Namrata Pradeep | You can’t compete with the crane or the chatbot

By Namrata Pradeep · Nov. 20, 2024

Columnist Namrata Pradeep explores employability in the face of smarter technology.

Ingrid Holmquist | Our goals don’t change under Trump

By Ingrid Holmquist · Nov. 20, 2024

Columnist Ingrid Holmquist highlights the impending Trump presidency as a chance to restructure the left to better support us.

Elo Esalomi | A Brit’s guide to American democracy

By Elo Esalomi · Nov. 20, 2024

Columnist Elo Esalomi compares U.K. and U.S. political cultures in the wake of experiencing her first U.S. presidential election.

Marie Dillard | Trump voters aren't racist, but they excuse it

By Marie Dillard · Nov. 20, 2024

Columnist Marie Dillard explores the rise of far-right populism fueled by fear of cultural displacement, where identity and power are framed as zero-sum battles.

Francesco Salamone | First years, stop listening to upperclassmen right now (including me)

By Francesco Salamone · Nov. 19, 2024

Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that a proliferation of upperclassmen bellwethers giving excessive bogus advice is making first years feel inadequate.

Elo Esalomi | Penn's dining dilemma

By Elo Esalomi · Nov. 19, 2024

Columnist Elo Esalomi questions the standards of Penn Dining after multiple food safety violations, both on campus and in the surrounding Philadelphia community.

Malaikah Niyazi | Conversations with Quakers and broader realizations under a new Trump era

By Malaikah Niyazi · Nov. 18, 2024

Guest Columnist Malaikah Niyazi reflects on how right-wing populism continues to perpetuate divisive policies globally, while young voters, lulled by irony and misinformation, remain detached from the severe consequences.

Zara Raven | For marginalized students at Penn, fascism is already here

By Zara Raven · Nov. 18, 2024

Guest Columnist Zara Raven shares an interaction with a professor and connects this discriminatory act to a growing, global trend toward fascism.

Lindsay Muneton | Open heart, open mind, no open memberships

By Lindsay Muneton · Nov. 18, 2024

Columnist Lindsay Muneton comments on Penn culture which stigmatizes open membership clubs, advocating for students to consider their positive aspects.

Tiyya Geiger | Failure as navigation

By Tiyya Geiger · Nov. 17, 2024

Columnist Tiyya Geiger implores Penn students to embrace failure as a way to learn in and out of the classroom.

Arshiya Pant | All politics is local; let’s start acting like it

By Arshiya Pant · Nov. 17, 2024

Columnist Arshiya Pant discusses the importance of participating in local politics amidst the dominance of national conversations.

Diya Choksey | Sweaters, scarves, and sweating: dressing for Philadelphia’s ‘fall’-acies

By Diya Choksey · Nov. 17, 2024

Columnist Diya Choksey tackles the challenge of dressing for Philadelphia’s unpredictable fall, where the struggle to “layer up” for chilly mornings and endure overheated classrooms mirrors the chaos of college life itself.

Piper Slinka-Petka | Start being ‘chalant’

By Piper Slinka-Petka · Nov. 17, 2024

Columnist Piper Slinka-Petka critiques how Penn’s culture pushes students to be “nonchalant” and encourages them to embrace emotional honesty and vulnerability.

Allison Santa-Cruz | Stop calling Trump voters racist

By Allison Santa-Cruz · Nov. 13, 2024

Columnist Allison Santa-Cruz argues that the Democratic Party’s accusatory and moralizing rhetoric alienates potential supporters, backfires by reinforcing opposition, and undermines its appeal to the working class and diverse members of our citizenry.

Jack Lakis | Gambling on democracy isn’t a safe bet

By Jack Lakis · Nov. 13, 2024

Columnist Jack Lakis evaluates the implications of financial interference with the 2024 presidential election.

Mariana Martinez | Did misogyny just kill American democracy?

By Mariana Martinez · Nov. 12, 2024

Columnist Mariana Martinez analyzes the gender factor of the 2024 presidential election.

Diya Choksey | What Warren Buffett learned from Benjamin Franklin (and you can, too)

By Diya Choksey · Nov. 11, 2024

Columnist Diya Choksey uncovers Benjamin Franklin’s success secrets endorsed by multibillionaire Warren Buffet that can help Penn students build genuine connections, achieve self-mastery, and secure lasting success.