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Columnist Mia Vesely analyzes the influence of race in the recent presidential election.
Alyma Karbownik | Dreams of college connections, realities of classroom cliques
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Alyma Karbownik
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Dec. 3, 2024
Columnist Alyma Karbownik compares her college expectations of lively classroom discussions to similar social patterns that re-emerged from her high school years.
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Gina Grace Huh
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Dec. 3, 2024
Guest Columnist Gina Grace Huh advocates for Penn to implement a ‘Mental Health Monday’ during the fall semester.
Columnist Solemei Scamaroni argues that labeling Trump voters as racist oversimplifies their political choices, stifles productive dialogue, and undermines efforts to foster meaningful change in a democracy.
Arshiya Pant | The Holmesburg Prison experiment survivors deserve better from Penn
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Arshiya Pant
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Dec. 3, 2024
Columnist Arshiya Pant argues that Penn should meet the reparative demands made by victims of university-facilitated prison experiments.
Arshiya Pant | The Holmesburg Prison experiment survivors deserve better from Penn
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Arshiya Pant
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Dec. 3, 2024
Columnist Arshiya Pant argues that Penn should meet the reparative demands made by victims of university-facilitated prison experiments.
Columnist Mia Vesely analyzes the influence of race in the recent presidential election.
Alyma Karbownik | Dreams of college connections, realities of classroom cliques
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Alyma Karbownik
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Dec. 3, 2024
Columnist Alyma Karbownik compares her college expectations of lively classroom discussions to similar social patterns that re-emerged from her high school years.
Guest Columnist Stephen Morse shares his experience as an alumnus during the 2006 midterm election and offers a democracy lesson for current students.
Columnist Solemei Scamaroni warns the politicization of universities, like Penn, will intensify under the next Trump administration, urging universities and students to be aware of the national impact of their actions.
Columnist Beatriz Báez discusses Puerto Rico’s status and examines the relationship between the political influence of Puerto Ricans in the U.S. versus their role within the island itself.
Columnist Ingrid Holmquist highlights the importance of labor unions in the context of the ongoing struggle of SEPTA workers.
Isabel Sweeney | The red gets redder: The burning need for change in America
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Isabel Sweeney
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Nov. 22, 2024
Guest Columnist Isabel Sweeney reflects on the post-election reconciliation with what a decisive Trump victory tells us about America’s struggles.
Columnist Halima Osman explores the implications of declining diversity and representation within Black Penn following the overturning of affirmative action.
Columnist Tiyya Geiger compels Penn students to revitalize free reading as a core tenant of the college experience.
Namrata Pradeep | You can’t compete with the crane or the chatbot
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Namrata Pradeep
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Nov. 20, 2024
Columnist Namrata Pradeep explores employability in the face of smarter technology.
Columnist Ingrid Holmquist highlights the impending Trump presidency as a chance to restructure the left to better support us.
Columnist Elo Esalomi compares U.K. and U.S. political cultures in the wake of experiencing her first U.S. presidential election.
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)
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Francesco Salamone
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Nov. 19, 2024
Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that a proliferation of upperclassmen bellwethers giving excessive bogus advice is making first years feel inadequate.
Columnist Elo Esalomi questions the standards of Penn Dining after multiple food safety violations, both on campus and in the surrounding Philadelphia community.
Columnist Lindsay Muneton comments on Penn culture which stigmatizes open membership clubs, advocating for students to consider their positive aspects.
