Eliav Zendehdel | Charlie Kirk’s legacy lives on

By Eliav Zendehdel · Sept. 17, 2025

Guest columnist Eliav Zendehdel urges all students to voice their opinions in the vacuum left by Charlie Kirk.

Eden Liu | Death by a thousand (funding) cuts

By Eden Liu · Sept. 17, 2025

Columnist Eden Liu argues that Penn’s rushed overhaul of its student funding system has stripped clubs of necessary resources.

Mia Vesely | Political violence has no place in our country

By Mia Vesely · Sept. 16, 2025

Senior columnist Mia Vesely denounces political violence in all forms and urges the public to check its hypocrisy.

Francesco Salamone | Stop talking without speaking

By Francesco Salamone · Sept. 12, 2025

Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that the proliferation of noise and muttering penetrate our ears, eroding well-being, and the antidote is a simple dose of silence.

Piper Slinka-Petka | Penn has lost the art of pleasure

By Piper Slinka-Petka · Sept. 12, 2025

Senior Columnist Piper Slinka-Petka argues that students have lost the ability to make choices without a productive justification.

Diya Choksey | When the college interview dies, so does the human

By Diya Choksey · Sept. 11, 2025

Senior columnist Diya Choksey explores the recent dismantling of alumni interviews in higher education and its implications in a world centered on artificial intelligence and data.

Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group | The Penn community must take action against SEPTA service cuts

By Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group · Sept. 11, 2025

Guest columnists from the Penn Science Policy and Diplomacy Group’s local advocacy team urge the Penn community to support SEPTA funding through institutional investment and legislative advocacy.

Mallik Arjun Ahluwalia | Much ado about Wharton

By Mallik Arjun Ahluwalia · Sept. 9, 2025

Columnist Mallik Arjun Ahluwalia argues that Wharton's fame is warping Penn's identity.

Ady Lotivio | Leaving is hard. Staying will be harder

By Ady Lotivio · Sept. 8, 2025

Columnist Ady Lotivio reflects on the start of every international student's journey: packing up and leaving everything behind.

Senior Columnist Ananya Shah maintains that a liberal arts education will be one of few things that persist in the age of AI.  

Matthew Algeo | Through the cracks: A murder mystery

By Matthew Algeo · Sept. 3, 2025

Guest Columnist Matthew Algeo calls attention to the unsolved murder of a Penn student.

Namrata Pradeep | Penn’s placement exams are meant to fail you — and that’s OK

By Namrata Pradeep · Sept. 2, 2025

Columnist Namrata Pradeep offers a hopeful outlook on Penn's rigorous STEM placement exams.

Mia Vesely | SEPTA cuts impact all of us

By Mia Vesely · Sept. 2, 2025

Senior columnist Mia Vesely explains how SEPTA funding cuts will impact the Penn and Philadelphia community.

Mariana Martinez | The cost of populism in Latin America

By Mariana Martinez · Aug. 29, 2025

Senior Columnist Mariana Martinez urges students to reflect on the importance of Latin American politics to understand the global political scenario.

Francesco Salamone | I lived as a Zen monk my junior summer. Here's what I learned

By Francesco Salamone · Aug. 28, 2025

Columnist Francesco Salamone argues we are overly attached to our thoughts and that observing without identifying with them is a solution to Penn's mess.

Piper Slinka-Petka | Top 10 things Penn thinks first years should know

By Piper Slinka-Petka · Aug. 28, 2025

Senior Columnist Piper Slinka-Petka offers pieces of advice from Penn students for incoming first years.

Mischa Wijesekera | Penn picked you, but why did you pick Penn?

By Mischa Wijesekera · Aug. 27, 2025

Columnist Mischa Wijesekera considers why the Class of 2029 chose to attend Penn.