Opinion-Columns
Brian Goldman | Death, taxes and the Middle East
The Palestinian strategy for statehood has flipped in a matter of eight years. The strategy now seems to follow a new script: statehood first, negotiations later.
Rachel del Valle | Netflix calls it a wrap too soon
Netflix jumped the gun by convincing millions of its subscribers to choose between price and quality.
Ernest Owens | Penn’s redundant gay pride
Although Penn is making significant strides, the fact that in 2011 our campus still emphasizes how “gay-friendly” it is seems very redundant and counterproductive to the entire movement.
Taylor Hawes | No parking
Upon stepping into Penn Park, it becomes clear that the space is dedicated to serve a purpose — to provide a space for organized games, and not for simple lounging. It’s not so much a park as a collection of fields.
Alexey Komissarouk | Be cooler than Mark Zuckerberg
Like a faint electric buzz, excitement about new ways to use technology is permeating throughout campus. As your tech columnist, I’ll be doing my best to make you aware of some of the cooler stuff going on.Sally Engelhart | The skinny on calorie counting
I’ll tell you why we really get fat. You might not like it. You probably won’t believe me either. But after reading some outstanding work by science writer Gary Taubes, I’m a die-hard believer.
Cornelius Range V | Respect should be evenly distributed
At an institution that constantly emphasizes the importance of building relationships with professional firms like Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley via on-campus recruiting, I wonder if students increasingly overlook the value of building relationships with everyday people — people who play integral roles in our community.
Samantha Sharf | Reclaiming the flash mob
In recent years, however, the term “flash mob” has acquired a new meaning. Philadelphia’s non-violent high-school and college-aged residents need to reclaim the flash mob.Charles Gray | Glory outside the halls of Congress
While politics often brings out the worst in people, it can occasionally bring out the very best.Dan Bernick | Penn should sweat the small stuff
Penn should sweat the small stuff. Minor issues affect student happiness and create inefficiencies for the University.Rachel del Valle | Half Foods: the emptiness in nutrition
The superficial health-consciousness is troublesome. Many products benefit the companies that make them more than the consumers that buy them.Clark McCauley | Psychology of 9/11 revisited
Bryn Mawr College professor Clark McCauley writes that we were unable to predict how far our overreaction to 9/11 would go.
Samantha Sharf | A crisis of communication
Today’s average college student was between the ages of eight and 11 on Sept. 11, 2001. We were old enough to know there was a problem, to feel that something had been lost, to watch the events unfold on the news.