Columnist Eric Najera argues that the humanities degrees should not be overlooked in importance.

Columnist Eliza Carroll examines Penn’s institutional culture and how students adapt to the lack of guidelines provided by the University.

Columnist Chloe Chen explores the idea of privacy privilege and the harsh media surveillance of female stars. 

Columnist Sangitha Aiyer encourages incoming first years to abandon their college application personas.

Columnist Mariana Martinez explores the toxic side of academia in American universities and its effect on the students. 

Columnist Mritika Senthil reflects on how pro-Israel interests in privacy rights and academic freedom actually align with a recent lawsuit alleging Penn’s concerted restraint of pro-Palestine speech.

Columnist Ashti Tiwari suggests first years take a step back from the internship hunt this summer and look for less intensive but still valuable professional experiences.

Columnist Zaid Alsubaiei reflects on the national writing crisis, its causes, and what Penn students can do about it.

Columnist Jack Lakis asserts that Penn’s critical writing requirement is not sufficient and must be taken more seriously. 

Columnist Jessey Shin discusses midterms and urgency culture at Penn, and reimagines academia as a human-centric space free from impending deadlines.

Columnist Franklin Li believes that introducing competition to Penn’s food market is one of the only solutions to improve Penn Dining, but this would be impossible.

Columnist Sose Hovannisian argues that Penn students should halt the harping on Philadelphia and appreciate the city that’s given us so much.

Columnist Kaynath Chowdhury highlights the benefits of incorporating ChatGPT into classrooms to facilitate learning.

Columnist Francesco Salamone explores the isolating experience of grief, urging active companionship and open dialogue about death.

Columnist Zara Tena explores the effectiveness of ethics classes at Penn and how they are valuable beyond academics.

Columnist Lala Mustafa explores scheduling fatigue within Penn social circles and advocates for embracing third places as spontaneous hubs.

Columnist Beatriz Báez discusses the importance of language to culture and the need for international students to preserve this within a foreign setting such as Penn.