Staff Editorials

Editorial | What the next Philly mayor can do for millennials

The mayoral race is pretty much over. Tuesday is Election Day and almost everyone knows that Jim Kenney, the Democratic candidate, is going to win.

Editorial | Penn, revoke Cosby's degree

For over a year now, Bill Cosby has been the subject of numerous accusations of sexual misconduct.

Editorial | Banish VP bag checks

Penn should either end the useless bag-checking at our libraries or take the responsibility seriously – because right now, there is no point.

Editorial | Thinking through TFA

There aren’t many surprises in Career Services’ annual compilation of Penn undergraduates’ top employers.

Editorial | A leave is not a failure

We need to create a culture where taking a break is seen as a positive — because for many people it is. That starts with accepting this fact: A leave of absence is not a failure; it is a step toward success.

Editorial | Why President Gutmann deserves her $3.5 million

Earlier this week, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that Penn President Amy Gutmann’s salary has reached an all-time high of nearly $3.5 million.

Editorial | Dear College: Fix the Sector system

The sector requirements seem to focus more on Sector VIII: The Navigation of Bureaucracy, rather than on actually giving students a well-rounded liberal arts education.

Editorial | Warning: This is not politically correct

The freedom from feeling upset, it seems, now trumps the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press on many American college campuses. The most egregious example might be the furor engendered by an op-ed titled, “Why Black Lives Matter Isn’t What You Think,” published in Wesleyan University’s student newspaper.

Editorial | 'Deeply troubling' indeed

There is no shortage of horrifying statistics in the latest report on sexual assault at Penn, released Monday as part of a national survey across 27 universities.

Editorial | Consider an NSO event

On Friday, Penn administrators met with students pushing for mental health changes on campus. And, encouragingly, the University seemed receptive to the proposed changes.

Dear Penn admins: Take the mental health letter seriously

The University said that it will be meeting with the letter’s student signatories in the coming days. We hope that when they do, it will be to start a serious discussion about the recommendations in the letter.

Editorial: Controversial? Bring it on

Through the Campaign for Community and Open Expression Monitors, Penn is trying to create a safe space where we can have productive discussions about issues as complex and controversial as police brutality and racial discrimination. Now it’s up to us to take advantage of that space.

Editorial | Another step forward for mental health

In light of serious mental health problems on campus, it’s heartening to see Penn administrators addressing mental health with transparency to incoming freshmen.

A civic choice: Endorsement for Mayor

A mayor cannot immediately bring about dramatic changes in our lives. But as the leading political figure of the city, he or she will have immense influence on how the city is run for the next four years, which, for better or worse, indirectly affects the course of our university’s future as well.

Editorial | Africa ? Africana

While some may follow Penn’s lead and assume that since both contain the word “Africa” they must be similar enough to simply be merged into one, this thinking is unfounded and wrong. This oversimplified reasoning serves as yet another example of the suppression and the overgeneralization of black voices in the world, and within our own University.

Editorial | A nontraditional viewpoint

Change in an institution as old and large as Penn does not always come quickly, but it does come. The University should be working to ensure LPS stays competitive for nontraditional students, which to date it has done a commendable job on.

Editorial | When housing is not a home

We need to question whether living with those who are like you is useful. Of course, it’s nice to live with a community of those with whom you self-identity. But we also must ask whether this contributes to a groupthink culture, and homogenizes discourse.

Editorial | A house divided cannot stand

The turnout for the recent Undergraduate Assembly elections was just 39 percent, down from last year’s 54 percent.

Editorial | Building a better government

While candidates for positions throughout the UA argued about the success and implementation of projects, espousing their special connections with various administrators, we — and many others — remain unconvinced that he UA has any significant sway with Penn's administrators.

Editorial | Jane and Ray for UA

To participate properly, the UA, its members and — most of all — its president need to be representative of the entire undergraduate student body.