Opinion
Letter from the President | Inside The Daily Pennsylvanian's response to coronavirus
We have decided to run a final print edition of the DP this Saturday, focused on how the coronavirus has changed life at Penn. After, we will pause print editions of the DP and 34th Street for the first time since World War II.
Editorial | As Ivies cave to coronavirus fear, Penn must announce its next steps
Penn students, particularly those who hail from other countries or low-income backgrounds, deserve answers about how coronavirus will affect University life.
Tejaswi Bhavaraju | Penn students must rethink learning in an era of rapid industry change
Considering the ways in which industries are evolving and requiring new skills from the workforce, there is an urgent need for Penn students to review the role/application of AI in our studies much more clearly.
Editorial | Students should not be penalized for sick days as coronavirus spreads
Penn professors and academic departments should be more lenient about sick days, both with class and on-campus jobs, so students can better self-isolate in case of illness.
Letter from Benoit Dubé | A message to students regarding Spring Break
Amid this uncertainty, any travel, domestic or international could heighten your risk of exposure.
Lark Yan | Penn needs to be more transparent in why and how they increase tuition
As the ones paying the bill, it seems only right that students receive at least more information and price transparency on how and why these decisions were made.
Tyler Larkworthy | Penn must stop raising tuition
Under the new tuition rate, Penn’s incoming class can expect to pay their school over $300,000 by the time they graduate. That is absurd.
Jessica Gooding | Penn students and post-docs need access to on-campus childcare
For student parents, not having access to adequate child care can erode the opportunity to obtain the education of your dreams.
Guest Column by Christina Miranda | Protecting students vulnerable to eating disorders matters, too
Following recovery from my own battle with an eating disorder, I feel a personal duty to help others suffering from this illness in any way possible.
Alfredo Praticò | An open letter to Erika James, from a College student
When you start in July, Penn will ask you to be a trailblazer. We ask you to be a trailblazer for all 20,000 of us.
Guest Column by Makhari Dysart | Fresh Grocer is another example of Penn’s one-sided community partnership
Whether or not you believe Fresh Grocer was rightfully closed, we must use its closure as a way to discuss how we can foster better community engagement once we step off of Locust Walk.
Editorial | NCAA sanctions against Allen unfairly hurt Penn men's basketball
Given that the players and coaches who will lose those championships did not commit any violations, the NCAA’s current sanctions are reprehensible.
Harrison Selznick | Penn should allow concealed carry on campus
Presently, the University of Pennsylvania bans the use and possession of firearms on campus, thereby making Concealed Carry Weapon Permits moot.
Surayya Walters | What incoming Dean Erika James represents for higher education
As a young Black woman who is a Wharton student, times like this make me feel a little prouder and more at peace with myself in this environment.
Sarah Khan | Spring Break
SARAH KHAN is a College junior from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Sophia DuRose | Take time to understand eating disorders this week
A failure to understand that eating disorders are mental illnesses, where a rejection of food is merely a symptom, is literally a matter of life or death.
Editorial | Three midterms in one day should not be allowed
If Penn is willing to offer a postponement policy during the final exam period—a period that, by design, gives students extra time to study—the University should offer the same policy during a crowded midterm season.
Varun Saraswathula | We’re motivated, but do we know why?
I urge you to put the books down for a minute, step away from your laptop, and introspect. Consider what motivates you. Is it passion or interest? Is it a career prospect? Is it money?
Agatha Advincula | Voters should be wary of Bernie Sanders. Here’s why.
It is easy to look at Sanders’ numbers in the primaries and polls and feel as though he is destined to be the candidate. But Sanders’ political progressivism has never stood the test of the general public.