Opinion
Riane Lumer | Penn’s lack of composting stations is trashy
Columnist Riane Lumer urges Penn to follow other universities’ footsteps and adopt a compostable program to mitigate climate change.
Fiona Miller | What one million dollars tells us about Penn Student Government
Columnist Fiona Miller discusses what the recent Undergraduate Assembly vote reveals about Penn Student Government.
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford | Beware a tsunami of acronyms and abbreviations
Columnist Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford considers whether Penn has become overly dependent on unintuitive language to communicate meaning.
Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes | Correcting myths about the UC Townhomes movement
The Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes, consisting of student activists and community organizers, clarify their movement to save the UC Townhomes at Penn.
Alex Baxter | The Queen’s death is cause for Penn to consider its own troubled past
Columnist Alex Baxter reflects on how the U.K. and Penn have opportunities to confront the crimes which define their establishments.
Riane Lumer | A look into the (Post-) COVID-19 University
Columnist Riane Lumer explores factors to look forward to given advancements in the pandemic, but also cautions a semi-return to normalcy.
Cathy Li | Studying toward a world with and for women
Columnist Cathy Li argues that taking a Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies class could transform student thinking.
Craig R. Carnaroli | University response to the sale of the UC Townhomes
Penn's Senior Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli provides a University response to the sale of the UC Townhomes.
Sam Zou | College rankings are a sham
Columnist Sam Zou argues that college rankings rarely hold cheating institutions accountable and consider factors irrelevant to educational quality.
Mia Vesely | How diversity is valued (or not) in Class of 2026 admissions
Columnist Mia Vesely examines why the class of 2026 is considered the most 'diverse' and what that claim really means.
Emily Chang | Virtual classes are still needed in a post-COVID-19 world
Columnist Emily Chang emphasizes the importance of learning from the past and reviving COVID-19 policies to improve current life.
73 Penn Faculty | Letter in support of student protestors
Seventy-three Penn faculty members express their concern over the efforts of the Center of Community Standards and Accountability to curtail the rights of Penn students to publicly protest on campus.
Annie Bingle | How making your bed will change your life
Columnist Annie Bingle explores the unique benefits to making your bed each morning, and encourages you to do the same.
Penn Leads The Vote | Penn has the responsibility of being a civic leader
Penn Leads the Vote highlights Penn’s responsibility as an ambassador of civic engagement in Philadelphia.
Vinay Khosla and Taja Mazaj | The futility of civic engagement at Penn
Columnists Vinay Khosla and Taja Mazaj argue Penn’s conception of civic engagement is intentionally disingenuous, and students must respond in kind with disruptive activism.
Bridget McGeehan | Opening up about my freshman year abortion
Guest columnist Bridget McGeehan opens up about her abortion experience in an effort to foster important dialogue in the post-Roe era.
Lexi Boccuzzi | Protesting with a purpose: Analyzing the UC Townhomes movement
Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi examines the consequences for first years and the overall effectiveness of the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes protest at the Class of 2026 Convocation.
Keshav Ramesh | From a progressive: Race-based affirmative action isn’t progressive
Columnist Keshav Ramesh argues that race-based affirmative action needs to be replaced with a system that instead takes socioeconomic status into account to truly guarantee racial and ethnic diversity.
Caroline Magdolen | Why I handwrite my notes on paper
Columnist Caroline Magdolen contemplates what is lost when students spend class time on electronic devices.