Opinion
Brandon Pride | Don’t let fear keep you out of the gym
Former Senior Sports Editor Brandon Pride encourages more people to shed their fears and feel comfortable with themselves in going to the gym.
Fiona Miller | Dear first years: Be the little fish
Columnist Fiona Miller encourages first years to embrace failure at Penn.
Otto Piasecki | Penn should invest in redesigning campus spaces to maximize the student experience
Columnist Otto Piasecki urges Penn to invest in modernized student learning spaces with natural light.
Yomi Abdi | Quit ‘quiet quitting’
Columnist Yomi Abdi argues why Penn students should ditch the trend of quiet quitting.
Vinay Khosla | The time to unionize is now
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that RAs and GRAs would benefit in a multitude of ways from unionizing, especially in the context of a growing student workers’ union movement in higher education.
C.H. Henry | 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' can find a home at Penn
Columnist C.H. Henry argues that "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" should come to Penn’s campus next fall for the benefit of its students and performance groups.
Sose Hovannisian | Penn students can, and should, swing the state
Columnist Sose Hovannisian argues that Penn students, especially those from safe states, should take advantage of their ability to vote in Pennsylvania.
Lexi Boccuzzi | Home is where the vote is
Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi explains why voting with partisan strategy rather than personal and community experience in mind can be harmful to representation.
Julu Nwaezeapu | Here’s how Penn can better support Philadelphia’s public schools
Columnist Julu Nwaezeapu highlights why funding of partnership schools does not replace the financial support missing from public schools in the Philadelphia School District.
Keshav Ramesh | Doug Mastriano is a danger to democracy
Columnist Keshav Ramesh argues that voting in this election is crucial for preventing an insurrectionist whose extremist right-wing beliefs would threaten the core of democracy in Pennsylvania.
Penn College Republicans | Remember Biden’s failed promises when you vote in this year’s midterms
Penn College Republicans argue that voting in this November’s midterms elections should cause us to reevaluate our approach to politics, and more broadly how we will move forward as a nation.
Penn Dems | Josh Shapiro: The clear-consensus candidate for Pennsylvania’s next governor
Penn Democrats highlight the importance of voting Josh Shapiro for Governor over Doug Mastriano this midterm election.
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford | Bonjour-hi to a multilingual United States!
Columnist Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford argues that the U.S. is hiding its multilingual nature through intentional actions that support English dominance.
Steven O. Kimbrough | Penn should create benefit corporations to counter gentrification
Guest Columnist Steven Kimbrough proposes how to preserve diversity and promote inclusion with low- and moderate-income residences in the University City Townhomes and more broadly.
Keyvan Farmanfarmaian | Let’s Passionately Celebrate Big Business
Columnist Keyvan Farmanfarmaian argues that protecting free markets and the American Dream must entail a more passionate defense of large companies.
Alex Baxter | Penn’s accountability deficit needs addressing
Columnist Alex Baxter argues that student groups deserve a legitimate voice on campus — not the sidelining the University presents them with.
Sangitha Aiyer | We need to redefine our idea of classics
Columnist Sangitha Aiyer argues that the field of Classics is Western-centric and must be re-examined.
Caroline Magdolen | The Rat Kings of Penn
Columnist Caroline Magdolen contemplates what it means to be happy and fulfilled as a college student
Vinay Khosla | The cult of Harry Styles
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that parasocial relationships insulate public figures, such as celebrities and politicians from necessary criticism and that we must deconstruct this phenomenon.