Editorials
Editorial | Papers of Trump and Clinton's alma maters endorse Hillary Clinton for President
In crafting the personas of the presidential candidates, media outlets have emphasized the role higher education has played in the development of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.Editorial by The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Board | Reforming the UPenn Alert System
If it took you a while to learn about the shooting near campus on Friday night, you might have been clued in by the whirr of the helicopter blades or by the Daily Pennsylvanian's news updates, or even by the email sent the following day by the administration.Editorial | The importance of balance
A recent poll of Penn College Republicans reveals something we never would have expected. While a 60 percent majority of Republican students do not support Donald Trump, a surprising 40 percent of them answered that they support the controversial candidate. Many of us might have been confused to find out that so many of our fellow students support the Republican presidential nominee.
Editorial | In response to the OZ email flyering
Two days after an Oz email for a “Wild Wednesday” party addressed to Penn women was flyered across campus with the captions “THIS IS WHAT RAPE CULTURE LOOKS LIKE” and “WE ARE WATCHING,” many of the physical papers have been taken down.
Editorial | It's time to take responsibility for Penn's culture around mental health
It’s been two weeks since Wharton junior Ao “Olivia” Kong died by suicide. Since then, Fling has come and gone, finals are looming and as we have nine times before, we are beginning to move on from the discussion of mental health.Editorial | Regarding the SDS protest
The disruption by protesters of the talk being given by sitting CIA Director John Brennan on Friday afternoon is a dark mark on this University’s reputation.Editorial | Ray and Andrew for UA
Despite what some might say, the Undergraduate Assembly is a body of students that has the potential to have a large amount of influence at Penn.
Editorial | Our Presidential Primary Endorsements
With the Pennsylvania primaries fast approaching, as well as those of many other relevant states, the DP Opinion board is endorsing candidates for the Presidential Primaries, as we have in past elections.Editorial | Regarding the length of break
The spring semester may only be at its halfway point, but Penn has set the calendar for the next academic year.Editorial | The definition of safety
What truly matters to the safety of Penn students is not what leaves the library, but what enters it.Editorial | Caitlyn Jenner’s talk was a step towards creating conversation
Yesterday, Penn welcomed Caitlyn Jenner as the Social Planning and Events Committee Connaissance spring speaker and QPenn’s keynote speaker.Editorial | Thrive at Penn fails to thrive
During the summer of 2015, Penn introduced a new online program for freshmen called Thrive at Penn.Editorial | How Penn dealt with winter storm Jonas
What is there to say about Winter Storm Jonas? Not very much on our campus. To go by the vista offered by High Rise Field on Saturday morning, no student could be rebuked for thinking we’d get to February before attending class again.Editorial | Penn's response to Kenny Jones
Earlier this week, Kenny Jones — a former administrator in the Office for Fraternity and Sorority Life — was found to have misrepresented his academic credentials on multiple occasions.Editorial | Cheers and jeers for 2015
This year was an historic one, both at Penn and across the country.
Editorial | Pennsylvania's governor is right to accept Syrian refugees
Amid the recent, mainly Republican, backlash against accepting Syrian refugees by many states, Governor Tom Wolf’s decision to allow refugees to settle in Pennsylvania is a refreshingly ethical decision in American politics today.
Editorial | A setback for sexual assault investigations
Last year, the University revamped its sexual assault adjudication process in response to changes in federal guidelines for sexual assault on campus.
Editorial | In support of #WeArePhilly
Systemic racism at college campuses across the country was thrown into the spotlight two weeks ago, with protests at the University of Missouri and Yale demanding action to address the institutional marginalization of people of color.
Editorial | Expanding our vision
Fraternities are not guilt-free of partaking in the culture of excessive drinking and sexual misconduct, but we cannot expect to lay sanctions on them alone and consider the issue resolved. It is all too easy to lay the blame on the highly visible Greek societies that seem to dominate the social and party scene, but they are only part of the problem, not the problem itself.