Opinion
Editorial | It's not enough to be 'troubled.' Penn must step up to address sexual assault.
It’s time to stop being "troubled," and start demonstrating some leadership.
McCarron Kincheloe | Acknowledge the importance of Penn staff members
Indeed, the staff at Penn are just as essential to the success of the community as a whole, yet so often we neglect this, rarely offering more than a cold thank you or a passing nod.
Guest Column by Elliot Bones | Penn students have a responsibility to pursue sustainable careers
I am suggesting that everyone commit themselves to build a just and sustainable society, whether that’s through becoming a teacher, civil rights lawyer, therapist, an environmental engineer, a regenerative farmer, or any of the many jobs that are essential to creating a society founded on justice and sustainability.
Sophia DuRose | Support local art and local artists
It costs nothing to consider how your presence can positively impact someone else’s passion and profession.
Guest Column by Alex Yang | Criticize the principles, not the people
Are we a community that, despite how much we may disagree, will at least show a classmate basic respect for putting their thoughts out onto a public forum? Or are we a community that will destroy and belittle someone over a mistake?
Guest Column by Sabrina Ochoa | Legacy students, we have a responsibility
Legacy students, don’t hide your legacy status. Instead, acknowledge the privilege you hold in a faux-meritocratic system, speak out against it, and support others who share their struggles with the system.
Guest Column by Oliver Stern | Stop attacking those you disagree with
A successful campus and democracy rely on healthy public debate. As a community, we must ensure that our discourse is grounded in challenging the perspectives of others and our own rather than cheaply personal shots.
James Morrison | First-years, appreciate your housing situation while you can
So freshman: while yes, do file a maintenance request for that mold infestation, don’t forget to stop a moment and appreciate your housing situation just a little bit more.
Ana West | Know your rights as an off-campus tenant
Renting a house or apartment for the first time is a milestone in the transition to adulthood, and as exciting as it can be, the decidedly adult responsibilities and obligations that come with it can make even the most assertive people feel intimidated and ill-prepared.
Sophia DuRose | Don’t be afraid to live alone in college
Living by yourself is a choice that can make those factors more at the forefront of your mind, instead of what your roommates made for dinner or who stole your last razor.
Editorial | Penn wants more students living on campus. Lowering rent is the way to do it.
Penn believes living on campus can be an enriching part of student life. The administration would find, if they lowered room rates, that demanding students live on campus is not necessary, as many more students would do so voluntarily.
Editorial | Let Penn students take sector courses pass/fail
Allowing students to fulfill Sector Requirements with courses taken pass/fail would not only encourage an atmosphere of intellectual curiosity, it would make Penn a university that places value on learning and exploration.
Urooba Abid | As you sign your lease this year, consider the Philadelphia eviction crisis
One in fourteen Philadelphia faces an eviction filing yearly.
Connor Brandon | Let's remove the stigma surrounding HIV
All that HIV patients and any patient in general want is to feel like a normal person. Conversation with friends and patients is the first step.
Tejaswi Bhavaraju | Don't transfer to Wharton
Any subject we study here will give us value, be it in terms of employability or creative satisfaction. We should question whether we can do that subject justice.
Sophia DuRose | Education shouldn’t only be for the elite
Legacy admissions does one thing correctly— eliminate the idea that elite education operates on the principle of meritocracy.
Hadriana Lowenkron | Thanks to corporate greed, vape users are falling ill and dying
While one might be inclined when presented with e-cigarettes’ severe health consequences to just tell one’s peers to stop, we’re way past that. The vaping industry has successfully infected an entire generation of adolescents.
Otto Piasecki | Play the devil's advocate in the classroom
Penn students should take an active role in what they are learning. This includes challenging what is being taught.
Guest Column by Lucia Gonzalez | I'm a FGLI student. This is my perspective on legacy admissions.
The notion that the only way legacy students can contribute to the “prestige” of a university implies that FGLI students can not.