Editorial | Penn must learn from the spring break saga

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Dec. 3, 2020

Penn should take a cue from the recent events surrounding spring break and put greater emphasis on student and faculty feedback when making important choices.

Caroline Magdolen | Wait, we were supposed to be learning something?

By Caroline Magdolen · Dec. 2, 2020

In many ways, Penn’s administration is treating this term as business as usual. It clearly isn't.

Emily Chang | How high schools failed victims of sexual assault

By Emily Chang · Dec. 1, 2020

Because many students come to college with little to no understanding of what sexual assault truly entails, it is not surprising that the issue runs rampant in almost every university. 

Lexi Boccuzzi | History is in the gray

By Lexi Boccuzzi · Nov. 27, 2020

We will be the historians teaching our country’s “truth.” If the weight of that feels monumental, it’s because it should. 

Editorial | Penn students, don't come back after Thanksgiving

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Nov. 26, 2020

When possible, Penn students should avoid coming back to campus after Thanksgiving, and should instead stay home for the rest of the semester. 

Caroline Magdolen | Your election week anxiety was just the tip of the iceberg

By Caroline Magdolen · Nov. 25, 2020

It’s difficult enough for Penn students to be productive from home, and the struggle is only worsened by recent election anxiety and ongoing pandemic loneliness and uncertainty. Unfortunately, news providers are not on our side.

Andy Yoon | International students should take classes synchronously

By Andy Yoon · Nov. 25, 2020

With the exception of those with financial or health-related problems, there is in fact a case for international students to opt into synchronous instruction.

Alex Eapen | Penn has an accountability problem

By Alexander Eapen · Nov. 23, 2020

The concerns of students must be met with transparent, decisive, and actionable responses from faculty and administration. 

Editorial | The $100 million donation doesn't excuse Penn from paying PILOTS.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Nov. 22, 2020

Undoubtedly, Penn's donation is a step in the right direction. But it is just that: a step.

Jessica Gooding | Black women can’t protect their children

By Jessica Gooding · Nov. 22, 2020

We must hear the alarmingly disproportionate cries of Black mothers. We must stop engaging with the disturbing ideas surrounding the strength of Black women as a waiver for their pain.

Guest Cartoon by Mary Neal | Penn, Philly, and PILOTs

By Mary Neal · Nov. 20, 2020

MARY NEAL is a College sophomore from Enid, OK.

Bruce Shen | A better way of reckoning with statues

By Bruce Shen · Nov. 17, 2020

Some activists have called for toppling all controversial statues, which they believe would set the stage for achieving racial equity. But I think a blanket removal is profoundly misleading for two reasons.

Varun Saraswathula | What Kamala Harris’s vice presidential election means to me

By Varun Saraswathula · Nov. 17, 2020

We have a lot of work to do as a nation to create a more equitable and just society. However, it’s also important to consider how wondrous it is that someone like Kamala Harris can be in office.

Editorial | Penn must extend its housing cancellation deadline

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Nov. 17, 2020

Enforcing this deadline so soon places enormous pressure on students to make a housing decision quickly. 

Surayya Walters | Support the Biden-Harris Administration

By Surayya Walters · Nov. 16, 2020

While I didn’t have a favorite candidate, we now have an executive team with great potential. I’ve begun to trust that together they’ll possess the strength to lead our nation in the right direction.

Emily Chang | Why Penn’s return to campus is the right decision

By Emily Chang · Nov. 15, 2020

As students celebrate this good news and begin planning for the upcoming semester, we can only hope that another “Revision” email doesn’t appear in our inboxes.  

Editorial | Upperclassmen shouldn't feel pressured to return to campus in the Spring

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Nov. 12, 2020

It is certainly understandable that many upperclassmen want or need to return to campus, owing to mental health deterioration, unsafe home environments, or being locked into off-campus leases. However, nobody should feel pressured to do so.