by Akshil Patel | Sep 27, 2015
Last Thursday, following our weekly “news quiz”, the Sophomore class entered an interesting conversation about Pope Francis and his continually evolving role in the world (a very kairotic conversation considering the Pope is currently visiting the United States)....
by Akshil Patel | Sep 20, 2015 |
In class earlier this week, we had a lively discussion regarding the General Education (gen ed) requirements at Penn State and whether gen eds provide students with any benefits. Several people took both sides of the argument, arguing that gen eds hinder people from...
by Akshil Patel | Sep 12, 2015
During the reception at Schreyer House on Tuesday, President Barron fielded several questions from PLA members, and in answering a particular question, he mentioned an important characteristic of being a leader. In response to the question “What is the number one goal...
by Akshil Patel | Sep 6, 2015
In class this past week, we had an interesting discussion regarding people with inconsistent beliefs, namely those who are pro-life and wish to outlaw abortions, but simultaneously support the death penalty. Our conversation centered on whether these two beliefs...
by Akshil Patel | Aug 31, 2015 |
Last year, I read an intriguing article in The New York Times that presented data illustrating the financial advantages one gains as a result of attending college. An analysis of Labor Department statistics by the Economic Policy Institute showed that, in 2013, those...
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