Columnist Peter Kennedy argues that Penn must invest in proactive infrastructure upgrades to protect its aging campus from increasingly frequent extreme weather events.
The UA describes their struggle to prioritize the student experience in the face of budget cuts and rising participation costs.
Columnist Judah Blitstein explores Penn’s athletic culture.
The Latest
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Mritika Senthil
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March 1, 2026
Senior Columnist Mritika Senthil describes how Penn’s latest hazing report stops short of holding campus groups accountable.
Columnists Dew Udagedara and Lindsay Muneton examine how Penn’s unstructured transition to college leaves students grasping for connection.
Editorial | We deserve grade transparency
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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Feb. 25, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board emphasizes the importance of informative student evaluations and timely grading.
Editorial | We deserve grade transparency
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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Feb. 25, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board emphasizes the importance of informative student evaluations and timely grading.
The UA describes their struggle to prioritize the student experience in the face of budget cuts and rising participation costs.
Columnist Judah Blitstein explores Penn’s athletic culture.
Columnist Gloria Oladejo argues that Penn’s culture neglects the humanities and hurts all students, no matter what field of study they pursue.
Editorial | GET-UP’s victory was long overdue
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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Feb. 19, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board reflects on Penn’s relationship with labor movements in the context of GET-UP’s bargaining success.
Senior Columnist Diya Choksey argues that if a chatbot can outperform a lecture, the problem is not artificial intelligence but the design of the modern lecture hall.
Columnist Joshua Daugherty argues that Penn should fund nursing students’ transportation to and from clinical sites.
Columnist Peter Kennedy argues that a mandatory community service requirement for undergraduates would help realize Benjamin Franklin's vision for Penn.
Senior columnist Mariana Martinez comments on the lacking diversity of perspectives in Penn’s curriculum and its effects on students.
Editorial | When bureaucracy plays favorites
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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Feb. 11, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board argues that Penn’s modularity benefits students in specialized schools, while harming students in the College.
Columnist Marie Dillard encourages students to reevaluate their relationship with learning.
Guest columnist Amogh Sarangdhar argues that AI is pushing students to outsource the “how” and “why” of learning, and that Penn should bring in-person viva-style defenses to class.
Columnist Andy Mei argues that Penn’s fight with the Trump administration over DEI language distracts from a more pressing reality for its students.
Columnist Mahee Patel argues that the comfort of having “made it” to an elite university has dulled Penn students’ prior ambitions.
Columnist Lindsay Muneton explores Penn students' part in perpetuating a toxic academic environment.
Columnist Dew Udagedara questions the notion that Penn’s party scene makes student life balanced.
Columnist Eden Liu critiques the rise of performative outrage on campus and argues moral signaling cannot replace real civic participation.
