Opinion
Sarah Khan | Thank you for voting
SARAH KHAN is a College sophomore from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Guest Column by Andrew Langalis | Response to 'Increasing Hillel’s security doesn’t decrease my fear of gun violence'
If we abolish the Second, that puts every other Amendment on the chopping block.
Kristen Yeh | No excuses. Vote!
KRISTEN YEH is a College sophomore from West Covina, Calif.
Sophia DuRose | Increasing Hillel’s security doesn’t decrease my fear of gun violence
It’s a sad fact that practicing your religion in a place of worship has become an act people are scared to perform.
Sireesh Ramesh | Trump wants to force immigrants to choose between health and legal residence
The President has shown, once again, that he’s willing to do whatever it takes (even if it means putting the well-being of more than a million immigrants on the line) to get what he wants.
Editorial | Let's get physical — Why Penn should offer for-credit physical education classes
Returning to the days of required physical education would be a mistake, but allowing students to make the choice to work out for credit could go a long way in improving the wellness of our community.
Isabella Simonetti | Bisexuality is more than just a PornHub category
Bisexual people have trouble finding their place in straight circles without being fetishized or objectified, and in LGBTQ spaces they are thought of as only partially queer. As a result, I usually feel uncomfortable in my own skin no matter where I am.
Sarah Khan | Spooky Halloween costume ideas for Penn students
SARAH KHAN is a College sophomore from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Joel Lee | For Asian Americans, Halloween is a reminder of how few of our favorite characters look like us
The crushing part was that I wanted to be more than just Batman. I wanted to be “white” Batman. The “real” Batman. I hated being “Asian” Batman.
Guest Column by James Aykit | Response to Moksh Jawa's column on competition at Penn
If Penn’s competitive atmosphere and mental health issues were perpetuated solely by academics, your advice — to stop comparing ourselves to others — would be sound, if simple.
Kaliyah Dorsey | Why I was anti-relationship coming into college — and why I changed my mind
On FaceTime with a friend from high school, right after an Instagram official couple post on my part, she teased me, “What happened to ‘I hate labels, relationships are a burden, freshman year is for the girls’ Kaliyah?”
Rebecca Alifimoff | How changing languages changed how I think
The strangest thing about speaking another language is all the tiny ways you are estranged from yourself.
Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri | Professional sports teams strike out by crossing the picket line
It seems especially wrong when professional athletes are unionized and through this representation, have won six-figure minimum salaries.
Sophia DuRose | Kanye’s political friendship with Trump is ‘Bound 2’ fail
As someone who can’t go to a single frat party without hearing at least one Kanye song, I am concerned about supporting him and his music, for multiple reasons.
Guest Column | GET-UP committee speaks out on proposed sexual harassment policy
When deans, department chairs, and peers of the accused are given the power to investigate sexual misconduct, allegations are often swept under the rug.
Joel Lee | Pause the podcast, take out your earbuds, and listen to your own thoughts
Conduct your own intellectual podcast about your thoughts, because it is more relatable than any you can find on iTunes.
Guest Column by Benjamin Oh | Asian American voter turnout has been low. That needs to change.
Why do Asian communities with diverse political opinions and genuine concerns vote at such low rates?
Lucy Hu | How to save our democracy in November
It’s time to take off our red hats and blue pins and give each candidate a fair shot.
Julia Mitchell | Don’t let Penn’s club recruitment rush rob you of your individuality
In the first weeks on campus, I watched my friends swept up in a flurry of recruiting sessions, auditions, BYOs, and GBMs for organizations with every abbreviation known to man.