Opinion Columns
Caroline Magdolen | Penn OutOfTouch: Why our academic planning needs more than a software update
Columnist Caroline Magdolen argues that Penn's replacement for Penn InTouch will do little to improve the fundamental issues with Penn's academic and advising systems.
Andy Yoon & Emily Chang | Non-Wharton students should not be denied campus resources
Columnists Andy Yoon and Emily Chang argue that Penn must bridge the resource divide between Wharton and the other undergraduate schools.
Joseph M. Squillaro | Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and tolerate COVID-19
Columnist Joseph Squillaro discusses how to deal with the fear and anxiety that comes with catching pseudo-COVID-19.
Lexi Boccuzzi | Why local and state politics are the answer to our political grievances
Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi discusses how local politics are both more impactful and less partisan than national politics.
Liala Sofi | On such a racially diverse campus, why is cross-racial engagement limited?
Columnist Liali Sofi reflects on the demographics of friend groups on campus and how we can build more mixed communites.
Yomi Abdi | Penn is not the 'Social Ivy' for all of us
Columnist Yomi Abdi writes about the racialized nature of Penn’s party scene and how it leaves people of color out.
Jaden Cloobeck | Take your time to learn your housing options
Columnist Jaden Cloobeck discusses how to navigate the maze that is finding new housing for a school year.
Allison Santa-Cruz | Penn housing needs serious reform
Columnist Allison Santa-Cruz discusses changes that can be made to improve Penn's college housing.
Surayya Walters | Read this before you accept your return offer
Columnist Surayya Walters discusses how to find happiness without a return offer.
Daniel Andre Gurevitch | Car crashes and thank yous
Columnist Daniel Andre Gurevitch reflects on gratitude and memories after his grandmother was critically injured in a hit-and-run.
Isabella Glassman | How to keep students caught up in class
Columnist Isabella Glassman argues that Penn professors must make more accommodations to ensure Penn students who miss class for health reasons aren't being punished
Connor Gibson | Artichokes still have doubts
Columnist Connor Gibson revisits Marina Keegan's essay "Even artichokes have doubts" 10 years later.
Jaden Cloobeck | Why people don't intervene to prevent harm, and what can be done to change that
Columnist Jaden Cloobeck explores bystanderism, offering an analysis of why so many turned a blind eye when a Penn student was beaten at a Castle fraternity party.
Allison Santa-Cruz | We need to rethink the function of modern fraternities
Columnist Allison Santa-Cruz looks at the historical roots of fraternities and sees how ideas of service could be brought back to the modern day.
Penn Leads the Vote | Youth have power — but if we don’t vote, we’ll lose it
Penn Leads The Vote argues that Penn students must register to and regularly vote in order to shape national politics.
Caroline Magdolen | How many lanternflies have you stomped today?
Caroline Magdolen encourages us to give back to the local ecosystem, even in urban spaces like Philadelphia, as seemingly harmless inaction can lead to exponential damage in the long run.Columnist Caroline Magdolen argues that we need to pay more attention to Philadelphia's ailing ecosystem and squash lanterflies!
Taja Mazaj | The pandemic isn’t going away — and Penn isn’t prepared
Columnist Taja Mazaj argues that Penn is ignoring the tools it already has to avoid a campus outbreak of COVID-19.
Emily Chang | How to make dining on campus a better experience
Columnist Emily Chang discusses simple changes to make the dining halls run more efficiently.
Asaad Manzar | How I used honesty and action to overcome my anxiety
Columnist Asaad Manzar discusses his experiences with social anxiety in college, and how he overcame it.