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Editorial | Social media isn’t a substitute for student activism on campus

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 27, 2019

Influencing or reversing a policy made by the administration may seem like an impossible task, but it has certainly been done before. We must continue to advocate for the change we want through hands-on activism.

Editorial | Dining halls should increase hours and food options to promote accessibility

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 13, 2019

Penn Dining must increase the scope of meal plans.

Editorial | Penn must provide more resources to the FGLI library

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 10, 2019

Penn needs to step up and provide more resources to the FGLI textbook library.

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Editorial | Give RAs more affordable access to food

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 24, 2019

If Penn truly values the services RAs provide and appreciates the fact that low-income students are the ones incentivized to provide them, they will stop creating a new set of problems for students who already have plenty to deal with.

Editorial | Joe Biden missed his chance for president. Dems need someone new in 2020.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 20, 2019

Joe Biden's track record is flawed, and the Democratic party needs a new face to rally behind. We urge Biden not to declare his candidacy for president.

Editorial | Penn should give Presidents Day off

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 17, 2019

While one day off isn’t enough for most students to travel home or elsewhere off-campus, short, intermittent breaks during the semesters are far more meaningful in improving campus mental health.

Editorial | Penn should give Presidents Day off

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 17, 2019

While one day off isn’t enough for most students to travel home or elsewhere off-campus, short, intermittent breaks during the semesters are far more meaningful in improving campus mental health.

Editorial | Dining halls should increase hours and food options to promote accessibility

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 13, 2019

Penn Dining must increase the scope of meal plans.

Editorial | Penn must provide more resources to the FGLI library

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 10, 2019

Penn needs to step up and provide more resources to the FGLI textbook library.

Penn's campus offers many resource centers for minority groups in the ARCH, including Makuu, La Casa Latina and PAACH. (File Photo)

Editorial | Penn cultural centers deserve more space than the ARCH basement

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 6, 2019

The relegation of La Casa Latina, Makuu, and the Pan-Asian American Community House to a basement in the ARCH building is exclusionary.

Editorial | Kaepernick hasn’t left. Neither should Penn’s criminal justice reform efforts.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Feb. 3, 2019

While the Super Bowl may be the only time some pay attention to these issues, police brutality and structural racism are not distant phenomena for many on and near Penn’s campus.

Editorial | President Gutmann’s accomplishments justify her $3.9 million salary

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Jan. 31, 2019

While students don’t often see Gutmann on Locust Walk, aside from major capstone events in their Penn careers, she is clearly hard at work.

Editorial | In responding to Title IX changes, Penn needs to prioritize survivors

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Jan. 28, 2019

Penn has some flexibility in how it can implement the new regulations into University policy. In navigating the new guidelines, the administration must prioritize the rights of victims.

Editorial | It’s time for Penn to offer free menstrual products on campus

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Jan. 21, 2019

Menstrual products are a necessity. While it is encouraging that the UA recognizes that, Penn's administration has a responsibility to do so as well.

Editorial | Joining a sorority isn't the only way to make the most of your Penn experience

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Jan. 20, 2019

Being comfortable at Penn often takes more time than just one semester, or just a few days of rush.

Editorial | Don’t let the CAPS stigma discourage you from seeking help

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Jan. 15, 2019

It is important that you aren’t discouraged from making use of confidential, free, and often incredibly helpful resources the University has made available to you, regardless of their shortcomings.

Editorial | Let's get physical — Why Penn should offer for-credit physical education classes

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Oct. 31, 2018

Returning to the days of required physical education would be a mistake, but allowing students to make the choice to work out for credit could go a long way in improving the wellness of our community.

Editorial | Biden, Musk, Franklin — Penn needs to re-examine its heroes

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Oct. 14, 2018

As we continue to discuss Dr. Ford’s Congressional hearing, it is worthwhile to remember former Vice President and Penn professor Joe Biden’s conduct during Hill’s hearing 27 years ago.

Editorial | Don’t make housing choices for sophomores. Give them better options.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Sept. 26, 2018

This approach of addressing campus issues by restricting the ability of students to choose for themselves is patronizing, especially when students were largely left out of the decision-making process.

Editorial | Wharton knows its students are exhausted. It just needs a better solution.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Aug. 23, 2018

Sleep deprivation is highly unhealthy, mentally and physically, and should not be the norm. But closing Huntsman early fails to address the reasons students so often need to work later than 2 a.m. in the first place.

Editorial | Penn undermines its own misconduct policy by staying silent on Professor Kurzban

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · April 24, 2018

If administrators want to adapt and improve the University’s policies around sexual misconduct, they must also be willing to acknowledge when existing policies have been violated.

Editorial | The 2018 Report on Diversity at The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · April 18, 2018

This is the first time we have done a demographics survey of our community. Just as we hold Penn accountable, we want to hold ourselves accountable for improving diversity at the DP.

Editorial | To the Class of 2022: Things to consider before calling Penn home

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · April 9, 2018

We want to help you think critically about aspects of this university that might not be stamped on the front page of your glossy Penn brochure.

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