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Opinion Columns

11/26/12 1:29am

JY Lee | A season for thanks

So here’s a toast to all the people, places, institutions and cultures that have contributed to my metamorphosis over the last four years.
11/26/12 1:29am

Yessenia Gutierrez | Legalize it — but don’t forget Latin America

It’s time the United States reviews its position on the war against drugs in Latin America.
11/20/12 1:38am

Kyle Henson | A thesis to top it off

Penn isn’t the only one of its peers that doesn’t require senior theses. But schools that have made it a requirement view it as a cornerstone of the undergraduate educational experience.
11/20/12 1:36am

Alexa Nicolas | Give me a break

Here’s a simple rule that would allow professors to keep lecturing and syllabi to continue without disrupting anyone: no exams, quizzes or papers should be due the first class back after a break.
11/19/12 1:42am

Kurt Mitman | When a full ride isn’t enough

Penn could do more to help its neediest students. As inequality continues to rise, Penn should lead the way to help equalize opportunities for students across all socioeconomic backgrounds.
11/19/12 1:40am

Kurt Mitman | When a full ride isn’t enough

Penn could do more to help its neediest students. As inequality continues to rise, Penn should lead the way to help equalize opportunities for students across all socioeconomic backgrounds.
11/19/12 1:33am

Yessenia Gutierrez | Breaking into a community

Rhythmic Damage, the annual breaking — or break dancing — event has gained a following beyond Penn.
11/16/12 12:59am

Robert Hsu | Surviving the sophomore slump

It can be difficult to come down from the “high” of freshman year into the reality of sophomore year.
11/16/12 12:55am

Ernest Owens | Minding your manners

Yes, college is stressful. The constant demands and expectations can take a toll on how we treat one another, but that doesn’t excuse us from being respectful.
11/15/12 12:04am

Lauren Agresti | Going beyond the Band-Aid

We’re programmed to respond to problematic or unusual situations. But once the Band-Aid has been applied, it’s back to business.
11/15/12 12:04am

Emily Orrson | Keeping up with David Petraeus

Where have all our male role models gone?
11/14/12 12:07am

Sindhuri Nandhakumar | Why I left Penn

I struggled to decide whether to leave Penn until it dawned on me that depression is a medical condition — so I’m entitled to medical leave.
11/14/12 12:01am

Divya Ramesh | Waffles for dinner

Penn needs to do more to improve its vegetarian options.
11/13/12 1:32am

Yessenia Gutierrez | You are what you consume

We choose our purchases to reveal who we are, so much so that even our personalities are commoditized.
11/12/12 1:30am

Brian Collopy | The next four years

The fact that Barack Obama was re-elected guarantees that certain changes will take effect.
11/12/12 1:22am

JY Lee | A hipster manifesto

Ignorant historians in the future will label us as the hipster generation — whether we like it or not.
11/08/12 6:39pm

Ernest Owens | I’m no victim of class

Stories about students who receive full financial aid are usually accompanied by an amazing tale of how they overcame obstacles.
11/08/12 1:33am

Lauren Agresti | While I was sleeping…

You don’t have to be ecstatic. You don’t have to be angry. That’s the cool part. You get to decide.
11/07/12 3:18am

Aya Saed | Becoming an American

Yesterday, I cast my first ballot as a newly naturalized citizen of the United States.
11/07/12 3:18am

Adam Silver | A Democrat thrives in a conservative era

The past four years have been some of the most challenging of this century. But the country is moving out of these hard times and into a new era. While it will remain a conservative era, Democratic governance — and Obama — will thrive within it.

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