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.
Wharton promoted an administrator accused of lying
“Robbins’ promotion is a slap in the face to all students and alumni who care about fairness, tolerance, and honesty,” Franchetti said. Photo Credit: Sarah Mester By Sarah Mester Wharton junior Abraham Franchetti was suspended from his board position in the prestigious Wharton Undergraduate Finance Club (WUFC) this June. His removal came at the request of Wharton administrator Ariel Robbins after a short anti-Communist political joke sparked backlash from WUFC’s Co-Presidents. Franchetti was removed from his position as Vice President of the Investment Team without any official process and was misled, according to Franchetti, by Ariel Robbins, who was the…
Ireland Gorecki | Ranking Penn’s libraries and study spaces
I’ve studied in nearly all of Penn’s libraries and study spaces. Here are my personal rankings based on factors that affect my ability to “lock in” for finals. Photo Credit: Ireland Gorecki By Ireland Gorecki On December 30, 2019, I decided to self-tour Penn as a high school freshman in the freezing cold, after students had already ventured home for the winter recess. My mom and I stepped into Fisher Fine Arts Library simply to escape one of Philly’s mid-winter cold snaps, and I, like many visitors and members of the Penn community can attest, found myself baffled and in…
Samuel Gilbert | Fragile London nights: Francis Bacon at the National Portrait Gallery
Francis Bacon's haunting portraits capture the raw intensity of life and death, as explored in the National Portrait Gallery's latest exhibition. Photo Credit: Three Studies for a Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne (1965) by Francis Bacon. The Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS/ARTIMAGE 2024. Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates. By Samuel Gilbert The National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition on Francis Bacon was well timed. As the Christmas market spreads its log-cabined claws over Trafalgar Square, its aggressively marketed seven-pound hot chocolates and wood engraving stalls starkly contrast with the looming silhouette of the 200 year-old National Gallery. For Britons, their first…
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.