The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board emphasizes the importance of this newspaper’s opinion to our community.
Columnist Eric Najera argues that Penn students should embrace Wharton.
Columnist Eden Liu delves into the arguments against term limits for elected officials and the detriments that they would incur.
The Latest
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David Tran
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Feb. 28, 2025
Columnist David Tran exposes a harmful fallacy in the rhetoric against test-optional admissions — and how we perpetuate it.
Columnist Jesse Van Doren highlights the pitfalls of a test-optional admissions policy.
The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Editor Jack Lakis introduces the DP’s new spring 2025 columnists.
The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Editor Jack Lakis introduces the DP’s new spring 2025 columnists.
Columnist Eric Najera argues that Penn students should embrace Wharton.
Columnist Eden Liu delves into the arguments against term limits for elected officials and the detriments that they would incur.
Senior Columnist Mariana Martinez explores the tensions between morality and politics in the context of the new Trump administration.
Columnist Elo Esalomi questions whether the DEI era ever led to real change or if it was just corporate window dressing.
Columnist David Tran proposes the closure of 34th and 33rd streets to connect the Engineering School with the heart of campus.
Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that elite colleges act as marriage markets but romantic relationships do not demand compatibility; they necessitate complementarity.
Senior Columnist Mritika Senthil questions the agenda behind Penn’s NIH funding crisis email and reduced graduate admission rates.
Senior columnist Mia Vesely highlights the diversity of the Black student experience at Penn this Black History Month.
Columnist Jason Zhao dives into the history of American identity to argue that the only thing that defines us as a people is our inability to be defined.
Columnist Simar Soni discusses why situationships are an epidemic for Generation Z that must be cured.
Diya Choksey | The Penn ‘Hunger Games’: May social capital be ever in your favor
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Diya Choksey
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Feb. 18, 2025
Senior columnist Diya Choksey examines how, in a school where everyone is brilliant, status has beecome the real competition.
Columnists Tiyya Geiger and Piper Slinka-Petka highlight how love at Penn is alive and introduce their new column with a special alumni story.
Columnist Roshan Gopal argues that music shares similarities with addictive drugs and that we should pay attention to how much we listen.
Undergraduate Assembly | Why the UA passed its Investments Transparency Resolution
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Undergraduate Assembly
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Feb. 14, 2025
The Undergraduate Assembly explains the reasoning behind its Investment Transparency Resolution.
Ingrid Holmquist | Penn owns Philadelphia, but it doesn’t have to own us too
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Ingrid Holmquist
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Feb. 12, 2025
Columnist Ingrid Holmquist explores the contradiction of reaping the benefits of an institution that has such an extensive past of harming its community.
Columnist Elo Esalomi examines Penn's inconsistent AI policies and calls for standardized guidelines that reflect AI's growing role in education.
