Opinion Columns
Ana West | Question your faith at Penn
My experience was a Christian one, but I think this can happen in any religion, and I think the result is almost always the same.
Urooba Abid | Wharton must have an environmental course requirement
Given the critical role financial industries play in climate change, climate education and corporate environmental responsibility must be Wharton’s priority.
Guest Column by Penn Leads the Vote Leadership | We made voting history, but we can’t stop there.
Together, we undoubtedly made history; yet, the need and opportunity for improvement remains.
Ton Nguyen | Stand up for your beliefs without canceling others
These are some important questions Penn students can ask themselves before they become too blinded by their own biases.
Sophia DuRose | Selective wokeness isn’t helping anybody
Basically, if you’re going to truly be woke, you can’t pick and choose which issues to care about based on which issues affect you, and you can’t just do it because everyone else is.
Ilyse Reisman | There needs to be more consistency in TA grading
There needs to be greater consistency in TA grading across different recitation sections for the same course.
Hadriana Lowenkron | Self-checkout "micro markets" aren't improvements
Penn’s decision to prioritize the reduction of labor costs over fostering positive student-staff relations not only contradicts its commitment to being a good neighbor by mistreating its workers from surrounding communities, but affirms societal concerns that higher education is a business in which academic institutions care more about their own financial well-being than about educating students or serving their respective communities.
Julia Mitchell | ‘Thriving at Penn’ is more meme than reality
Thriving @ Penn makes no significant impact towards any of its targets.
Guest Column by Sarah Gadsden | “You don’t know this yet, but life isn’t supposed to be like this”
An avid "Grey’s Anatomy" fan, I’m reminded of something Dr. Meredith Grey told a young patient: “You don’t know this yet, but life isn’t supposed to be like this. It’s not supposed to be this hard.”
Ana West | Honor Gregory Eells by helping others
Seek out the help that is there for you.
James Morrison | Stop joking about mental illness
By joking about dying or depression on a regular basis, it can make it much more difficult for a friend to know if you’re just kidding around and being dramatic or are genuinely giving them a cry for help.
Sophia DuRose | Know your capacity for helping others
We should understand how much of ourselves we can give to each other at different times.
Urooba Abid | Getting sick at Penn opened my eyes to a broken health care system
Ultimately, growing up in America makes it impossible to ignore the inequities in the health care system for long.
Sophia DuRose | Not going into finance? Take advantage of opportunities outside of OCR.
Seeing our friends shake hands with employers that sign hefty checks can be discouraging in the small and competitive bubble that is Penn. But there is an entire world out there that celebrates creativity and divergence.
Ana West | Penn needs to increase RA and GA compensation
The list of responsibilities that RAs are expected to take on is long and demanding, especially given the fact that they — like the residents they serve — are students.
Julia Mitchell | Penn’s pre-college programs won’t get you accepted
With the astronomical price tag, it’s worth wondering what students and their parents expect to gain from these programs – and whether they actually get it.
James Morrison | Penn needs a financial literacy requirement
The importance of Penn having its students take a Physical World course pales in comparison to preparing its students to successfully navigate the make-or-break financial decisions that await them after college.
Hadriana Lowenkron | Penn’s recent construction ignores the community’s needs
As more and more students are prevented from attending this school due to it being unaffordable, Penn must ask itself: who is this construction really benefiting?
Sophia DuRose | Pole dancing can improve both health and confidence
I think Pottruck can be great when you want to fit a quick workout in between classes, but there’s a reason some people dread going. Luckily, it isn’t the only place in the city you can visit to get an effective workout in.