Joshua Daugherty | Why is my grade at risk when I’m sick?

By Joshua Daugherty · Dec. 9, 2025

Columnist Joshua Daugherty calls for more flexible attendance policies so students aren’t penalized for being sick.

Simar Soni | Zohran Mamdani: Philadelphia’s lesson in coalition

By Simar Soni · Dec. 9, 2025

Columnist Simar Soni discusses Zohran Mamdani’s coalition strategies and how it impacts Philadelphians. 

Roshan Gopal | Politicians are misguided on violence

By Roshan Gopal · Dec. 9, 2025

Columnist Roshan Gopal depicts how misaligned political incentives lead to violence.

Zaid Alsubaiei | We grew up too fast

By Zaid Alsubaiei · Dec. 9, 2025

Columnist Zaid Alsubaiei argues that Penn students’ inability to “be kids” has led to dysfunctional tendencies.

Charlotte Pulica | What gets cut: Women's and children's needs first

By Charlotte Pulica · Dec. 8, 2025

Columnist Charlotte Pulica argues that the new degree classifications will cause more harm than any intended good.

Diya Choksey | Deflating grades will not inflate curiosity

By Diya Choksey · Dec. 7, 2025

Senior columnist Diya Choksey argues that making grades harsher will only deepen fear and shrink space for experimentation in the classroom.

Abhiram Juvvadi | Who actually matters at Penn?

By Abhiram Juvvadi · Dec. 5, 2025

Guest Columnist Abhiram Juvvadi urges the Penn community to be more cognizant of the work of support staff.

Sohum Sheth | It was never just about land

By Sohum Sheth · Dec. 4, 2025

Columnist Sohum Sheth argues that dismissing land acknowledgments as overly simplistic is a luxury afforded to the insulated.

Sienna Bevan | Polarization isn’t killing democracy. Our inability to listen is

By Sienna Bevan · Dec. 4, 2025

Columnist Sienna Bevan reflects on her past stance to explore why learning to approach disagreement with more empathy is essential for democracy.

Audrey Levenson | Your Halloween situationship got awkward. What now?

By Audrey Levenson · Dec. 3, 2025

Columnist Audrey Levenson weighs in on how to gently end a situationship.

Bo Goergen | Penn is not on stolen land

By Bo Goergen · Dec. 2, 2025

Guest columnist Bo Goergen argues that Penn's land acknowledgement oversimplifies history and rests on a mistaken premise that land can ever be unconquered.

Zoe Mackey | Holding space for Black students at Penn

By Zoe Mackey · Dec. 2, 2025

Zoe Mackey explains how cultural groups at Penn help support the foundation of identity in students of color.

Charlotte Pulica | Penn’s PR needs to be hacked

By Charlotte Pulica · Dec. 1, 2025

Columnist Charlotte Pulica argues that the nation no longer cares about elitism in education. 

Ady Lotivio | Should ethnicity matter anymore?

By Ady Lotivio · Nov. 30, 2025

Columnist Ady Lotivio argues that the cultural clubs here should re-check how they make sense of our community’s diversity.

Audrey Levenson | Welcome to ‘Ask Audrey’

By Audrey Levenson · Nov. 25, 2025

Columnist Audrey Levenson introduces the concept of her advice column and weighs in on study abroad.

Mariana Martinez | Stop fast-tracking love

By Mariana Martinez · Nov. 23, 2025

Senior columnist Mariana Martinez criticizes the need for immediacy in dating and encourages students to be more vulnerable.

Editorial | This is Philadelphia’s year

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Nov. 21, 2025

The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board urges Penn students to connect broadly with Philadelphia as the United States celebrates its 250th birthday.