Columnist Jason Zhao argues that DEI measures were never an effective practice for social equality.
Columnist Beatriz Báez discusses Penn students’ tendency to put health on the back burner and the need to establish protocols to facilitate its prioritization.
Senior columnist Mariana Martinez discusses the psychology of Penn fashion by analyzing two main factors: socioeconomic status and race.
Senior columnist Ananya Shah asserts that the rise of AI is leading to the intellectual demise of society.
Columnist Beatriz Báez discusses Penn students’ tendency to put health on the back burner and the need to establish protocols to facilitate its prioritization.
Senior columnist Mariana Martinez discusses the psychology of Penn fashion by analyzing two main factors: socioeconomic status and race.
Columnist Elijah Ramirez critiques the Wharton School’s preprofessional culture that prioritizes capital and status over passion and ethical responsibility.
Guest Columnists Amy Offner and Sam Layding encourage Penn employees to push back against administration's anticipatory obedience to executive orders.
Senior Columnist Piper Slinka-Petka argues that at Penn, social savvy and networking has become the new merit.
The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board emphasizes the importance of this newspaper’s opinion to our community.
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.
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.


















