Joel Lee | Choosing a major is a personal decision — there’s no need to rush

By Joel Lee · Oct. 11, 2018

Despite the stigma around being “undecided,” I believe that a lot of people are very unsure or insecure about their major choice or their undecided status.

Sireesh Ramesh | What men should learn from the Kavanaugh hearings

By Sireesh Ramesh · Oct. 10, 2018

The ease with which this vast number of male Senators was able to denounce Ford’s emotional account despite it being narrated directly to them is indicative of a deeper issue when it comes to the way a vast number of men (especially men in power) confront sexual assault in the United States.

Veronica Fenton | False advertising

By Veronica Fenton · Oct. 10, 2018

VERONICA FENTON is a College sophomore from Penn Valley, Pa.

Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri | Power lives on the pavement, not in the polls

By Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri · Oct. 10, 2018

Between sterilizing mass movements and corroding our political energy, voting is a necrotizing infection that renders our comatose body politic septic.

Christy Qiu | Let’s face it: The Quad is an antiquated castle

By Christy Qiu · Oct. 10, 2018

It’s time to move on from what’s traditionally “cool” to what’s livable.

Guest Column by ASAP Chair Kara Hardie | The effect of Kavanaugh’s confirmation on survivors

By Kara Hardie · Oct. 10, 2018

The survivor’s fears of not being believed or, worse, being blamed for the trauma they endured are overwhelmingly common and overwhelmingly devastating feelings experienced after sexual assault. 

Isabella Simonetti | Freshmen, you don’t have to live off campus next year

By Isabella Simonetti · Oct. 9, 2018

Don’t let social pressure bring you to pay ridiculous prices for moderately nicer housing. 

Ben Claar | A hairy situation

By Ben Claar · Oct. 8, 2018

BEN CLAAR is a College senior from Scarsdale, N.Y. 

Lilian Zhang | From Beijing to Philadelphia, gentrification follows me across the globe

By Lilian Zhang · Oct. 7, 2018

The “Old Beijing” collapsed along with antique city walls and hundred-year-old residences, replaced by skyscrapers and malls that stood majestically yet indifferently in the midst of their downfall.

Spencer Swanson | Step aside Joe — Biden is not the best choice for President

By Spencer Swanson · Oct. 7, 2018

I like Joe as much as the next guy, but he’s simply not what this country needs rights now — he is a man who hasn’t realized his moment has passed.

Kristen Yeh | A PSL PSA

By Kristen Yeh · Oct. 7, 2018

KRISTEN YEH is a College sophomore from West Covina, Calif.

Rebecca Alifimoff | As an American, the Kavanaugh hearings are personal

By Rebecca Alifimoff · Oct. 2, 2018

Weighed on crooked scales of justice, one alleged attempted rape balances quite nicely with two Yale degrees. 

Ben Claar | The flipping truth

By Ben Claar · Oct. 1, 2018

BEN CLAAR is a College senior from Scarsdale, N.Y.

Sophia DuRose | Dear Diary, thanks for everything

By Sophia DuRose · Oct. 1, 2018

If you’re dealing with something extreme in the sense of anxiety or depression, keeping a diary can help catalogue your feelings and emotions in a more coherent way.

Second Opinion from Dennis Morris | Your friendly neighborhood barista

By Dennis Morris · Oct. 1, 2018

I want to use my column to show everyone that their problems are valid and that it’s okay to laugh, cry, and scream.

Michael A. Keshmiri | All Penn employees deserve a living wage

By Michael A. Keshmiri · Oct. 1, 2018

It would be disgraceful for an Ivy League university with a multi-billion-dollar operating budget not to take the moral reins and pay all Penn employees a minimum wage between $20-$25 an hour.

Isabella Simonetti | Stanford is withholding its admissions rate. The Ivy League shouldn’t do the same.

By Isabella Simonetti · Sept. 30, 2018

It’s hard to get into an Ivy League school. And statistically speaking, it’s harder to get into Stanford. Students who are applying to these schools know that. So why hide the truth from them?