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Isabella Simonetti

Isabella Simonetti

Editorial Intern

Isabella Simonetti is an Editorial Intern. She is a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying English. Isabella is also the President of Penn’s independent student newspaper The Daily Pennsylvanian. She writes for The Goods and the Identities desk.

Latest articles by Isabella Simonetti

Money
A coronavirus consultant shares how she advises businesses on reopeningA coronavirus consultant shares how she advises businesses on reopening
Money

“Just because it’s allowed doesn’t mean it’s safe,” she warns.

By Isabella Simonetti
Money
College towns without college students have small businesses strugglingCollege towns without college students have small businesses struggling
Money

Restaurants and stores that rely on college students are trying everything from takeout to GoFundMes, and some schools and alumni are pitching in.

By Isabella Simonetti
Money
Do you really have to wash your mask after every use? Short answer: Yes.Do you really have to wash your mask after every use? Short answer: Yes.
Money

Masks have become a necessity. Here’s how to pick the right one, and wash it.

By Isabella Simonetti
Politics
How college activists are trying to win the youth vote remotelyHow college activists are trying to win the youth vote remotely
Politics

With colleges going online this fall, activists must get creative to drive youth voter turnout.

By Isabella Simonetti
Politics
“I miss my friends a lot”: 5 students on the uncertainty of school openings“I miss my friends a lot”: 5 students on the uncertainty of school openings
Politics

Students from 7 to 19 years old on their hopes and worries about the coming school year.

By Karen Turner and Isabella Simonetti
Money
It’s easier than ever to make hand sanitizer. But eased restrictions have come with consequences.It’s easier than ever to make hand sanitizer. But eased restrictions have come with consequences.
Money

Toxic chemicals and odd smells have plagued some new hand sanitizers, but the demand isn’t going anywhere.

By Isabella Simonetti
archives
It’s “white supremacy normalized”: A historian on why Stone Mountain should come downIt’s “white supremacy normalized”: A historian on why Stone Mountain should come down
archives

The largest Confederate monument in the nation was once the site of Ku Klux Klan gatherings.

By Isabella Simonetti
5 first-time protesters on why they showed up for Black lives now
archives

“It’s not enough just to be not racist.”

By Isabella Simonetti
Money
5 restaurant workers share their fears about going back to work5 restaurant workers share their fears about going back to work
Money

“The customer is always right, even during the pandemic.”

By Isabella Simonetti
Money
Will the coronavirus drive down housing prices? This real estate broker says no.Will the coronavirus drive down housing prices? This real estate broker says no.
Money

Virtual real estate sales and Zoom buyer consultations are now standard practice.

By Isabella Simonetti