Yuqian Li | What they don't teach you in textbooks

Our job is not just to consider all sides of an issue, but to be skeptical and challenge modern practices instead of taking things as given.

Yuqian Li | Staying grounded without concrete plans

It takes different people different amounts of time to experience that personal growth or find an alternative route, but most of the time, when people stay true to themselves, their life paths will align with what they value.

Yuqian Li | Struggling for strides

Being able to surpass my own expectations has made me more confident, and it’s helped me improve on other aspects of my life.

Yuqian Li | A place I call home

I had never dreaded going “home” for summer as much as I dreaded it this time around. In the past, immediately after packing up my luggage and selling my used textbooks, I would hop onto the earliest Megabus and look forward to a few weeks well

Yuqian Li | Standards of happiness

I visited all the top destinations listed on About.com during my trip to China last summer, but the most enlightening parts of my trip did not occur while climbing the Great Wall in Beijing or cruising through the bunds in Shanghai. They took place during those long seven-hour train rides sitting next to strangers with whom the only commonality I shared was where we were sitting.

MSA shares tea and coffee to conclude Islam Awareness Week

As one of the last installments of Islam Awareness Week, the Muslim Student Association offered soothing blends of teas and coffees from around the Muslim world for Penn students to sip on Saturday night.