Does Penn care about us? - The Daily Pennsylvanian
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Columnists Dew Udagedara and Lindsay Muneton examine how Penn’s unstructured transition to college leaves students grasping for connection.
When was the last time you saw your peer advisor or your Peers Helping Integrate New Students leaders? We never really did to begin with. Since arriving at Penn, we’ve pondered over how Penn provides students with structure. But the answer we’ve come to terms with is actually that it doesn’t. “War flashbacks!” is how most of us typically describe New Student Orientation. For the first week after move-in, we found ourselves floundering, unsure of which events to go to, who to approach, and frankly, where we were. Sure, the NSO gala at the Philadelphia Museum of Art was fun, but college…
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