Over the course of the last four years, the Class of 2008 has learned a lot about life - and taught us just as much.
As mentors and friends of the other undergraduate classes, the graduating seniors will be sorely missed.
With their days as Penn students numbered, this year's senior class can review their time at Penn with pride, and the future looks nothing but bright.
A month ago, you'd be hard-pressed to hear me give my experience at Penn a positive review.
But like most things in life, you only really appreciate something once it's truly gone. And now, situated at that cusp between "the best four years of your life" and the rest of it, I've started to realize that my own natural tendency to be miserable and deprecating aside, Penn wasn't all bad.
It was some time at the beginning of last December when I was officially done with my duties as executive editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian. We had just elected a new board, and although there were some loose ends to tie up, the finish line was all but here.
Mara Gordon | Finding my way
Sometimes a leap of faith can lead you to a world you've never explored - and transform your education
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On the last day of classes, I ran into my freshman advisor on Locust Walk. She and I had a quick catch-up as we walked together before the mayhem of Hey Day began.
The last time we had really talked was my sophomore year, when I had just declared my American History major and thought I wanted to be a political journalist.
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Enforcing our rights To the Editor: An editorial by The Daily Pennsylvanian's Opinion Board titled "Stand up to the RIAA" (4/21/08) deserves a response. There's nothing novel or unique about the copyright infringement legal actions (lawsuits or pre-litigation letters) that we bring on behalf of the major record companies.
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Anne Dobson | Accept imperfection
Messing up is part of the process - without it, our college experiences wouldn't be nearly as meaningful
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Shortly before I graduated from high school, I opened a fortune cookie that would change my life forever.
"The work of the world cannot wait for perfect people," it read.
I was a girl who was plagued by self-doubt throughout high school - a girl in love with the idea of going off to college (proudly sporting a Penn sweatshirt during her senior spring) but who was terrified of messing up an experience that she knew could impact her entire future.
Messing up is part of the process - without it, our college experiences wouldn't be nearly as meaningful
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Avery Lawrence is a College senior from Charlottesville, Va. His e-mail address is lawrence@dailypennsylvanian.com.
