Articles by Sara Merican
04/18/18 11:22pm
Sara Merican | Speaking a different English
Did people understand what I was saying? Were they too nice to say if they didn’t? Do they mind how I sound? 03/29/18 2:02am
Sara Merican | Having faith at Penn
Christianity for me was not the end to the search for meaning, but rather, something that pointed me to where I should search. 03/18/18 8:05pm
Sara Merican | Don't forget to have a summer
You don’t have to fill every week. You don’t have to always be doing “something.” Summer isn’t a competition. 02/15/18 8:42pm
Sara Merican | Reflecting on my first Super Bowl
We soaked in Philadelphia in all its brilliant, flashy, beeping, honking, waving, screaming, shouting splendor 02/01/18 7:30am
Sara Merican | Reflecting on falling snow and passing time
One day not too far away, Locust Walk, which I trek up and down every day in mundane familiarity, will become a path of memories I can only trace in my mind. 12/11/17 8:05pm
Group Think | What is the biggest issue facing Penn?
The fall semester is just about to end and a lot has happened that has left lasting impressions and changes on this campus. 12/03/17 11:07pm
Sara Merican | Becoming citizens of Philadelphia
The city can widen our horizons, teach us lessons and help us develop a healthier view on life, society and our goals. 11/19/17 11:10pm
Sara Merican | To tread the unfamiliar with sensitivity and humility
There is great education and adventure in taking classes in a subject that is not only foreign to us, but also challenges our fundamental assumptions and beliefs. 11/05/17 10:48pm
Group Think | What's the best way to petition the administration?
In general, how can student activist groups lobby Penn's administration effectively in order to promote change? 11/05/17 10:43pm
Sara Merican | Beating the dead horse of campus culture
From freshmen to upperclassmen, student club member to club president — we all have our own “spheres of influence," no matter their size. 10/23/17 7:10pm
Sara Merican | Monumental conversations
The politics of presentation and representation are complex and therefore it is crucial that as many voices as possible are heard. 10/22/17 11:16pm
Group Think | Is Penn taking too many students through Early Decision?
Is Penn filling up too much of its classes through early decision? Should there be any changes to Penn's admissions policies with regards to early decision? 10/09/17 12:38am
Sara Merican | 'Tis the season to support
Instead of always spending time agonizing over how to boost the number of people attending our club’s next event, we should perhaps take some time to go to a friend’s concert or activity. 10/02/17 12:19am
Sara Merican | The pursuit of gratefulness
Gratefulness is a bit like a muscle — you have to use it or you lose it. It’s something you get better at with practice. 09/25/17 12:14am
Sara Merican | To mean what I say
I refuse to dress my words up anymore, or play mind games with words. I want my words to be true. 09/17/17 10:50pm
Sara Merican | An ode to language learning
This semester, I had second thoughts, but ended up registering for Korean again. Something keeps me going back. 09/10/17 10:06pm
Sara Merican | Embracing the inefficiencies in our lives
I sometimes forget how wonderful inefficiency is, in a fast-paced environment like Penn’s. 08/27/17 8:07pm