Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi argues that the University’s choice to extend the mask mandate in classrooms failed to consider scientific evidence and opinions of a large portion of students and faculty.
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Columnist Jesse Zhang shares his experiences and the lessons he learned from the college matriculation process.
Columnist Alex Eapen writes that appointing a person of color as provost will allow Penn to better prioritize diversity and inclusion on campus.
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Agatha Advincula
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March 31, 2022
Columnist Agatha Advincula advises incoming college students on what they should know about Penn.
Otto Piasecki | Penn needs to value its diversity and internationalism
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Otto Piasecki
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March 30, 2022
Columnist Otto Piasecki urges students to take advantage of the international diversity present at Penn.
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that social media culture has been pivotal in desensitizing people to issues across the world.
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that social media culture has been pivotal in desensitizing people to issues across the world.
Columnist Jesse Zhang shares his experiences and the lessons he learned from the college matriculation process.
Columnist Alex Eapen writes that appointing a person of color as provost will allow Penn to better prioritize diversity and inclusion on campus.
Jaden Cloobeck | Senior societies should become more inclusive and transparent
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Jaden Cloobeck
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March 22, 2022
Columnist Jaden Cloobeck argues that senior societies need to improve in social inclusivity and financial transparency by reflecting on his personal rush experience and by interviewing current senior society members.
Columnist Sam Zou argues for the positive role affirmative action has on achieving diversity, increasing intergenerational mobility, and equalizing wealth between Black and white students.
Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi argues that higher education should not be viewed as a necessity, and in doing so we can improve the quality of our lives in college as well as our collective financial futures.
Isabella Glassman | ECON 001 is not a prerequisite to life at Penn
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Isabella Glassman
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March 15, 2022
Columnist Isabella Glassman urges Penn students to more deeply consider whether an economics course is necessary for their academic career.
Allison Santa-Cruz | It's time to drop the mask mandate, required testing, and PennOpen pass
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Allison Santa-Cruz
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March 14, 2022
Columnist Allison-Santa-Cruz argues that it is time to return to pre-pandemic normalcy given current COVID-19 data.
Columnist Jesse Zhang encourages the Penn community to participate in a non-academic and non-preprofessional extracurricular activity.
Joseph M. Squillaro | “The Great Penn Resignation” is happening. How will you take back your time?
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Joseph M. Squillaro
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March 14, 2022
Columnist Joseph M. Squillaro encourages you to join “The Great Penn Resignation,” discussing the paradoxical benefits of declaring “I quit.”
Columnist Alfredo Praticò argues that the Penn community should vote on the fate of the campus mask mandate.
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that Penn students ought to be more cognizant of wealth disparities in order to build a more inclusive campus environment.
Allison Santa-Cruz | Stop comparing Philadelphia to other cities
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Allison Santa-Cruz
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March 1, 2022
Columnist Allison Santa-Cruz discusses how reframing our initial perceptions of Philadelphia enables us to view it for the great city that it is.
Jaden Cloobeck | Use Penn’s alumni network. It may change your life.
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Jaden Cloobeck
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Feb. 23, 2022
Columnist Jaden Cloobeck encourages students to reach out to Penn alumni using the MyPenn database because doing so may lead to informative lessons and connections.
Alfredo Praticò | Magill’s first test: Getting Penn’s support of Lea Elementary right
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Alfredo Praticò
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Feb. 22, 2022
Columnist Alfredo Praticò argues that the success of Penn’s multi-year, multi-million dollar investment into Lea Elementary hinges on Penn’s new president, Liz Magill.
Columnist Artur Vllahiu cites the work of German philosopher Martin Heidegger, arguing that COVID-19 is an inflection point in our understanding of existence and the lack thereof.
Columnist Tony Zhou argues that Penn should put a stronger emphasis on the recognition of the Lunar New Year to recognize the Asian community at Penn that currently celebrates it.
