting unless it becomes obvious. 09/15/19 6:28pm
Julia Mitchell | ‘Thriving at Penn’ is more meme than reality
Thriving @ Penn makes no significant impact towards any of its targets. 09/02/19 9:22pm
Julia Mitchell | Penn’s pre-college programs won’t get you accepted
With the astronomical price tag, it’s worth wondering what students and their parents expect to gain from these programs – and whether they actually get it. 04/09/19 9:10pm
Julia Mitchell | International students deserve transparency from Student Financial Services
There are steps that the University could take to both mitigate tax inconsistencies and to better disseminate these facts to students, many of whom do not realize the facts until they are issued an unexpected billing statement that they will have to pay a tax on a significant portion of their grant. 01/29/19 9:04pm
Julia Mitchell | What Birthright taught me about Judaism at Penn
At Penn, blocking out Jewish life altogether is nearly impossible, especially since about 17% of undergrads identify as Jewish, but I still managed to do it first semester. 12/06/18 5:14pm
Julia Mitchell | Penn students are fascinating creatures — listen to their stories
You would think that it would be easy to just listen to each other. Yet, we’ve built up so many impulses to pivot away and check out when the subject gets intense or hits a nerve. Especially when it’s as easy as glancing down at our phones. 11/07/18 1:41am
Julia Mitchell | Results of the midterms are as underwhelming as both parties’ agendas
It would be easy to credit Trump’s tweets for every tactful or tactless exercise in misdirection. But these distractions are sown by all sides, and finger-pointing is not unique to one party. 11/06/18 10:14pm
Julia Mitchell | Don’t donate to Penn
Donors to universities should expand access to education, not exacerbate the imbalance between institutions. 10/25/18 2:30pm
Julia Mitchell | Don’t let Penn’s club recruitment rush rob you of your individuality
In the first weeks on campus, I watched my friends swept up in a flurry of recruiting sessions, auditions, BYOs, and GBMs for organizations with every abbreviation known to man. 10/14/18 7:28pm