It is with an eye to the future that I, therefore, resign from The Daily Pennsylvanian. I hope that the introduction of journalistic competition to campus will help us all recommit ourselves to the honest pursuit of the truth.
Mural Wars | A timeline of Cuban students’ decades-long push to remove offensive art at La Casa Latina
A long history of tensions over the mural controversy. Photo Credit: Jennifer Mesa By Jennifer Mesa Editor’s Note: This piece is part of a series. As a part of this series, we plan to release pieces that highlight Cuban students’ voices, experiences, opinions, and news on the mural conflict as it continues to unfold today. If you have any additional information about this topic, you would like to better understand it, or if you have responses, please email jenmesa@sas.upenn.edu. Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to be the first to hear when we release the next part. Established…
C.H. Henry | Who’s more in tune with your vote?
A look at how pop culture and music have resonated with young voters in the 2024 election. Photo Credit: R: KamalaHQ’s X circa July (credit: Reddit) L: Trump’s twitter circa 2021 (credit: Axios) By C.H. Henry “Vibe.” In a word, that is what music adds to a presidential campaign. Or, at least, that was the term mentioned by most Penn students I interviewed. The songs of Charlie XCX and Lee Greenwood do not sound very similar, but to the ears of these college students, either genre of music may be the soundtrack of the next four years. With it being…
Classes canceled as 2024 Election reactions ripple through campus
With emotions running high, students and professors navigate the divide over classroom discussions, academic adjustments, and post-election support spaces. Photo Credit: Reagan Reese By Jennifer Mesa and Reagan Reese As the 2024 elections come to a close, emotions across the country continue to run high. While one half of the nation celebrates a sweeping victory, the other grapples with a major defeat. This political division is apparent at Penn, where students are overwhelmingly expressing disappointment with the outcome. Estimates suggest that about 81.6% of Penn students who voted cast their ballots for Kamala Harris. Many professors have also vocalized dissatisfaction…
The Editorial Board | Why we started The Pennsylvania Post
The Editorial Board of The Pennsylvania Post believes that speech without freedom is useless, so we are starting a new paper to bring that spirit back to campus.