Michael A. Keshmiri | Politicians have gotten too comfortable with racially coded attacks

By Michael A. Keshmiri · Nov. 19, 2018

We cannot let political leanings stifle our innate sense of decency.

Christy Qiu | Sleep should be a priority from your first night at Penn

By Christy Qiu · Nov. 14, 2018

It’s like a competition: whoever sleeps the least wins. Functioning with little to no sleep is like a badge of honor, a display of invincibility.

Kaliyah Dorsey | My truth may not be yours, but I still deserve to share it

By Kaliyah Dorsey · Nov. 14, 2018

It is your right, and this is what Laymon teaches me, to own your life.

Joel Lee | Plenty of people think we go to Penn State — here’s why it shouldn’t bother us

By Joel Lee · Nov. 14, 2018

If people didn’t know that I was going to a prestigious college, then what was all this work for?

Michael A. Keshmiri | Forsaken: the forgotten Americans of U.S. island territories

By Michael A. Keshmiri · Nov. 13, 2018

Over 4 million people reside in these territories and most Americans are oblivious about their situation.

Kaliyah Dorsey | ’The Hate U Give’ takes black girlhood seriously — we should all take a hint

By Kaliyah Dorsey · Nov. 11, 2018

I’m not just saying that the people with the most power neglect the narrative of the black girl, though they do. I’m saying that we, as a society, fail to take black girlhood seriously.

Lilian Zhang | China’s education system is notoriously rigid, but is the U.S. any better?

By Lilian Zhang · Nov. 9, 2018

I came to the United States so that I would avoid falling victim to an education system based on standardized and rigid deliverance of knowledge.

Spencer Swanson | Far-right despot or economic savior? Welcome to Bolsonaro’s Brazil

By Spencer Swanson · Nov. 8, 2018

Considering the chaos of corruption Brazil has endured over the last few decades, he might, just might, be exactly what the country needs.

Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri | Anti-Semitism: what it is and how to fight it

By Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri · Nov. 8, 2018

Jews straddle the eroded precipice of whiteness, with one hand reaching into its abyss. It is necessary to name the system of white supremacy of which anti-Semitism is one face.

Sireesh Ramesh | Midterms weren’t a total loss for Dems, but they spell trouble for presidential dreams

By Sireesh Ramesh · Nov. 7, 2018

If Democrats are to win over Trump’s rural, working-class coalition — which will be essential for a successful 2020 outcome — they must take concrete stances on these social issues that helped Trump win in 2016 and helped Republicans keep the Senate in the midterms.

Julia Mitchell | Results of the midterms are as underwhelming as both parties’ agendas

By Julia Mitchell · Nov. 7, 2018

It would be easy to credit Trump’s tweets for every tactful or tactless exercise in misdirection. But these distractions are sown by all sides, and finger-pointing is not unique to one party.

Julia Mitchell | Don’t donate to Penn

By Julia Mitchell · Nov. 6, 2018

Donors to universities should expand access to education, not exacerbate the imbalance between institutions.

Christy Qiu | Partying can be fun for some, but an overwhelming mess of booze and sweat for others

By Christy Qiu · Nov. 6, 2018

Not partying doesn’t mean that I don’t know how to have a good time or that I waste my nights cooped up in my room.

Sophia DuRose | Increasing Hillel’s security doesn’t decrease my fear of gun violence

By Sophia DuRose · Nov. 4, 2018

It’s a sad fact that practicing your religion in a place of worship has become an act people are scared to perform.

Sireesh Ramesh | Trump wants to force immigrants to choose between health and legal residence

By Sireesh Ramesh · Nov. 1, 2018

The President has shown, once again, that he’s willing to do whatever it takes (even if it means putting the well-being of more than a million immigrants on the line) to get what he wants.

Isabella Simonetti | Bisexuality is more than just a PornHub category

By Isabella Simonetti · Oct. 31, 2018

Bisexual people have trouble finding their place in straight circles without being fetishized or objectified, and in LGBTQ spaces they are thought of as only partially queer. As a result, I usually feel uncomfortable in my own skin no matter where I am.

Joel Lee | For Asian Americans, Halloween is a reminder of how few of our favorite characters look like us

By Joel Lee · Oct. 31, 2018

The crushing part was that I wanted to be more than just Batman. I wanted to be “white” Batman. The “real” Batman. I hated being “Asian” Batman.