5/18
Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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The Students Behind ‘Students for Concealed Carry’
When Chris J. Brown heard about the Virginia Tech massacre nearly a decade ago, he began questioning why it was illegal for students to protect themselves by carrying guns on college campuses. Mr. Brown has always loved guns. His family owns firearms, and as a kid he read Guns & Ammo magazine. When he turned 21, he bought his first weapon and secured a concealed-handgun permit soon thereafter.
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Video: Trump’s Old School: His Immigration Plan Would Kill 4 Million Jobs
Kent Smetters of the Wharton School comments on a forecasting tool that estimates what will happen as a result of Donald Trump’s plan to deport undocumented workers.
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Role Models Can Serve as the Ultimate Inspiration
Law student Sarah Hughes writes about her experience as a winter Olympics athlete and the significance of role models.
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Bankruptcy for Banks: A Sound Concept That Needs Fine-tuning
David Skeel of the Law School co-authors an article about revising what it means for banks to file for bankruptcy.
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Prioritization Anxiety
Academic prioritization, on its face, sounds innocuous. Who in academe wouldn’t want to prioritize academics? Yet the term has taken on a negative connotation, with some faculty members who have gone through the process saying it feels more like The Hunger Games than anything aimed at improving educational quality. At the same time, administrative proponents of prioritization say it’s their duty to assess the viability of academic programs to safeguard the future of the institution.
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Wristband Communicates with a Nudge
Katherine Kuchenbecker of the School of Engineering and Applied Science comments on the wrist being a good location for delivering touch cues.
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Stakeholders Discuss Draft Project on Goat Diary
A project called “The Gambia Goat Diary” conducted by Corey Spies and Brianna Parsons of the School of Veterinary Medicine is featured.
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Free College? The U.S. Should Look at State Models That Are Already Working
Hillary Clinton’s stance on public higher education — that every American student should be able to graduate from college debt free and, in millions of cases, tuition free — marks the first time that such a bold, expansive proposal has been put forth by a major party’s presidential nominee. This proposition could not come at a more crucial time. As Clinton proposes, and as President Obama and Sen. Bernie Sanders have said, we must expand college access like never before and solve the problem of staggering student-loan debt once and for all.
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Who Says Voters are ‘Polarized’?
Collaborative research from Matthew Levendusky of the School of Arts & Sciences about the media depiction of a divided political scene is cited.
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Trump Casinos’ Tax Debt Was $30 Million. Then Christie Took Office.
David Skeel of the Law School comments on reviewing Donald Trump’s casino bankruptcy cases.