Guest Column by Elvire Audi | Unsinkable

By Elvire Audi · Nov. 20, 2015

“Death is not a conclusion.” These are words I heard and wrote down a few weeks ago, when I watched Jean-Luc Godard’s film  “Contempt.” Today, they resonate more than ever.

Guest column by Luis Ferré Sadurní | From Paris, a tale of unity through terror

By Luis Ferre Sadurni · Nov. 16, 2015

It was supposed to be an ordinary Friday of going out with friends and enjoying city I have come to call home these past months.

Guest column by Isabella Auchus | A letter to President Gutmann

By Isabella Auchus · Nov. 10, 2015

While we understand that you find the survey results deeply troubling, many students have shared that the manner in which the results were addressed made them feel more like statistics than people.

Guest column by J. Leon | The health of the University

By J. Leon · Oct. 27, 2015

Penn employees cook your meals, these employees haul your trash. These employees teach your students, they collect your scientific data, they clear leaves on Locust Walk.

Guest column by Jordyn Jones and Lexi Ayala | Rethinking Greek with Panhellenic Council

By Jordyn Jones and Lexi Ayala · Oct. 27, 2015

Recently, negative talk surrounding fraternities and sororities raises questions about why we are relevant.

No, one is not an oppressor of an entire race if they disagree with one aspect of it. We need to really push back on how we assess guilt and blame in writing because it will fall on deaf ears when they become hyperboles rather than sincere grievances.

Alessandro van den Brink | It's on us

By Alessandro van den Brink · Oct. 17, 2015

The University of Michigan announced a new initiative last week that it intends to test next year that states that parents of any freshman in the Class of 2019 caught drinking underage on two occasions or hospitalized on one occasion will be notified of their child’s actions.

Guest column by Devan Spear | A call for collective reinvestment

By devan spear · Oct. 14, 2015

Like many Penn students, I was not surprised to read in the October 12 edition of The Daily Pennsylvanian that President Gutmann’s salary has risen yet again, this time to an astounding $3,426,106.

Guest column by Halie Craig | Rape is more than a statistic

By Halie Craig · Sept. 28, 2015

How do you tell someone that you are a rape survivor? Why is the burden of telling placed on the victim of the crime?

Guest column by Sam Murray and Afrah Mohammad | Preparing for the pope

By Sam Murray and Afrah Mohammad · Sept. 24, 2015

There is no denying Pope Francis has proven to be a significant global voice, and not just for Catholics.

Guest column by Rita Wegner and Zach Rissman | The pope's ecology message

By Rita Wegner , Zach Rissman , Emily Cieslak and Angela Zhang · Sept. 24, 2015

The pope is coming to Philadelphia this weekend. Some may opt to hide from the crowds inside the corner of their dorm room.

Guest column by Katiera Sordjan | Not another mental health story

By Katiera Sordjan · Sept. 21, 2015

I suppose I should be grateful that the conversation on campus has changed. I suppose I should be grateful that, unlike 19 year-old me sitting in a hospital full of shame, Penn students have a better chance to be heard and get the care they need when it comes to mental health.

Guest column by Kemuel Benyehudah | A nontraditional students’ guide to greater success in college

By Kemuel Benyehudah · Sept. 21, 2015

In the book "Distinction," Pierre Bourdieu defines social and cultural capital as social resources which confer power and status in society.

Guest column by Allison Schwartz | Progressing past the major bias

By Allison Schwartz · Aug. 20, 2015

As a sophomore studying computer science, I am not the first person to acknowledge that the coursework of the School of Engineering and Applied Science is difficult.

PRISM: Dare to understand

By Sam Murray · June 17, 2015

Throughout the last month of the spring semester, anti-Muslim advertisements were carried throughout Philadelphia’s neighborhoods on dozens of SEPTA buses. The message they offered, “Islamic Jew Hatred: It’s in the Quran” is a false one, tailored to incite prejudice and division among viewers and the community.

A response to 34th Street’s ‘The dividing line’

By George Rosa · June 3, 2015

A few weeks ago, 34th Street published an article detailing some aspects of cocaine use at our University. The story failed to make the connection between consumption in our own sheltered environment, and the violent drug cartels in developing countries that supply the drug.

A letter from the Vietnamese Student Association

By Tan Chan and Patrick Vinh · May 28, 2015

The seniors of the Vietnamese Student Association have taken great time to collect all accounts of what happened during the VSA Barbecue on April 17 in order to create a clear timeline of events.