Campus Reform: University of Pennsylvania

In a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, 86 faculty members from the University of Pennsylvania surprised everyone by expressing support for the Occupy Wall Street protests. 

And by "surprised everyone", we really mean that everyone expected it.

Like most in academia, the Penn professors have found another liberal cause to throw their support behind. In typical fashion, they're changing the world by writing a nicely-worded letter to the school newspaper.

Their statement is rife with populist language, urging the country to, "address not the problems of Wall Street but the problems of the 99% [of other Americans]." 

However, their message goes far beyond "power to the people". They call for an expansion of entitlement programs - including social security, Medicaid, and Medicare.  They laud the "labor movement" for keeping the protests alive.  Moreover, they propose that the wealthiest Americans pay a more "fair share" of the tax burden (despite the fact that the top 1% pays more than 1/3 of the nation's taxes).