Calvary Rogers | Masculinity is more than a mask

By Calvary Rogers · April 18, 2017

This past week, I had the opportunity to attend an event titled “Exploring Masculinity” in the Women’s Center here at Penn.

Michael Palamountain | Love for life's sake

By Michael Palamountain · April 18, 2017

I have a confession. Throughout college my most frequent response to the question, “How did you two meet?” has been “on Tinder” — or some lie which concealed this fact.

Joe Tharakan | Focus on one thing at a time

By Joe Tharakan · April 17, 2017

Every Penn student complains of being overworked and stressed. There are rigorous classes and all the hours they entail, clubs and teams that require significant time commitments, friends to hang out with and parties to go to, places to explore and restaurants to try.

Toe the Line: College Republicans | Backing our words with action

By Michael Bogdanos · April 16, 2017

The College Republicans staunchly support this administration’s decisive action against tyranny and oppression.

Toe the Line: Penn Democrats | Let them eat chocolate cake

By Erin Farrell and Ari Goldfine · April 16, 2017

The footage that came out of Syria last week is beyond description. Bashar Al Assad’s chemical attack against his own people is nearly impossible to watch.

Amy Chan | We have a responsibility to take care of each other

By Amy Chan · April 12, 2017

Hospital visits seem, to me, to always reinforce the necessity of human beings in each other’s lives.

Reid Jackson | Why Penn is the ideal place to start a startup

By Reid Jackson · April 12, 2017

When you hear Silicon Valley types discuss the colleges that produce the best and brightest of the startup world, Penn’s name is certainly mentioned.

Ben Claar | Toy Story for presidents

By Ben Claar · April 12, 2017

BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.

Shawn Srolovitz | Creating conversations on inclusive classrooms

By Shawn Srolovitz · April 12, 2017

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend a seminar on inclusive teaching, hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning — the group on campus charged with helping Penn instructors with their teaching and generally improving the quality of education at Penn.

Calvary Rogers | Abolish the curve

By Calvary Rogers · April 11, 2017

I have never believed in a curving system when it comes to grading, and, similar to many, it was a rude awakening for me when I came to Penn.

Taylor Becker | All politics is local

By Taylor Becker · April 11, 2017

How can college students achieve their policy goals in the era of Trump? An overlooked answer lies in pursuing policy preferences in states legislatures and governor’s mansions.

Emily Hoeven | On preparing for retirement at age twenty

By Emily Hoeven · April 10, 2017

I was struck by something Alec Baldwin said near the end of his talk at Penn on Friday. When asked what advice he would give to college students, Baldwin immediately replied that we ought to travel, to explore the world when we are single, young and free.

Cameron Dichter | Punishing students for peaceful demonstrations violates Penn’s principles

By Cameron Dichter · April 9, 2017

Every one of us, no matter our political views, has a campus issue that we’re passionate about.

James Lee | Beyond memes: The potential and limitations of UOPSCC

By James Lee · April 9, 2017

Like thousands of other students, I was added to the ‘Official Unofficial Penn Squirrel Catching Club” group on Facebook recently, and my news feed has since been flooded with memes about all things Penn.

Group Think | How to engage the Penn administration

By Shawn Srolovitz , Reid Jackson , Cameron Dichter , James Lee and Taylor Becker · April 9, 2017

GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.

James Fisher | Never leaving Makuu: The power of cultural centers

By James Fisher · April 5, 2017

I remember the spring of my senior year of high school visiting Makuu Black Cultural Center during Quaker days.

Emily Hoeven | Why we need to get serious about boycotting frat parties

By Emily Hoeven · April 5, 2017

In my Africana Studies class, we talk a lot about perspective: how things that seem acceptable or normal to a society at a given point in history can often seem incomprehensible to that same society several generations later.