Hanadi Abdulkadir | Racist posts on Sidechat are not invisible

By Hanadi Abdulkadir · Oct. 4, 2023

Columnist Hanadi Abdulkadir explores how sites like Sidechat can impact the broader Philadelphia community. 

Jessey Shin | Making a case for the less popular college houses

By Jessey Shin · Oct. 4, 2023

Columnist Jessey Shin writes about the hidden perks of living in an “unpopular” College House. 

Andrew Stratton | The problem with Penn’s room rates

By Andrew Stratton · Oct. 3, 2023

Columnist Andrew Stratton discusses how Penn should have a greater range of room rates when it comes to on-campus housing. 

Noor Chafouk | Rejecting aid and reclaiming agency

By Noor Chafouk · Oct. 2, 2023

Columnist Noor Chafouk explores the socio-political dynamics of natural catastrophe, and how Morocco’s decision to assert its autonomy challenged the normative narrative that seeps into humanitarian crisis response.

Sose Hovannisian | Armenians are facing a second genocide – you should care

By Sose Hovannisian · Sept. 30, 2023

Columnist Sose Hovannisian demands that the global community open its eyes to Azeri and Turkish atrocities and take action before more Armenians are wiped off the Earth. 

Brett Seaton | How often will future empires think of America?

By Brett Seaton · Sept. 27, 2023

Columnist Brett Seaton discusses how an aging political class impacts government spending and the future solvency of our country.

Chloe Chen | Thrifting is not the solution

By Chloe Chen · Sept. 26, 2023

Columnist Chloe Chen criticizes the act of justifying overconsumption by shopping second-hand. 

Spencer Gibbs | An obligation of truth

By Spencer Gibbs · Sept. 25, 2023

Columnist Spencer Gibbs decries the careless, incomplete sharing of news that is increasingly prevalent on campus and beyond. 

Noor Chafouk | Fallacies of Free Speech: Exploring the dynamics and scope of protections in academic discourse

By Noor Chafouk · Sept. 21, 2023

Columnist Noor Chafouk details fallacies of freedom of speech arguments in the context of Amy Wax and the Palestine Writes Literature Festival.

Vinay Khosla | The summer the patriarchy fell?

By Vinay Khosla · Sept. 21, 2023

Columnist Vinay Khosla dissects the harmful commodification of feminism that infused this summer’s cultural phenomena. 

Lexi Boccuzzi | Barbie and … the birth rate?

By Lexi Boccuzzi · Sept. 21, 2023

Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi posits that there is a much more traditional conception of womanhood at the root of the summer’s most iconic “feminist” media hits. 

Riane Lumer | Elon Musk has it wrong

By Riane Lumer · Sept. 20, 2023

Columnist Riane Lumer argues that Elon Musk's threats to the Anti-Defamation League are a deterrent from his own pitfalls. 

Allison Santa-Cruz | The vicious underbelly of the Women’s World Cup

By Allison Santa-Cruz · Sept. 15, 2023

Columnist Allison Santa-Cruz argues that despite progress in the respect and interest in women’s sports, misogyny is still alive and well: both in the cultural discourse about it, and within the very institution of athletics itself.  

Lexi Boccuzzi | The veil of anonymity and its threat to accountability

By Lexi Boccuzzi · Sept. 14, 2023

Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi explains how the Sidechat discourse around Penn’s treatment of 9/11 is indicative of a broader culture of self-censorship.

Mia Vesely | Highly Aided: Penn must better support FGLI students

By Mia Vesely · Sept. 13, 2023

Columnist Mia Vesely calls for reformed FGLI resources after Penn administration abruptly suspends a popular textbook access initiative for students. 

Zara Tena | It’s okay to be ordinary

By Zara Tena · Sept. 12, 2023

Columnist Zara Tena explores how Penn culture pushes students to reach for perfection. 

Vinay Khosla and Lexi Boccuzzi | All the elephants in the room

By Lexi Boccuzzi and Vinay Khosla · Sept. 7, 2023

Vinay Khosla and Lexi Boccuzzi deliberate over what the first Republican presidential primary debate means for the race overall.