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Tiyya Geiger
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Sept. 19, 2025
Read on for columns on political violence, open-mindedness, and campus culture.
Plus, columns on Penn’s placement exams and how AI will interact with the liberal arts.
Catch up on all of Penn's opinions each week with Voices of Penn.
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Guest columnist and Senior Crosswords Editor Tyler Kliem encourages you to play our now-released mini crosswords to exercise your brain and to whittle away at the disruptions in our collective lives.
In a piece of opinion art, Sarah Khan shares how many students felt waking up to a "snow day" — and still having classes.
As President Biden takes office, he arrives with a full plate of national crises and a unified government. Here are five things Penn Dem's thinks he should focus on.
Penn's antiquated tenure policies have protected professors from blatant acts of hate. It is time for them to be revised for the modern age.
Caroline Magdolen | Saving American Democracy Starts With 147 Republicans
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Caroline Magdolen
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Jan. 9, 2021
The capitol insurrection highlighted a dangerous desire from some Republicans for political power at all costs. Halting this dangerous slide begins with the GOP taking action.
Matthew Liu | American opposition to COVID-19 lockdowns is history repeating itself
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Matthew Liu
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Dec. 10, 2020
Americans' resistance to the lockdown orders that marked the early fight against COVID-19 take after a growing historical narrative of the US' growing distrust of science.
Agatha Advincula | Finding hope and strength at Penn in the new year
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Agatha Advincula
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Dec. 10, 2020
Within the confines of a Zoom call, Penn’s community still continues to thrive. Keeping the fighter’s mindset of 2020 will help us prepare for another year of unknowns.
Penn's Year of Civic Engagement has largely failed to make a major impact in encouraging civic engagement across the University, even as the community demands activism.
After months of last-minute decision making, Penn's international students are left bearing the brunt of the cost of a virtual semester, with potentially long-term consequences.
Editorial | Don't pack the Penn scene when you study abroad
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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Aug. 28, 2019
While study abroad offers students a unique opportunity to live in new parts of the world, students who are leaving soon for unfamiliar places should make sure that they take advantage of the chance to engage with the people that live in these countries, rather than only sticking with fellow Penn students.
Letter to the Editor | Response to Duke research fraud allegations
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Martin J. Weinstein
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April 19, 2019
On behalf of my client, Dr. Monica Kraft, I am writing in response to the article published by The Daily Pennsylvanian entitled “Duke to pay $112.5 million in response to research fraud allegations.”
Guest Column by William Snow | Penn students must rethink the college-to-consulting pipeline
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William Snow
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Sept. 7, 2018
Why are juniors and seniors spending 90 percent of their free time casing and networking and attending info sessions? Why aren’t we contemplating what we really want out of life, and how we can achieve it?
Letter to the Editor | Response to Rebecca Alifimoff’s column ‘Why chill is overrated’
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Anders Zhou
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July 26, 2018
Here’s my take on “chill.” At Penn, this whole "deadening yourself" with placid smiles and mildly network-y “hahas” is done for me. “Chill” is a ballooning umbrella word that just perpetuates toxic bro activity and pressures people to deflate and compress their bodies into little boxes of compliance. I’m over it, and I’ll take a good bet that most minority communities are over it, too.
