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Otto Piasecki | Penn should invest in redesigning campus spaces to maximize the student experience
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Otto Piasecki
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Nov. 3, 2022
Columnist Otto Piasecki urges Penn to invest in modernized student learning spaces with natural light.
Columnist Yomi Abdi argues why Penn students should ditch the trend of quiet quitting.
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Riane Lumer
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Nov. 7, 2022
Columnist Riane Lumer prompts students to show up to the polls this November while debunking the commonly used myths for abstention.
Annie Bingle | How Penn is affecting their student-athletes’ lives with NIL
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Annie Bingle
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Nov. 5, 2022
Columnist Annie Bingle debates Penn’s unique regulations regarding NIL, as well as the overall lives of their athletes.
Columnist Fiona Miller encourages first years to embrace failure at Penn.
Columnist Fiona Miller encourages first years to embrace failure at Penn.
Otto Piasecki | Penn should invest in redesigning campus spaces to maximize the student experience
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Otto Piasecki
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Nov. 3, 2022
Columnist Otto Piasecki urges Penn to invest in modernized student learning spaces with natural light.
Columnist Yomi Abdi argues why Penn students should ditch the trend of quiet quitting.
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that RAs and GRAs would benefit in a multitude of ways from unionizing, especially in the context of a growing student workers’ union movement in higher education.
Columnist C.H. Henry argues that "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" should come to Penn’s campus next fall for the benefit of its students and performance groups.
Sose Hovannisian | Penn students can, and should, swing the state
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Sose Hovannisian
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Oct. 30, 2022
Columnist Sose Hovannisian argues that Penn students, especially those from safe states, should take advantage of their ability to vote in Pennsylvania.
Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi explains why voting with partisan strategy rather than personal and community experience in mind can be harmful to representation.
Julu Nwaezeapu | Here’s how Penn can better support Philadelphia’s public schools
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Julu Nwaezeapu
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Oct. 29, 2022
Columnist Julu Nwaezeapu highlights why funding of partnership schools does not replace the financial support missing from public schools in the Philadelphia School District.
Columnist Keshav Ramesh argues that voting in this election is crucial for preventing an insurrectionist whose extremist right-wing beliefs would threaten the core of democracy in Pennsylvania.
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford | Bonjour-hi to a multilingual United States!
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Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford
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Oct. 25, 2022
Columnist Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford argues that the U.S. is hiding its multilingual nature through intentional actions that support English dominance.
Keyvan Farmanfarmaian | Let’s Passionately Celebrate Big Business
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Keyvan Farmanfarmaian
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Oct. 24, 2022
Columnist Keyvan Farmanfarmaian argues that protecting free markets and the American Dream must entail a more passionate defense of large companies.
Columnist Alex Baxter argues that student groups deserve a legitimate voice on campus — not the sidelining the University presents them with.
Columnist Sangitha Aiyer argues that the field of Classics is Western-centric and must be re-examined.
Columnist Caroline Magdolen contemplates what it means to be happy and fulfilled as a college student
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that parasocial relationships insulate public figures, such as celebrities and politicians from necessary criticism and that we must deconstruct this phenomenon.
Annie Bingle | My first month at Penn: The good, the bad, and everything I learned along the way
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Annie Bingle
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Oct. 19, 2022
Columnist Annie Bingle reflects on her first month at Penn, and her lessons learned along the way.
Allison Santa-Cruz | Penn is neglecting mental health yet again
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Allison Santa-Cruz
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Oct. 16, 2022
Columnist Allison Santa-Cruz argues that the recent merger between CAPS and Student Health services not only exemplifies the barriers of accessing Penn’s mental health services but also demonstrates that Penn's financial investments are prioritized elsewhere.
