Diya Choksey | College of Arts and Sciences: Penn’s biggest branding fail

By Diya Choksey · Oct. 29, 2024

Columnist Diya Choksey critiques the uninspired title of Penn’s College of Arts and Sciences, arguing that a catchier name would enhance its identity and standing within both Penn and the Ivy League.

Ingrid Holmquist | Hazing: heinous in practice and principle

By Ingrid Holmquist · Oct. 29, 2024

Columnist Ingrid Holmquist criticizes the tradition and justification of hazing, arguing that we must intervene in all cases before more people get hurt. 

Diana C. Mutz | UPennAlert scare tactics

By Diana C. Mutz · Oct. 28, 2024

Guest Columnist Diana C. Mutz argues the portrayal of civil protest as dangerous is often used to justify the curtailment of rights of free expression. 

Guillermo Ribeiro Vecino | I don’t want Kamala Harris to fail

By Guillermo Ribeiro Vecino · Oct. 28, 2024

Guest Columnist Guillermo Ribeiro Vecino expresses his point of view on the Nov. 5 presidential election.

Selma Farsakh | I’m a Palestinian who voted for Harris in Pennsylvania

By Selma Farsakh · Oct. 28, 2024

Guest Columnist Selma Farsakh urges supporters of Palestine to vote for Kamala Harris in the upcoming election as a Palestinian herself.

Columnist Ananya Shah explores issues undecided voters should consider in the last stretch before Election Day. 

Sose Hovannisian | Get yourself to the Pennsylvania polls, one way or another

By Sose Hovannisian · Oct. 28, 2024

Columnist Sose Hovannisian explains how Penn students can transform from passive observers to decisive voters in America's most watched swing state.

Tiyya Geiger | Stop assuming everyone is rich

By Tiyya Geiger · Oct. 27, 2024

Columnist Tiyya Geiger illustrates how Penn’s campus culture works to indoctrinate students into thinking everyone is rich.

Piper Slinka-Petka | Ivy doesn’t grow in Appalachia

By Piper Slinka-Petka · Oct. 26, 2024

Columnist Piper Slinka-Petka illustrates the difficulties for students from rural areas and encourages them to take pride in their roots while exploring Penn.

Elizabeth Collins | Building an American Winston Churchill: Analyzing the rhetoric of Donald Trump

By Elizabeth Collins · Oct. 25, 2024

Guest Columnist Elizabeth Collins compares speeches of Winston Churchill and Donald Trump, offering suggestions for unifying political rhetoric in her column. 

Max Annunziata | A right to mourn

By Max Annunziata · Oct. 25, 2024

Columnist Max Annunziata argues that, despite differences of opinion on pro-Palestine protests and the University’s response to them, our community should recognize the suppression of a vigil as amoral. 

Francesco Salamone | Find Penn hard? Take these elitist shortcuts!

By Francesco Salamone · Oct. 24, 2024

Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that elitism fosters a culture of shortcuts and entitlement, undermining intellectual curiosity and the true purpose of education.

Mritika Senthil | We are to blame for Penn’s security concerns

By Mritika Senthil · Oct. 22, 2024

Columnist Mritika Senthil explains how hostile attacks in the name of safety only leave us more vulnerable.

Mia Vesely | A civic mind involves recognizing what the community can teach you

By Mia Vesely · Oct. 21, 2024

Columnist Mia Vesely suggests that equitable relationships should be the focus of Netter Center programming.

Zara Tena | The power of yes

By Zara Tena · Oct. 20, 2024

Columnist Zara Tena explores the transformative power of saying "yes" to new experiences, even when they seem intimidating.

Mariana Martinez | The American Dream is (not) dead

By Mariana Martinez · Oct. 19, 2024

Columnist Mariana Martinez deconstructs the American Dream as a driving concept of people’s aspirations. 

Eric Orts and Kate Shaw | Why vote?

By Kate Shaw and Eric W. Orts · Oct. 18, 2024

Guest columnists Eric Orts and Kate Shaw make the case to register to vote in Pennsylvania by Oct. 21 and vote on Nov. 5.