Guest Columns

Guest column by Xavier Flory | Could the real Gabe Delaney please stand up?

Delaney enjoys the process of politics and admires the rhetoric of the greatest presidents of the past, but even a short conversation with him shows that he is informed and cares about the issues facing the Penn community.

Guest column by Ariel Koren and Jesus Perez

Penn needs a student body president who is equipped to work tirelessly to solve the aforementioned problems, and UA presidential candidate Joyce Kim has the track record, the vision, the relationships and the commitment that it takes.

Guest column by Donald Joseph | More than just wins

Jerome Allen's primary goal - like the goal of the legendary coach he played for, Fran Dunphy - is to produce, as much as he can, fine young men. 

Guest column by Allyson Zucker

We think that by taking our problems lightly-by turning our insecurities into just another competitive game, we can minimize whatever is really going on.

Guest Column by Braden Amundsen, Imran Cronk, William Dossett, Robert Lundquist, and Jordan Rodnizki | A call to the Class of 2016

As a student body and administration, we are letting other things hold our attention, topics of lesser importance. We’re silencing this issue, letting the very real threat of sexual violence on this campus slip back under the radar.

Guest Column by Rob Gurnee and the Christian Association Student Board | A third way

The Penn community needs different expressions of Christianity and the DP needs to do its part in understanding the richness of the faith landscape at Penn when writing on the subject.

Guest Column by Micah Sandusky, Jeremiah Keenan, Hannah Victor and Faith Concepcion | An Anchored Hope

Like Ravi, we need rationally grounded answers to maintain hope through the ups and downs of life.