At Penn, a version of love, far from my own, seems to be the center of attention.
Guest Column by Hadriana Lowenkron | Heather Mac Donald claimed racism on campuses doesn’t exist. I disagree.
Mac Donald may not see or understand how racism exists today, but we sure do.
Urooba Abid | All Penn alumni should send their kids to public schools
With a Penn education comes a very real responsibility to make sure every child in this country is receiving an adequate education, regardless of their economic circumstances.
Editorial | Penn must provide more resources to the FGLI library
Penn needs to step up and provide more resources to the FGLI textbook library.
Guest Column by Hadriana Lowenkron | Heather Mac Donald claimed racism on campuses doesn’t exist. I disagree.
Mac Donald may not see or understand how racism exists today, but we sure do.
Urooba Abid | All Penn alumni should send their kids to public schools
With a Penn education comes a very real responsibility to make sure every child in this country is receiving an adequate education, regardless of their economic circumstances.
Kristen Yeh | Lunar New Year
KRISTEN YEH is a College sophomore from West Covina, Calif.
Ana West | It’s time for children of privilege to grow up — and that means Penn kids too
The second best time to hold people like Northam accountable is right now, while we have the chance.
Guest Column by Craig Carnaroli | Second semester senior year bucket list challenge
Above all else, cherish and enjoy your remaining time at Penn as an undergraduate. The finish line is in sight!
Editorial | Penn cultural centers deserve more space than the ARCH basement
The relegation of La Casa Latina, Makuu, and the Pan-Asian American Community House to a basement in the ARCH building is exclusionary.
Joel Lee | Regardless of success or failure, Penn students should have self-worth
The very fact that we are students at Penn speaks to our intelligence. Some of us have never really felt overwhelming rejection or underachievement.
Whether you are Asian, Hispanic, African American, or any other race, make Penn a new site for sharing stories about your culture and celebrating your family’s heritage.
BEN CLAAR is a College senior from Scarsdale, N.Y.
KRISTEN YEH is a College sophomore from West Covina, Calif.
Guest Column by Tamara Wurman | Ralph Northam broke our trust. His apology didn’t fix it.
In this new era of deep polarization, it is crucial that we maintain moral integrity.
Editorial | Kaepernick hasn’t left. Neither should Penn’s criminal justice reform efforts.
While the Super Bowl may be the only time some pay attention to these issues, police brutality and structural racism are not distant phenomena for many on and near Penn’s campus.
Guest Column by Abigail Swartz | Penn Nursing needs to require a class on LGBTQ healthcare
I don’t claim to be an expert on LGBTQ healthcare, but the fact still stands that important aspects of our education as caretakers are being allowed to fall by the wayside.
Lucy Hu | Spending a semester at Cambridge made me love Penn’s pre-professionalism
But when I peeled back the layers of historical extravagance, I realized that while the Ivy League evokes less Harry Potter imagery than Cambridge or Oxford, the actual learning experience may be more worth the prestige than the English schools.
VERONICA FENTON is a College sophomore from Penn Valley, Pa. Her email address is fentonv@sas.upenn.edu.
If we fall into cycles of pushing yourself too far, burning out, and then treating yourself to copious amounts of whatever it is that makes you feel temporarily better about yourself, the cycle will never end. Temporary relief is all you’ll ever feel.

















