Opinion Columns
Joel Lee | Pause the podcast, take out your earbuds, and listen to your own thoughts
Conduct your own intellectual podcast about your thoughts, because it is more relatable than any you can find on iTunes.
Lucy Hu | How to save our democracy in November
It’s time to take off our red hats and blue pins and give each candidate a fair shot.
Julia Mitchell | Don’t let Penn’s club recruitment rush rob you of your individuality
In the first weeks on campus, I watched my friends swept up in a flurry of recruiting sessions, auditions, BYOs, and GBMs for organizations with every abbreviation known to man.
Michael A. Keshmiri | Our president is a nationalist. That should scare you.
Trump’s decision to label himself a nationalist and tout xenophobic conspiracy theories in the days leading up to the midterm elections is a pathetic effort to drum up support from fringe elements of our country whose support played a role in carrying him to the presidency.
Moksh Jawa | Penn’s competition can be brutal, but it’s one of the best things about it
What started off as a nagging feeling of insufficiency a few months into freshman year has gradually turned into resounding self-confidence and unequivocal decision-making.
Christy Qiu | When picking the next batch of Quakers, focus on merit, not legacy
Students who aren’t members of a “Penn dynasty” can be just as invested in the University’s history and mission.
Spencer Swanson | Khashoggi's murder is a test of Trump’s leadership. He’s failing.
The free press is too valuable to dismiss this incident as the work of “rogue killers.”
Second Opinion with Dennis Morris | Concerned mom and worried girlfriend
GIRL, I’ve heard this one before and it’s something that’s a bit tricky.
Jay Shah | How Penn can make midterms and finals less stressful
If a student has three midterms in a day, they should be allowed to postpone one to another day.
Isabella Simonetti | Shoot your shot: I’m pro-gun control, but love recreational shooting
You don’t have to be a raging Republican to go to a shooting range.
Carlos Arias Vivas | Someone’s physical condition is no one’s business but their own
If you think someone has a condition, wait for them to open up to you. If they never do, that’s their prerogative.
Jessica Li | Don’t let OCR be your only option
The pressures of OCR and landing these internships and jobs have created an incredibly toxic environment for upperclassmen who are right in the thick of it.
Julia Mitchell | Tired of partisan squabbles? Take a note from local politicians
A state or district politician gains approval by reaching out to seniors on their birthday, responding to complaints about potholes, you know … the boring stuff, the bugs in the system.
Sophia DuRose | When promoting a worthy cause becomes just another marketing ploy
Slapping a pink ribbon on the front of your store window and claiming it’s for breast cancer awareness is a shallow, self-servicing appropriation of true struggle.
Michael A. Keshmiri | Are Republicans allergic to facts?
To some Republicans, the presence of snowfall in the winter is proof that climate change is a liberal hoax.
Joel Lee | Choosing a major is a personal decision — there’s no need to rush
Despite the stigma around being “undecided,” I believe that a lot of people are very unsure or insecure about their major choice or their undecided status.
Sireesh Ramesh | What men should learn from the Kavanaugh hearings
The ease with which this vast number of male Senators was able to denounce Ford’s emotional account despite it being narrated directly to them is indicative of a deeper issue when it comes to the way a vast number of men (especially men in power) confront sexual assault in the United States.
Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri | Power lives on the pavement, not in the polls
Between sterilizing mass movements and corroding our political energy, voting is a necrotizing infection that renders our comatose body politic septic.
Christy Qiu | Let’s face it: The Quad is an antiquated castle
It’s time to move on from what’s traditionally “cool” to what’s livable.