Guest Columns
United RAs at Penn | Why we’re voting to unionize
United RAs at Penn explain the need for a union and urge RAs to vote yes.
Members of Penn's Jewish community | Support Palestine Writes: An open letter to university administrators
Members of Penn's Jewish community sign a letter in support of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival.
Noah Rubin | An open letter to Jewish students at Penn
Noah Rubin urges fellow students at Penn to utilize their positions within campus organizations to support the Jewish community and Israel.
Max Brody | In defense and in celebration of the humanities pre-med
Columnist Max Brody reflects on why the humanities prove to be an essential tool for pre-meds on their journey to medical school and beyond.
Palestine Writes: Perspectives from the Penn community
Members of the Penn community share their thoughts and perspectives about the upcoming Palestinian Writes Literature Festival.
Eitan Linhart | Responding to Palestine Writes: Why we should call out hate speech
Guest Columnist Eitan Linhart counters supporters of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival, detailing the antisemitic background of some of its speakers and arguing that the university should not support an event promoting hate speech.
36 Penn Faculty | Letter in support of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival
36 Penn faculty members sign a letter in support of the Palestine Writes Literature Festival.
Tara Tarawneh | Palestine Writes: Why Penn should protect its students from colonial backlash
Guest Columnist Tara Tarawneh argues that the Palestine Writes Literature Festival has been facing undue backlash, subjecting Arab and Palestinian students at Penn to an extremely harmful narrative.
Madison Weiss | Campus Apartments' rampant history of code violations
Guest columnist Madison Weiss discusses poor conditions in housing managed by Adelman's company and Adelman's push to build the 76ers stadium.
Farah Sayed | Penn must provide immediate support to sexual assault survivors
Guest Columnist Farah Sayed exposes the neglectful and inconsiderate treatment she received from Penn after surviving a sexual assault.
Aidan Nash | Life beyond Locust: The disappearing act of upperclassmen engagement
Guest columnist Aidan Nash examines the decline of upperclassmen engagement at Penn, and what the administration can do to increase it.
Amy C. Offner and Emily Steinlight | Faculty should not participate in Penn’s anti-union campaigns
Guest columnists and professors Amy C. Offner and Emily Steinlight argue that Penn’s anti-union campaigns aim to interfere with workers’ right to organize, and that they threaten faculty members’ ability to do their jobs with integrity.
Suhani Patel | Why we should have a mandatory CIS class at Penn
Guest columnist Suhani Patel recommends adding a mandatory introductory computer science class to Penn's general education curriculum.
Daniel Gurevitch | The Freshman 15
Guest columnist and College senior Daniel Gurevitch offers offbeat advice to the incoming class of 2027.
Liz Magill | An Ethos of Service at Penn
Penn President Liz Magill welcomes students back for another school year at Penn and celebrates leaders in Penn’s community.
Claire Baptiste | Penn must address the e-scooter epidemic on campus
Guest columnist Claire Baptiste argues the safety concerns with e-scooters on campus, while urging Penn to address them.
Jessica Gooding | The Supreme Court is wrong, race always matters
Jessica Gooding argues that participating in a facade that denies the reality of being Black in America serves to only further the illusion of meritocracy and solidify discrimination.
Surayya Walters | Affirmative action was never the problem
Surayya Walters unearths her perspective and story behind the affirmative action verdict.
Timethius J. Terrell | Penn student organizers need formal training
Timethius J. Terrell invites Penn student organizers to facilitate open training sessions to teach their peers to plan direct actions, protests, and other forms of activism.