I was a student there last year in one of the graduate school programs. My classmates loved to talk about all of the atrocities Penn committed, and how fucked up the school is.

However, many of these things happened before any of us were enrolled (my program was an accelerated 1 year program). You could have easily seen that this was happening if you simply did the research before even applying. While I agree that Penn has done some awful things, so still pay however much it is for you to attend their program literally adds to the problem, because you’re funding them to continue to do what they do.

My classmates loved to talk shit about Penn, but were still sitting in the classrooms with me, making sure to mention that they attended Penn during job interviews, and attended our graduation.

I agree that protesting in a non-destructive, non-disruptive way should be welcomed, but on the same line, these students, in addition to my graduating class, all need to take accountability for their own actions, as it essentially supported Penn.