Franklin Li | Penn should not enforce CIS course prerequisites

By Franklin Li · April 25, 2024

Columnist Franklin Li argues that enforcing prerequisite requirements is not the right way to address the increasing demand for CIS courses.

Mia Vesely | The commencement speaker is qualified and a excellent choice

By Mia Vesely · April 24, 2024

Columnist Mia Vesely explains why Siddhartha Mukherjee is an excellent choice for commencement speaker and why students should listen up. 

Sose Hovannisian | Remember the Armenian Genocide of 1915 today

By Sose Hovannisian · April 24, 2024

Columnist Sose Hovannisian urges the Penn community to remember Armenian history’s darkest times today. 

Kaynath Chowdhury | Stop curving classes

By Kaynath Chowdhury · April 23, 2024

Columnist Kaynath Chowdhury critiques the way STEM courses are taught, attributing low test averages to ineffective teaching methods.

Daniel Gurevitch | The serious and the light-hearted

By Daniel Gurevitch · April 23, 2024

Guest Columnist Daniel Gurevitch reflects on integrating ambition and joy at Penn, emphasizing the importance of balancing serious, hard work with light-hearted moments in life.

Julu Nwaezeapu | Black Penn and the student funding crisis

By Julu Nwaezeapu · April 22, 2024

Columnist Julu Nwaezeapu investigates the structure of Penn’s Student Activities Council and its role in disseminating inequitable finances to cultural student organizations.

Riane Lumer | Penn should remain test-optional, permanently

By Riane Lumer · April 19, 2024

Columnist Riane Lumer argues that reinstating standardized tests for admissions is a regression in advancing equitable higher education practices.

Franklin Li | Forget about that class you did not get

By Franklin Li · April 18, 2024

Columnist Franklin Li argues that we should think twice before adding another class to our already packed schedule.

Sose Hovannisian | Class of 2028, opt in for a roommate!

By Sose Hovannisian · April 17, 2024

Columnist Sose Hovannisian urges the new class of Quakers to avoid selecting a single for their first-year housing experience. 

Francesco Salamone | Please sit down and just exist

By Francesco Salamone · April 16, 2024

Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that embracing purposeless solitude is crucial for self-discovery and inner peace.

Beaue Bernstein | The exam you will probably fail: climate literacy

By Beaue Bernstein · April 15, 2024

Guest Columnist Beaue Bernstein argues that Penn must add an interdisciplinary, climate literacy graduation requirement.

Mariana Martinez | Sexual assault: Out of sight, out of mind?

By Mariana Martinez · April 12, 2024

Columnist Mariana Martinez argues Penn should allocate more resources to eliminating rape culture on campus.  

Niheer Patel | Penn: Where dreams come to die

By Niheer Patel · April 11, 2024

Columnist Niheer Patel argues that Penn’s overwhelming support for consulting and financial sector jobs for all of its students limits their potential.

Meet DP Opinion's spring 2024 columnists

By Yomi Abdi · April 10, 2024

Opinion Editor Yomi Abdi introduces DP Opinion's spring 2024 columnists.

Eric Najera | In defense of the humanities

By Eric Najera · April 10, 2024

Columnist Eric Najera argues that the humanities degrees should not be overlooked in importance.

224 Penn Faculty | Statement in support of graduate worker unionization

By 224 Penn Faculty Members · April 9, 2024

224 Penn faculty members issue a statement in support of graduate worker unionization and invite all Penn faculty (tenure-track and non-tenure-track) to sign.

Eliza Carroll | The cultural stratification of Penn

By Eliza Carroll · April 8, 2024

Columnist Eliza Carroll examines Penn’s institutional culture and how students adapt to the lack of guidelines provided by the University.