Opinion
Varun Saraswathula | What Kamala Harris’s vice presidential election means to me
We have a lot of work to do as a nation to create a more equitable and just society. However, it’s also important to consider how wondrous it is that someone like Kamala Harris can be in office.
Editorial | Penn must extend its housing cancellation deadline
Enforcing this deadline so soon places enormous pressure on students to make a housing decision quickly.
Surayya Walters | Support the Biden-Harris Administration
While I didn’t have a favorite candidate, we now have an executive team with great potential. I’ve begun to trust that together they’ll possess the strength to lead our nation in the right direction.
Emily Chang | Why Penn’s return to campus is the right decision
As students celebrate this good news and begin planning for the upcoming semester, we can only hope that another “Revision” email doesn’t appear in our inboxes.
Editorial | Upperclassmen shouldn't feel pressured to return to campus in the Spring
It is certainly understandable that many upperclassmen want or need to return to campus, owing to mental health deterioration, unsafe home environments, or being locked into off-campus leases. However, nobody should feel pressured to do so.
Lexi Boccuzzi | Divided American liberalism
Outside the isolation of coastal cities and college campuses, America isn’t embracing leftism.
Matthew Liu | Even after Biden’s win, We can still have a huge impact on this country's direction
With both Senate elections in Georgia undecided and going to a runoff, there are two distinct directions this country could go and there is still so much more you can do to impact the trajectory we take these next four years.
Editorial | The election is over. But your civic engagement shouldn't go away
Students should not see a Biden victory as a reason to disengage from politics. Rather, they should devote themselves to the many areas where there is still work to be done.
Caroline Magdolen | Firehoses of falsehood and fruitless quests for fact
Disinformation isn’t going away anytime soon, and there aren’t any clear, unbiased solutions to it. But we can cope with it better if we stop expecting certainty from our news, and strive to identify probable truths, as opposed to an absolute, undeniable one.
Surayya Walters | Hold Top Companies Accountable for Their Discrimination
I’m working hard to find a company that does more than talk about inclusivity, equity, and fairness, but one that actually manifests those ideals in their actions.
Alex Eapen | This Spring, put Philly first
It’s important to realize that while the coronavirus is not a life-threatening disease for most Penn students, the same cannot be said for many permanent residents of West Philadelphia.
Editorial | Penn students must support this week's Scholar Strike
Over the past year, Penn's administration has made a number of hard choices that have faced substantial student backlash. However, its decision to not suspend operations on Election Day ranks among its worst.
Andy Yoon | The electoral college is no reason not to vote
When a system like the Electoral College has flaws, the long-term approach should be to seek recourse and change its structural underpinnings. In the short term, however, abandoning a still-active system does a disservice to everyone else.
Urooba Abid | We Must Do More than Vote
Change never happens on Election Day. It happens in the intermediary moments — in the days, weeks, and years between elections.
Guest Column by Andi Johnson | Dear Division of Public Safety
Those text messages, sent at 8:38 p.m. and 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday night to the entire Penn community, were an act of “public safety,” meaning they were a direct warning to us all that we should avoid that location.
Guest Column by Virginia Wardell | SP2's treatment of international students is alarming
Master candidates for Social Policy were given the opportunity to anonymously react to the decisions made surrounding MSSP 628 and MSSP 710. The candidates expressed a variety of concerns, including a lack of transparency, equal treatment, and potential self-censorship.
Guest Column by 340+ current MBA Students | Wharton Students for Biden
At this critical crossroads of our nation’s history, we need a principled leader that can deliver the truth, unite the country behind a shared vision, and carry us forward to a better America. We need Joe Biden in the White House, more than ever.
Lexi Boccuzzi | Idealism has no place in politics
If we as Penn students want to act as a force of change in this country, the youth vote cannot afford to be one of idealism.
Guest Column by five GET-UP members | Penn must provide funding extensions for all doctoral students
As graduate workers and members of GET-UP, we believe that for Penn to make good on its promise to support current students, the administration must guarantee a universal one-year funding extension for all doctoral students in every school and department.