Marie Dillard | Two Geese and a Goyard

By Marie Dillard · March 27, 2025

Columnist Marie Dillard challenges the notion that financial wealth has to define belonging at Penn, urging students to embrace authenticity, gratitude, and personal growth rather than comparison.

Guest Columnist Andrii Smytsniuk reflects on President Donald Trump’s recent interactions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Eden Liu | Is Penn actually Conservative?

By Eden Liu · March 25, 2025

Columnist Eden Liu considers if Penn’s progressivism is a mistaken label.

Brian Barth | You want school spirit … Now is the time.

By Brian Barth · March 25, 2025

Columnist Brian Barth dives into Penn’s extraordinary opportunity amidst the search for a new head mens basketball coach.

Zak Baker | Patriotism and Christianity in the age of Trump

By Zak Baker · March 25, 2025

Guest Columnist Zak Baker argues that during the second coming of Trump, belief has become a transformational force for good.

Zakhir Bentham | Bring back social distancing

By Zakhir Bentham · March 24, 2025

Columnist Zakhir Bentham breaks down the difference between loneliness and solitude while advocating for more people to take time for themselves.

Harman Chahal | Penn Museum’s reckoning

By Harman Chahal · March 24, 2025

Columnist Harman Chahal critiques the Penn Museum’s handling of the human remains they examined after the 1985 MOVE bombing.

Jason Zhao | Will we really miss DEI?

By Jason Zhao · March 21, 2025

Columnist Jason Zhao argues that DEI measures were never an effective practice for social equality.

Sean Oh | Don’t hide your Penn pride

By Sean Oh · March 19, 2025

Guest columnist Sean Oh argues that Penn students should take pride in their institution for the resources and opportunities it provides them.

Diya Choksey | Group study rooms or gatekeeping study rooms?

By Diya Choksey · March 19, 2025

Senior columnist Diya Choksey examines how something as simple as a GSR reservation highlights the deeper financial and social silos that shape student life at Penn.

Senior columnist Ananya Shah asserts that the rise of AI is leading to the intellectual demise of society. 

Beatriz Báez | Under the weather and under pressure

By Beatriz Báez · March 17, 2025

Columnist Beatriz Báez discusses Penn students’ tendency to put health on the back burner and the need to establish protocols to facilitate its prioritization.

Mariana Martinez | The Longchamp tote: Is twinning winning?

By Mariana Martinez · March 16, 2025

Senior columnist Mariana Martinez discusses the psychology of Penn fashion by analyzing two main factors: socioeconomic status and race.

Elijah Ramirez | Preprofessional or pre-corrupt?

By Elijah Ramirez · March 5, 2025

Columnist Elijah Ramirez critiques the Wharton School’s preprofessional culture that prioritizes capital and status over passion and ethical responsibility.

Amy Offner and Sam Layding | Penn must not obey in advance

By Sam Layding and Amy C. Offner · March 5, 2025

Guest Columnists Amy Offner and Sam Layding encourage Penn employees to push back against administration's anticipatory obedience to executive orders.

Piper Slinka-Petka | Meritocracy isn’t dead

By Piper Slinka-Petka · March 4, 2025

Senior Columnist Piper Slinka-Petka argues that at Penn, social savvy and networking has become the new merit.

Editorial | What is opinion journalism?

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · March 4, 2025

The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board emphasizes the importance of this newspaper’s opinion to our community.