Opinion-Columns
Sara Brenes Akerman | Love stories — surreal and satisfying
I fell in love with romantic comedies. And my love has proven to be as enduring as the brand of romance that they so relentlessly attempt to portray.
Samantha Sharf | We go to Penn, but we are Penn State
Having adopted Pennsylvania as our home, we need to think of ourselves as residents of the state rather than just as members of the Penn community.
Cornelius Range V | Graduating like a Pokémon master
If we take away anything from Ash Ketchum’s adventures, it should be to revere the dream and not allow other considerations to prevent it from ever being reached.
Dan Bernick | Washington D.C. starts here
Americans are fed up with congressional gridlock and partisan pandering. Penn students are, too. Unfortunately, student government is a lot like real government.
Charles Gray | A modern-day Greek tragedy
The seeds of the European debt crisis lie with the creation of the euro over 10 years ago by technocrats and politicians who felt they could outsmart the financial system.
Brian Goldman | JoePa the coach v. Joe Paterno the man
There is a dichotomy between sports and real life, and the two must be separated. While JoePa the coach was infallible, Joe Paterno the man failed a basic tenet of human responsibility.
Rachel del Valle | A woman’s right to bare legs
Pantyhose represent something that looks and feels dated. Legs with a powdery sheen should not be a job requirement.
Ernest Owens | Love the way you hate
Call me a verbal masochist if you will, but I request that you please keep criticizing me. Embracing criticism can be more motivating than avoiding it.
Samantha Sharf | Looking beyond Hill’s ‘ugly’ facade
Should a building be judged on its aesthetics or on the acclaim of its architect?
Travis Cantrell | Qualms with hooking up
Our generation has drifted away from the sanctity of monogamy to, as it’s commonly known on the street, “hooking up.”
Charles Gray | Short-term gain, long-term pain
Last week’s Obama event on campus focused on the short-term gain without thinking of the long-term pain that will be caused.
Rachel del Valle | Not just ‘playing the victim’
Sexually harassed women shouldn’t remain nameless for fear becoming “another Anita Hill.”
Brian Goldman | Rush-ing to conclusions
Several arguments highlight the fallibility of Rush Limbaugh’s critique of classical studies majors.
Ernest Owens | A campus-wide pledge to change
Being forced to go on scavenger hunts in the middle of the night and to dress up in humiliating apparel should not be telling of one’s dedication to a student group. MO SHAHIN: Seeing through the haze
Robert Hsu | Loving and hating the college experience
The possibility of hating my new life never crossed my mind once before I came to Penn. Two months later, I have realized that there have been moments during which I hated school.
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Untie self-worth from performance
Not getting a perfect job or flunking an assignment can very well make us feel worthless. But it’s time to start untying our self-worth from our performance.
Cornelius Range V | Felons shouldn’t lose the freedom to vote
Felony disenfranchisement should never be seen as the proper execution of justice when it more closely resembles cruel and unusual punishment.
Samantha Sharf | Making 7 billion voices count
As of Monday, you are one of 7 billion people on Earth. How can 7 billion voices be heard? How can 7 billion individual sets of desires be met?
Charles Gray | The tragedy of aborted potential
There aren’t enough people involved in the pro-life movement at Penn.