Opinion
Vinay Khosla and Lexi Boccuzzi | All the elephants in the room
Vinay Khosla and Lexi Boccuzzi deliberate over what the first Republican presidential primary debate means for the race overall.
From the Editor | The paper needs you (yes, you!)
Opinion Editor Caroline Magdolen implores the Penn community to get involved and stay engaged with the Daily Pennsylvanian this school year.
Sangitha Aiyer | Penn Face’s ultimate foe: Sidechat
Sangitha Aiyer credits Sidechat for dismantling of one of Penn’s most significant mental health phenomenons.
Aidan Nash | Life beyond Locust: The disappearing act of upperclassmen engagement
Guest columnist Aidan Nash examines the decline of upperclassmen engagement at Penn, and what the administration can do to increase it.
Amy C. Offner and Emily Steinlight | Faculty should not participate in Penn’s anti-union campaigns
Guest columnists and professors Amy C. Offner and Emily Steinlight argue that Penn’s anti-union campaigns aim to interfere with workers’ right to organize, and that they threaten faculty members’ ability to do their jobs with integrity.
Suhani Patel | Why we should have a mandatory CIS class at Penn
Guest columnist Suhani Patel recommends adding a mandatory introductory computer science class to Penn's general education curriculum.
Daniel Gurevitch | The Freshman 15
Guest columnist and College senior Daniel Gurevitch offers offbeat advice to the incoming class of 2027.
Liz Magill | An Ethos of Service at Penn
Penn President Liz Magill welcomes students back for another school year at Penn and celebrates leaders in Penn’s community.
Hanadi Abdulkadir | Breaking my foot revealed to me how Penn Disability Services fails disabled students
Columnist Hanadi Abdulkadir reflects on her experience with an injury during the semester and how it relates to students with disabilities.
Claire Baptiste | Penn must address the e-scooter epidemic on campus
Guest columnist Claire Baptiste argues the safety concerns with e-scooters on campus, while urging Penn to address them.
Back to School 2023: The DP's Penn Bucket List
The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Opinion Department shares its recommendations for what to do around Penn and Philadelphia before you graduate.
Back to School 2023: DP Opinion perspectives on affirmative action's end
Columnists at The Daily Pennsylvanian and Penn community members alike have shared their thoughts, reactions, and insights on the Supreme Court's decision to forbid race-conscious admissions in higher education.
Lexi Boccuzzi | Affirmative action failed to act affirmatively
Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi breaks down how race-based affirmative action failed to fulfill its potential promises.
Spencer Gibbs | Dear first years and beyond, kindly ignore bad faith protestors
Columnist Spencer Gibbs cautions how to react to some of the protests that students may encounter on Locust.
Adeoluwa Fatukasi | Penn’s affirmative action statement is inconsistent with its educational mission
Columnist Adeoluwa Fatukasi discusses the values of Penn’s general education curriculum and the necessary emphasis on critical theory in the classroom.
Vinay Khosla | Asian Americans, the model minority myth, and affirmative action
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues Asian Americans’ participation in ending affirmative action is indicative of an internalization of the model minority myth.
Azza Elrashid｜African immigrants are the unintended beneficiaries of affirmative action
Columnist Azza Elrashid reflects on the nuances of affirmative action as the daughter of African immigrants.
Jessica Gooding | The Supreme Court is wrong, race always matters
Jessica Gooding argues that participating in a facade that denies the reality of being Black in America serves to only further the illusion of meritocracy and solidify discrimination.
Surayya Walters | Affirmative action was never the problem
Surayya Walters unearths her perspective and story behind the affirmative action verdict.