Lexi Boccuzzi | Why local and state politics are the answer to our political grievances

By Lexi Boccuzzi · Oct. 18, 2021

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?

By Liala Sofi · Oct. 17, 2021

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

By Yomi Abdi · Oct. 12, 2021

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

By Jaden Cloobeck · Oct. 11, 2021

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

By Allison Santa-Cruz · Oct. 11, 2021

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

By Surayya Walters · Oct. 9, 2021

Columnist Surayya Walters discusses how to find happiness without a return offer.

Daniel Andre Gurevitch | Car crashes and thank yous

By Daniel Gurevitch · Oct. 6, 2021

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

By Isabella Glassman · Oct. 2, 2021

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

By Connor Gibson · Sept. 30, 2021

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

By Jaden Cloobeck · Sept. 30, 2021

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

By Allison Santa-Cruz · Sept. 30, 2021

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

By Shriya Madhavaram · Sept. 27, 2021

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?

By Caroline Magdolen · Sept. 26, 2021

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

By Taja Mazaj · Sept. 26, 2021

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

By Emily Chang · Sept. 26, 2021

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

By Asaad Manzar · Sept. 26, 2021

Columnist Asaad Manzar discusses his experiences with social anxiety in college, and how he overcame it.

Lexi Boccuzzi | Are we placing politics above public health?

By Lexi Boccuzzi · Sept. 25, 2021

Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi discusses how vaccine and mask mandates are intertwining politics and public health, which will have drastic consequences for the future of crisis response.