Editorials
Editorials represent the majority view of members of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. Editorial Board, which meets regularly to discuss issues relevant to Penn's campus. Participants in these meetings are not involved in the reporting and writing of articles on related topics.
Editorial | Let Penn students take sector courses pass/fail
Allowing students to fulfill Sector Requirements with courses taken pass/fail would not only encourage an atmosphere of intellectual curiosity, it would make Penn a university that places value on learning and exploration.
Editorial | Penn's squash court fees are elitist, hurting students and the sport itself
Enforcing fees at the Ringe Squash Courts is classist and does not represent the purported values of Penn as an institution striving towards egalitarianism.
Editorial | It’s time for Penn to pay PILOTs
Penn must do what nearly every other person and institution in Philadelphia does: pay taxes.
Editorial | Dean Furda’s viral video shows us that it’s cool to care
Instead of laughing at Furda, Penn students should take a page from his book.
Editorial | Penn needs to enforce the ban on exams during religious holidays
Properly implemented, the policy on secular and religious holidays will affirm Penn’s goals of inclusion and community.
Editorial | Philadelphia schools must encourage student activism, not punish activists
Philadelphia administrators should have encouraged students to participate in the climate strike and helped to educate them to be active and caring citizens.
Editorial | Include Greek houses in the Second-Year Experience
Penn, let sophomores live in Greek houses under the new housing policy.
Editorial | Moving Penn Violence Prevention off campus was a mistake
Penn needs to bring PVP back to campus
Editorial | In the wake of Gregory Eells’ tragic death, remember helpers need help too
While it may be intuitive, it is also easy to forget that helpers need help, too.
Editorial | Lauder College House highlights a flawed admissions process
Penn must reform the system that claims to prioritize equality, but in its current state fosters a culture that rewards donors.
Editorial | Penn, don’t turn your back on students suffering from addiction
The issue is that the systems at play at Penn do more to shuffle students around and ensure that their suffering does not create a public relations problem for the University than actually mitigate the suffering itself.
Editorial | Stop complaining about New College House West construction
Debate and resist not what causes minor malaise, but the despondent concerns that negatively influence the lives of everyone around us. Strive to be a better member of both the Penn community and our larger home in Philadelphia.
Editorial | Don't donate to the Penn Fund
The point is, Penn doesn’t need your money.
Editorial | Penn professors, make syllabi accessible before classes start
While it’s reasonable to expect students and professors to try and make the most of the time they have for classes, if Penn wants to give students a serious chance to be prepared to hit the ground running, syllabi must be accessible prior to the start of classes.
Editorial | New students, you're about to get a lot of unsolicited advice. Don't listen.
But freshman year is just as hard as it is exciting, and there are plenty of upperclassmen and professors that will give you unsolicited advice about how to make the most of your time here.
Editorial | Amy Wax is an insult to Penn’s values
The only remaining contribution to this store of knowledge Wax is capable of making, it seems, is as an example of the kind of bigotry that should be cast out of society.
Editorial | Penn students deserve more Reading Days
As much as The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board believes our Quaker peers are the brightest in the Ivy League, we don’t think we’re that much smarter, and we’d appreciate some more time off.
Editorial | The 2019 Report on Diversity at The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc.
We understand our diversity initiatives require dedication from student leadership as well as openness to criticism and suggestions from the wider Penn community. We want to hear from you about how we can continue to make the DP a more inclusive and diverse place.
Editorial | Student newsrooms are rallying to save independent journalism. So are we.
Independent student journalism is crucial both for the campus communities student journalists cover and for the media industry at large.