Opinion

Sukhmani Kaur | A lens into resilience

Sukhmani Kaur, former photo editor and summer multimedia editor, reflects back on her past four years at Penn and the DP. 

Varun Saraswathula | The one thing I would change about my Penn experience

Columnist Varun Saraswathula writes about his Penn experience and his wish to have been kinder to himself and others.  

Jaden Cloobeck | We are storytellers

Columnist Jaden Cloobeck reflects upon his experience as a storyteller at Penn and encourages students to find an avenue to share their stories. 

Ashley Ahn | Explore at your own risk

Ashley Ahn, former DP Executive Editor, reflects back on her four years at Penn and the DP. 

Hadriana Lowenkron | My most challenging, yet rewarding, four years

Hadriana Lowenkron, former DP editor-in-chief, reflects on the progress that the DP made during her leadership, and her hopes for the future.  

Sarah Asfari | Penn, it’s time to recognize your Arab students

Guest columnist Sarah Asfari describes the experience of being a racial minority without equal access to resources or proper visibility. 

Alfredo Praticò | Sidechat flooded campus with money. Does it matter?

Columnist Alfredo Praticò questions the methods that Sidechat has used to rise to prominence at Penn's campus.

Lexi Boccuzzi | Abandoning American history in the city where freedom rang

Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi argues that Penn should put a greater emphasis on American history scholarship and courses.  

Daniel Gurevitch | System.out.println(“Hello World”)

Columnist Daniel Gurevitch urges students to seek discomfort by taking courses outside of their academic comfort zone.

Belinda Kumi | CAPS needs to have better immediate services

Guest columnist Belinda Kumi argues that CAPS needs to have better immediate services after her disappointing encounter with the organization about grief. 

Tony Zhou | Creating difficult exams but then curving them harms student learning

Columnist Tony Zhou argues that all classes at Penn should have exams that are appropriately challenging without the need for a curve. 

49 Penn Faculty | In support of FFP's encampment

Forty-nine Penn faculty members express their concern that administrators called a group of students to a disciplinary meeting after their participation in FFP’s encampment on campus last week petitioning Penn to support climate justice.

Varun Saraswathula | Psychedelics are redefining well-being; Penn needs to get involved

Columnist Varun Saraswathula writes about psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin and LSD, and how they are powerful therapeutics for a variety of mental illnesses; he argues that Penn should open a center for psychedelic research like many of its peer institutions to be at the forefront of psychiatry. 

Andrew Dunn | The evolution of bro culture

A former fraternity member calls attention to Ivy League “bro culture,” advocating for reformation instead of abolition. 

Vinay Khosla | NFT: new, frightening, and tawdry

Columnist Vinay Khosla discusses how the emergence of NFTs poses a threat to art’s historical emphasis on cultural value. 

Jack Nycz | Penn shouldn’t fund Greek life

Guest Columnist Jack Nycz argues that Penn should not be offering financial compensation for unfilled Greek houses given the organizations’ exclusivity and problematic history. 

Sam Zou | You need to, like, stop saying 'like'

Columnist Sam Zou argues that the usage of filler words is unprofessional and projects a lack of confidence during a speech or presentation.  

Caroline Magdolen | The second-year experience: Smoke and mirrors?

Columnist Caroline Magdolen reflects on her experience with on-campus housing over the past two years, and how her perception of College House community has changed. 

Robin Panzarella | An ask from Penn’s student-athletes: Create a course absence policy

Guest columnist Robin Panzarella describes the struggles student-athletes at Penn face with no standardized course absence policy. 

Sam Zou | Improving and expanding ‘Exchange at Penn’

Columnist Sam Zou argues that Penn should expand the Exchange at Penn program and create more helpful resources and contacts before exchange students arrive on campus.