Opinion-Columns
Cornelius Range V | Build bridges, not barriers
Often in staking out our own identities, we inadvertently reinforce barriers or create new ones.
Samantha Sharf | Not all photo editing is created equal
Many magazines manipulate images without telling their readers. A group of researchers at Dartmouth College may have solved this problem by discovering a way to determine how extensively a digital photo has been edited.
Travis Cantrell | Prioritize policy, not personality
Would Herman Cain’s fondness of extra-marital affairs really affect his ability to make decisions and craft policy?
Brian Goldman | Too big and bloated not to fail
Two sexual abuse incidents at Penn and Penn State have given us a window into the world of institutional doublethink.
Rachel del Valle | Finding purpose for our ‘lost generation’
With the limited job options and the seemingly limited desire to create new ones, I have to wonder if we, too, are all a lost generation.
Ernest Owens | OCR: On-Campus Revision
On-Campus Recruiting has turned Penn’s very intellectual atmosphere into a pre-professional fiasco.
Taylor Hawes | Recognizing the other kind of diversity
We need to embrace students from all economic backgrounds. There is no shame in being from a low-income family.
Sally Engelhart | Remedying beliefs about natural meds
Vitamin C, Zicam, echinacea, Airborne, Cold FX. Should you invest in homeopathic cold preventions and remedies?
Alexey Komissarouk | What’s college like at 25?
I’m a 25-year-old undergraduate. When I returned to school, I asked myself, “Would I be that older guy buying alcohol for his friends? Would I be out of shape academically after three years of no exams?”
Cornelius Range V | Rethinking self-reliance
Don’t promote self-reliance as the major contributor to economic and social mobility until everyone plays by the same rules.
Samantha Sharf | Why senior year is like Thanksgiving dinner
At any age, Thanksgiving is an opportunity to look back, to consider where you have been and where you are going.
Charles Gray | Penn’s political opportunity
Given the administration’s current student group funding structure, it’s very difficult to host political speakers.
Dan Bernick | In support of a smoke-free campus
Penn should follow the example of nearly 600 other colleges and implement a tobacco-free campus.
Brian Goldman | Goodbye, goodbye Occupy
There exists no right that permits a group of citizens to permanently “occupy” public space.
Rachel del Valle | No buyer’s remorse for Black Friday’s death
We should welcome the move from Black Friday toward virtual holiday shopping on Cyber Monday.
Travis Cantrell | Don’t succumb to hippie propaganda
Hippies are ruining this country, and it is beginning to really sour my milk — if you know what I mean.
Charles Gray | Tebow’s conservative approach
It is the unconventionality and conservatism of quarterback Tim Tebow’s offense that allows the Denver Broncos to win.
Rachel del Valle | The twilight of childhood franchises
Now that most of our movie franchises have grown up, does that mean we have to as well?
Brian Goldman | Friends without benefits
We need to force elected officials to reform Social Security and Medicare so these programs are still standing by the time we are old enough to retire.