Guest column by Sara Jones and Victoria Pereira | The Fling party that never got busted

By Sara Jones and Victoria Pereira · April 26, 2015

A few hours after the weekend ended and our tired bodies were flinged/flang/flung out, curious friends pelted us with the same question: "What’s Fling like for MERT?" Our answer to this question is always the same: "organized chaos." But also, as far as our positions are concerned, "you have no idea." It’s no rumor that Fling weekend is MERT’s busiest.

Guest column by Jeremiah Keenan | Flowers, cake and the RFRA

By Jeremiah Keenan · April 22, 2015

In last Tuesday’s Toe the Line, Carter Skeel argued that Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act is a reasonable law.

Guest column by Zakya Hall | Restoring the Voting Rights Act

By Zakya Hall · April 21, 2015

The right to vote is sacrosanct in the United States, and the attack on voting rights is a fundamental threat to American democracy.

Guest column by Aderinola Adejare and Angela Ddamba | Disengaging with an Africa rising

By Aderinola Adejare and Angela Ddamba · April 19, 2015

Africa is a diverse continent, with a great number of political, economic and cultural strides being taken, in line with the “Africa rising” narrative.

Guest column by Robert Klein | Our voice in 2016

By Robert Klein · April 13, 2015

Here at Penn, it’s all too easy to get caught up in our immediate to-do list. In 2016, our campus will be caught up in our foremost national duty: electing the 45th President of the United States.

Guest column by Joyce Kim and Joshua L. Chilcote | A year in-review: having already built a better government

By Joyce Kim and Joshua L. Chilcote · April 13, 2015

A Year In-Review: Having Already Built A Better Government This past year, we were excited to lead a campus that was named the the best college nationwide by USA Today and of course No.

Guest column by Lindsay Balow and Liza Johnson | Speaking out

By Liza Johnson and Lindsay Balow · April 9, 2015

Penn is one of the most prestigious universities in the world, and we’re proud of that — especially considering that women literally run Penn. The University president, the Undergraduate Assembly president and our senior class president are all women.

Guest column by Jade Huynh and Lauren Ballester | Penn divest from displacement

By Jade Huynh and Lauren Ballester · March 30, 2015

Historically, students have been at the forefront of change by demanding accountability from their own institutions.

Guest column by Jane Meyer and Ray Clark | More than school, it's our home

By Jane Meyer and Ray Clark · March 26, 2015

The Penn community has a diverse collection of backgrounds, experiences and interests. As a student body, we are at our best when we collaborate, so that’s why we are planning to improve relationships between Greek life and cultural groups, increase male involvement in sexual assault prevention, and also bring the UA closer to the students to raise the level of transparency in student government.

Guest column by Charles Mark | Jerome, you deserved better

By Charles Mark · March 26, 2015

Is this the lesson a first rate university wants to teach its students? Appearance, not merits, should dominate?

Guest column by Adam Hersh | Perpetuating exclusivity: the superfluousness of senior societies

By Adam Hersh · March 22, 2015

On a regular basis this month, we’ll all get to enjoy the spectacle of well-credentialed people in silly clothes running drunkenly around campus drawing chalk symbols on whatever surface they can find.

Guest column by Cheyenne Rogers | A call to action: increased University support for low-income students

By Cheyenne Rogers · March 22, 2015

In order to become a University that is truly invested in improving the lives of its low-income students, the first step is simple: talk. The University needs a forum for discussion if we are to understand where support for low-income students is lacking and how to improve it.

Guest column by Nate Bronstein | After graduation, walk the walk

By Nate Bronstein · March 4, 2015

There’s something you should know about me: I believe in superheroes. When I was a kid, I used to rush home from school every day to catch the latest episode of the Super Friends — a cheesy superhero cartoon series from the 70s.

Guest Column by David Britto | Why pride isn't an admissions criteria

By David Britto · March 3, 2015

In her column, “Inviting Quaker pride,” two weeks ago, Dani Blum argued that Penn should continue to admit high percentages of the freshman class through the Early Decision program.

Guest column by Connie Chen, Will Johnson and Thomas Lee| Five myths about fossil fuel divestment

By Will Johnson , Thomas Lee and Connie Chen · Feb. 25, 2015

Fossil fuel divestment is often misunderstood by opponents, so we're here to debunk common myths.

Guest column by Julia Slater | More than a week for women

By Julia Slater · Feb. 24, 2015

Sometimes it’s easy to sweep sexism under the rug. Sometimes it's easy to see it as a problem that exists elsewhere — not on college campuses, and certainly not at a place as progressive as Penn.

Guest column by Dia Sotiropoulou | The blue-and-red-eyed monster

By Dia Sotiropoulou · Nov. 17, 2014

As I’ve scrolled through my Facebook news feed recently, I’ve stumbled every so often on emphatic promotional blurbs urging me to “beat Harvard.” With a “like” to the Daily Pennsylvanian’s Facebook page, apparently, I can stick it to those sneering Cambridgeites and help overtake the popularity of their altogether-too-revered Crimson.