Guest Columns
Julia Esposito | The key to self-confidence
Julia Esposito, former 34th Street writer, contemplates the struggles of coping with rejection and encourages students to seek internal validation.
Sarah Asfari | Penn, it’s time to recognize your Arab students
Guest columnist Sarah Asfari describes the experience of being a racial minority without equal access to resources or proper visibility.
Belinda Kumi | CAPS needs to have better immediate services
Guest columnist Belinda Kumi argues that CAPS needs to have better immediate services after her disappointing encounter with the organization about grief.
49 Penn Faculty | In support of FFP's encampment
Forty-nine Penn faculty members express their concern that administrators called a group of students to a disciplinary meeting after their participation in FFP’s encampment on campus last week petitioning Penn to support climate justice.
Andrew Dunn | The evolution of bro culture
A former fraternity member calls attention to Ivy League “bro culture,” advocating for reformation instead of abolition.
Jack Nycz | Penn shouldn’t fund Greek life
Guest Columnist Jack Nycz argues that Penn should not be offering financial compensation for unfilled Greek houses given the organizations’ exclusivity and problematic history.
Robin Panzarella | An ask from Penn’s student-athletes: Create a course absence policy
Guest columnist Robin Panzarella describes the struggles student-athletes at Penn face with no standardized course absence policy.
Emma Shockley | Your Guide to Food at Penn
Undergraduate Assembly New Student Representative Emma Shockley provides a comprehensive guide to food at University of Pennsylvania.
Robert Watson | Penn’s changing COVID-19 guidance: What comes next?
Guest Columnist Robert Watson encourages students to work together while adapting to Penn’s new masking guidance.
Naveen Albert | Suboptimal internet access leaves NCHW residents disadvantaged
Guest Columnist Naveen Albert argues that discrepancies in broadband access in Penn's dorms puts students on an uneven playing field, and Penn must address these inequities.
Sean Deresh | Penn should launch a campus-wide switch to LED lighting
Guest columnist Sean Deresh argues that a campus-wide shift to LED lighting at Penn would be a crucial step towards refining the University’s sustainable development.
Timethius J. Terrell | Diversity, equity, and inclusion: What predominantly white universities could learn from Beyonce's “Black Is King”
Columnist Timethius J. Terrell urges predominantly white universities to reconsider their often ineffective approaches towards diversity, equity, and inclusion, using Beyonce’s “Black Is King” as a reference.
Amjad Hamza | Don’t donate to Penn; the world needs your dollars
Guest columnist Amjad Hamza argues that Penn students and current donors should redirect their donations to the world’s most effective causes.
Isabella Glassman and Vinay Khosla | Bridge the gap between upper and underclassmen
Columnists Isabella Glassman and Vinay Khosla discuss the importance of cross-class interactions from an upperclassmen and underclassmen’s perspective.
Bridget Yu | Suicide is an issue; let’s talk about it
Columnist Bridget Yu encourages us to open up the dialogue regarding suicide more and refrain from taking the subject lightly.
16 Penn Law Organizations | Statement in support of Lia Thomas
In a guest column, 16 law organizations explain why Lia Thomas and all other transgender athletes deserve to be able to compete in women's sports.
Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes | Penn’s Broken Promises to the Black Residents of "University City"
Guest columnists from the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes underscore the racism of Penn-trification and urge Penn students and administrators to act now to address the housing crisis in University City.
Stacey Bevan | Equitable Paid Family Leave demands better legislation
Guest columnist Stacey Bevan discusses why current federal policies surrounding paid family leave need serious reform.
Hallie Swanson | Remote learning was a disaster; let’s make this the last time
Guest columnist Hallie Swanson argues that remote learning was a disaster that Penn should never return to again.