Opinion
Joel Lee | Choosing a major is a personal decision — there’s no need to rush
Despite the stigma around being “undecided,” I believe that a lot of people are very unsure or insecure about their major choice or their undecided status.
Sireesh Ramesh | What men should learn from the Kavanaugh hearings
The ease with which this vast number of male Senators was able to denounce Ford’s emotional account despite it being narrated directly to them is indicative of a deeper issue when it comes to the way a vast number of men (especially men in power) confront sexual assault in the United States.
Veronica Fenton | False advertising
VERONICA FENTON is a College sophomore from Penn Valley, Pa.
Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri | Power lives on the pavement, not in the polls
Between sterilizing mass movements and corroding our political energy, voting is a necrotizing infection that renders our comatose body politic septic.
Christy Qiu | Let’s face it: The Quad is an antiquated castle
It’s time to move on from what’s traditionally “cool” to what’s livable.
Guest Column by ASAP Chair Kara Hardie | The effect of Kavanaugh’s confirmation on survivors
The survivor’s fears of not being believed or, worse, being blamed for the trauma they endured are overwhelmingly common and overwhelmingly devastating feelings experienced after sexual assault.
Isabella Simonetti | Freshmen, you don’t have to live off campus next year
Don’t let social pressure bring you to pay ridiculous prices for moderately nicer housing.
Ben Claar | A hairy situation
BEN CLAAR is a College senior from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Lilian Zhang | From Beijing to Philadelphia, gentrification follows me across the globe
The “Old Beijing” collapsed along with antique city walls and hundred-year-old residences, replaced by skyscrapers and malls that stood majestically yet indifferently in the midst of their downfall.
Spencer Swanson | Step aside Joe — Biden is not the best choice for President
I like Joe as much as the next guy, but he’s simply not what this country needs rights now — he is a man who hasn’t realized his moment has passed.
Kristen Yeh | A PSL PSA
KRISTEN YEH is a College sophomore from West Covina, Calif.
Rebecca Alifimoff | As an American, the Kavanaugh hearings are personal
Weighed on crooked scales of justice, one alleged attempted rape balances quite nicely with two Yale degrees.
Ben Claar | The flipping truth
BEN CLAAR is a College senior from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Sophia DuRose | Dear Diary, thanks for everything
If you’re dealing with something extreme in the sense of anxiety or depression, keeping a diary can help catalogue your feelings and emotions in a more coherent way.
Second Opinion from Dennis Morris | Your friendly neighborhood barista
I want to use my column to show everyone that their problems are valid and that it’s okay to laugh, cry, and scream.
Michael A. Keshmiri | All Penn employees deserve a living wage
It would be disgraceful for an Ivy League university with a multi-billion-dollar operating budget not to take the moral reins and pay all Penn employees a minimum wage between $20-$25 an hour.
Isabella Simonetti | Stanford is withholding its admissions rate. The Ivy League shouldn’t do the same.
It’s hard to get into an Ivy League school. And statistically speaking, it’s harder to get into Stanford. Students who are applying to these schools know that. So why hide the truth from them?
Sophia DuRose | Penning in sophomores is not a show of support
New on-campus housing built with the intention of fostering a better sophomore community sounds like a great idea — if said sophomores are offered a choice about participation.
Editorial | Don’t make housing choices for sophomores. Give them better options.
This approach of addressing campus issues by restricting the ability of students to choose for themselves is patronizing, especially when students were largely left out of the decision-making process.