This first volume of May it Please the Court will cover the five cases from the first week of the October Sitting and some of the most entertaining excerpts from the oral arguments.
Author: The Pennsylvania Post
Emma McClure | Bring back paper notes
Digital note taking has taken over, and it’s time we go back to good old fashioned pen and paper.
Digging into Penn Dining: The Penn Dining and Bon Appétit partnership
Exploring Penn Dining’s “commitment to sustainability” with it’s outsourced food service company.
Penn Pro-Palestine groups hold ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ protest
Protesters gathered on College Green and 34th Street, blocking traffic while reciting names and calling for action in Gaza.
Wesley Liu | Institutional neutrality benefits Penn, and so does disagreement
It is a public good for educational institutions like Penn to train the next generation of leaders to have thoughtful, respectful conversations. Penn’s ability to do so however, is up for debate.
Chloe Hunt | Why can’t Republicans accept climate change?
The GOP falls painfully short on environmental issues, at the expense of their electoral prospects and their constituents.
Abraham Franchetti | A story of Jewish resilience
One year after Oct 7, the Jewish people have done what they always have, survived and built a better future.
Introducing ‘May it Please the Court’
I know during the fall that most people look forward to the start of football season or the next school break or finishing that big paper that you have put off writing, but this year I have looked forward to something else entirely—the start of the Supreme Court term on October 7.
123 things every Penn student should do before they graduate
To help you make the most of your Penn experience, we have compiled a long list of things we think every student should do during their time in the City of Brotherly Love.
Sarah Mester | I welcome the quieting of Penn’s ‘institutional voice’
Although I do not think quieting Penn’s institutional voice will dampen all political controversy on campus—far from it—I believe the change will prevent unproductive conflict and, more significantly, marks a positive step in Penn’s reaffirmation of what it means to be a university.