Despite having the perfect answer in my head, I sometimes don’t share it, and if I do, it doesn’t always sound like I meant it to.

By giving standardized testing the weight it currently has, we end up heightening the barriers to higher education that many Black students already face.

 Black Americans do not have the privilege to look at the American flag as a representation of freedom.

If I were to write an opinion article without providing links to articles written by Black authors about the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests, I would be failing at my attempt to recognize my white privilege. 

Remember the lives of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd when you vote in the upcoming election.

I wish others would understand the challenges student reporters experience — both emotional and practical. We shoulder the heaviness of listening to, thinking about, and accurately depicting sensitive issues.

No matter what Penn announces, it will be a surprise and a far cry from the normal semesters of the past.

Sectioning off a regular portion of time to center yourself is imperative to balancing a healthy outlook in your world.

What I have found myself missing above all is community. Penn gave me many communities, and I deeply treasured the connection and support I found in them. 

It’s key to keep an open mind and listen carefully, even if it's virtually, to what everyone around you is experiencing.

Registering for a mail-in ballot protects you from unnecessary risk of contracting COVID-19. 

From undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoc’s to professors- everyone that juggled taking care of their family and fulfilling their strong commitment to Penn became a superhero in their own right.

Pennsylvania faces a unique set of challenges in developing an adequate mail-in system as the November presidential election rapidly approaches. 

It's important to remind ourselves that there are ways to push ourselves forward, personally and professionally, that don't include the perfect title on our resumes.

The onus is on our political leadership to support empirical, evidence-based information to protect the American people.

A masculinity that looks toward countries led by women around the globe who manage to have civil press conferences and provide correct information during this crisis is necessary.

Quarantine has left time for many of us to do what our overstimulated society so rarely leaves time for — reflection. Coincidentally, this is the main goal of Ramadan.