Akiva Berkowitz | The long, winding road to mediocrity

By Akiva Berkowitz · May 2, 2024

Columnist Akiva Berkowitz reflects on the encampment at Penn and questions why it has yet to be properly shut down. 

Hanadi Abdulkadir | How to finish off the spring semester strong

By Hanadi Abdulkadir · April 30, 2024

Columnist Hanadi Abdulkadir highlights the importance of maintaining your stress levels through the last stretch of the spring semester. 

Beatriz Báez | The doctor will, in fact, not see you now

By Beatriz Báez · April 30, 2024

Columnist Beatriz Báez investigates the University of Pennsylvania Health System’s current inefficiencies and discusses the need for a deep reconstruction.

Jack Lakis | This is where Penn doesn’t lead the vote

By Jack Lakis · April 29, 2024

Columnist Jack Lakis argues that Penn Student Government has an insufficient presence on campus.

Mia Vesely | Peaceful protest belongs on college campuses

By Mia Vesely · April 28, 2024

Columnist Mia Vesely defends student-led encampments for Gaza and why free speech matters.

Francesco Salamone | Social status pie: The hierarchy game we all play

By Francesco Salamone · April 28, 2024

Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that the craving to be seen and admired plays a larger role in campus dynamics than we think, socially and psychologically.

Ashti Tiwari | The ABCs of BFS

By Ashti Tiwari · April 27, 2024

Columnist Ashti Tiwari shares a realistic overview of her experience with the Integrated Studies Program as a Benjamin Franklin Scholar.

Mariana Martinez | Taylor Swift and the white feminist department

By Mariana Martinez · April 26, 2024

Columnist Mariana Martinez argues that Taylor Swift’s marketing choices are very problematic, even if fans try to turn a blind eye. 

Zaid Alsubaiei | Beware of Penn Course Review

By Zaid Alsubaiei · April 26, 2024

Columnist Zaid Alsubaiei calls into question instructor ratings and how perceived course difficulty may undermine faculty efforts in the classroom.

Franklin Li | Penn should not enforce CIS course prerequisites

By Franklin Li · April 25, 2024

Columnist Franklin Li argues that enforcing prerequisite requirements is not the right way to address the increasing demand for CIS courses.

Mia Vesely | The commencement speaker is qualified and a excellent choice

By Mia Vesely · April 24, 2024

Columnist Mia Vesely explains why Siddhartha Mukherjee is an excellent choice for commencement speaker and why students should listen up. 

Sose Hovannisian | Remember the Armenian Genocide of 1915 today

By Sose Hovannisian · April 24, 2024

Columnist Sose Hovannisian urges the Penn community to remember Armenian history’s darkest times today. 

Kaynath Chowdhury | Stop curving classes

By Kaynath Chowdhury · April 23, 2024

Columnist Kaynath Chowdhury critiques the way STEM courses are taught, attributing low test averages to ineffective teaching methods.

Daniel Gurevitch | The serious and the light-hearted

By Daniel Gurevitch · April 23, 2024

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.

Julu Nwaezeapu | Black Penn and the student funding crisis

By Julu Nwaezeapu · 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.

Riane Lumer | Penn should remain test-optional, permanently

By Riane Lumer · April 19, 2024

Columnist Riane Lumer argues that reinstating standardized tests for admissions is a regression in advancing equitable higher education practices.

Franklin Li | Forget about that class you did not get

By Franklin Li · April 18, 2024

Columnist Franklin Li argues that we should think twice before adding another class to our already packed schedule.