Guest columnists and professors Amy C. Offner and Emily Steinlight argue that Penn’s anti-union campaigns aim to interfere with workers’ right to organize, and that they threaten faculty members’ ability to do their jobs with integrity.
Hanadi Abdulkadir | Breaking my foot revealed to me how Penn Disability Services fails disabled students
Columnist Hanadi Abdulkadir reflects on her experience with an injury during the semester and how it relates to students with disabilities.
Claire Baptiste | Penn must address the e-scooter epidemic on campus
Guest columnist Claire Baptiste argues the safety concerns with e-scooters on campus, while urging Penn to address them.
Penn President Liz Magill welcomes students back for another school year at Penn and celebrates leaders in Penn’s community.
Hanadi Abdulkadir | Breaking my foot revealed to me how Penn Disability Services fails disabled students
Columnist Hanadi Abdulkadir reflects on her experience with an injury during the semester and how it relates to students with disabilities.
Claire Baptiste | Penn must address the e-scooter epidemic on campus
Guest columnist Claire Baptiste argues the safety concerns with e-scooters on campus, while urging Penn to address them.
Back to School 2023: The DP's Penn Bucket List
The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Opinion Department shares its recommendations for what to do around Penn and Philadelphia before you graduate.
Columnists at The Daily Pennsylvanian and Penn community members alike have shared their thoughts, reactions, and insights on the Supreme Court's decision to forbid race-conscious admissions in higher education.
Columnist Lexi Boccuzzi breaks down how race-based affirmative action failed to fulfill its potential promises.
Spencer Gibbs | Dear first years and beyond, kindly ignore bad faith protestors
Columnist Spencer Gibbs cautions how to react to some of the protests that students may encounter on Locust.
Adeoluwa Fatukasi | Penn’s affirmative action statement is inconsistent with its educational mission
Columnist Adeoluwa Fatukasi discusses the values of Penn’s general education curriculum and the necessary emphasis on critical theory in the classroom.
Vinay Khosla | Asian Americans, the model minority myth, and affirmative action
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues Asian Americans’ participation in ending affirmative action is indicative of an internalization of the model minority myth.
Azza Elrashid|African immigrants are the unintended beneficiaries of affirmative action
Columnist Azza Elrashid reflects on the nuances of affirmative action as the daughter of African immigrants.
Jessica Gooding | The Supreme Court is wrong, race always matters
Jessica Gooding argues that participating in a facade that denies the reality of being Black in America serves to only further the illusion of meritocracy and solidify discrimination.
Surayya Walters unearths her perspective and story behind the affirmative action verdict.
Columnist Max Brody explains how Penn’s apparent oversight in inclusive eating options may restrict Muslim students’ access to food.
Columnist Hanadi Abdulkadir writes to the incoming class, specifically those from the city of Philadelphia.
Brett Seaton | Penn can continue affirmative action with private financing
Columnist Brett Seaton walks through the steps Penn can take to continue affirmative action while preserving the endowment.
Adeoluwa Fatukasi | Black students need more than pre-professional opportunities
Columnist Adeoluwa Fatukasi emphasizes the need for more travel programs for Black students as she reflects on the impact study abroad has had on her Penn career.
Columnist C.H. Henry supports Target’s expansion and calls for more stores to do the same.



















