Columnist Sohum Sheth argues that dismissing land acknowledgments as overly simplistic is a luxury afforded to the insulated.
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Columnist Charlotte Pulica argues that the nation no longer cares about elitism in education.
Columnist Ady Lotivio argues that the cultural clubs here should re-check how they make sense of our community’s diversity.
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Sienna Bevan
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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?
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Audrey Levenson
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Dec. 3, 2025
Columnist Audrey Levenson weighs in on how to gently end a situationship.
Zoe Mackey explains how cultural groups at Penn help support the foundation of identity in students of color.
Zoe Mackey explains how cultural groups at Penn help support the foundation of identity in students of color.
Columnist Charlotte Pulica argues that the nation no longer cares about elitism in education.
Columnist Ady Lotivio argues that the cultural clubs here should re-check how they make sense of our community’s diversity.
Columnist Audrey Levenson introduces the concept of her advice column and weighs in on study abroad.
Senior columnist Mariana Martinez criticizes the need for immediacy in dating and encourages students to be more vulnerable.
Columnist Kamau Louis argues that Penn is lacking in its effort to protect Black students in the recent wake of a racist video.
Senior columnist Mritika Senthil explains how student groups exploit high-traffic weekends to cash in on overcrowded, overpriced downtown parties.
Columnist Lindsay Muneton highlights the social divide between on and off-campus students as a consequence of university inaction.
Viktor Wittner | Penn has a diversity problem, but not the one you think
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Viktor Wittner
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Nov. 18, 2025
Columnist Viktor Wittner sheds light on Penn’s lack of initiative to recruit and support rural students.
Columnist Andy Mei provides a satirical look at the relationship between loneliness and busyness, commenting on the use of work as an excuse to be a worse friend.
Columnist Marie Dillard explores the rise in anti-Black racist rhetoric happening on campus following the incidents that have occurred near campus.
Columnist Gladys Smith mourns the forgotten art of reading.
Columnist Charlotte Pulica explains the importance of research at Penn, and why every student should participate in some form of research to further their education.
Senior columnist Mia Vesely discusses the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and dispels the notion that such programs are misused or unessential.
Columnist Greta Lynch argues that social media is dulling the minds of our generation, but not for the reasons we’re often told.
Columnist Elijah Ramirez urges students to stop perpetuating social hierarchy in Greek life, and aims to remind students of the true purpose fraternities and sororities serve.
Senior Columnist Diya Choksey explores why hazing persists at Penn, arguing that it stems less from rebellion than from a culture that confuses endurance with belonging.
