Guest Columnist Daniel Gurevitch reflects on integrating ambition and joy at Penn, emphasizing the importance of balancing serious, hard work with light-hearted moments in life.
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Columnist Sose Hovannisian urges the new class of Quakers to avoid selecting a single for their first-year housing experience.
Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that embracing purposeless solitude is crucial for self-discovery and inner peace.
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Julu Nwaezeapu
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April 22, 2024
Columnist Julu Nwaezeapu investigates the structure of Penn’s Student Activities Council and its role in disseminating inequitable finances to cultural student organizations.
Columnist Riane Lumer argues that reinstating standardized tests for admissions is a regression in advancing equitable higher education practices.
Columnist Franklin Li argues that we should think twice before adding another class to our already packed schedule.
Columnist Franklin Li argues that we should think twice before adding another class to our already packed schedule.
Columnist Sose Hovannisian urges the new class of Quakers to avoid selecting a single for their first-year housing experience.
Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that embracing purposeless solitude is crucial for self-discovery and inner peace.
Columnist Mariana Martinez argues Penn should allocate more resources to eliminating rape culture on campus.
Columnist Niheer Patel argues that Penn’s overwhelming support for consulting and financial sector jobs for all of its students limits their potential.
Columnist Eric Najera argues that the humanities degrees should not be overlooked in importance.
Columnist Eliza Carroll examines Penn’s institutional culture and how students adapt to the lack of guidelines provided by the University.
Columnist Chloe Chen explores the idea of privacy privilege and the harsh media surveillance of female stars.
Columnist Sangitha Aiyer encourages incoming first years to abandon their college application personas.
Mariana Martinez | Status update: In a toxic relationship with academia
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Mariana Martinez
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April 5, 2024
Columnist Mariana Martinez explores the toxic side of academia in American universities and its effect on the students.
Mritika Senthil | A win-win situation? Exploring potential benefits of the McCarthyism lawsuit for pro-Israel advocates
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Mritika Senthil
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April 2, 2024
Columnist Mritika Senthil reflects on how pro-Israel interests in privacy rights and academic freedom actually align with a recent lawsuit alleging Penn’s concerted restraint of pro-Palestine speech.
Columnist Ashti Tiwari suggests first years take a step back from the internship hunt this summer and look for less intensive but still valuable professional experiences.
Zaid Alsubaiei | The education system has failed students in writing
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Zaid Alsubaiei
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March 27, 2024
Columnist Zaid Alsubaiei reflects on the national writing crisis, its causes, and what Penn students can do about it.
Columnist Jack Lakis asserts that Penn’s critical writing requirement is not sufficient and must be taken more seriously.
Jessey Shin | Register NOW, submit by EOD: Seriously, what’s the rush?
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Jessey Shin
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March 24, 2024
Columnist Jessey Shin discusses midterms and urgency culture at Penn, and reimagines academia as a human-centric space free from impending deadlines.
Columnist Franklin Li believes that introducing competition to Penn’s food market is one of the only solutions to improve Penn Dining, but this would be impossible.
Columnist Sose Hovannisian argues that Penn students should halt the harping on Philadelphia and appreciate the city that’s given us so much.
