Guest Column By Regis Fields | 'How far will we go?'

By Regis Fields · Sept. 18, 2020

What I am lobbying for is for in this time of social change that my employer challenges the very boundaries I have discussed here. To align itself with efforts of correcting wealth inequalities and to entertain serious discussion that could affect the lives of many of its employees of color.

Guest Column by Angela Chan and Robert Rivera-Amezola | PILOTs: The Neighborly Thing to Do

By Angela Chan and Robert Rivera-Amezola · Sept. 15, 2020

We make this appeal to Penn not just because we believe it is the socially just thing to do, but because we also feel it is the neighborly thing to do. In our time as teachers, we have taken part in reciprocal relationships with the university grounded in mutual respect and genuine concern for the education of our students. 

Bridget Yu | Parents can gaslight you, too

By Bridget Yu · Sept. 14, 2020

As a supposedly independent college student, dealing with a toxic or abusive parent brings me back to my childhood and high school days. 

Sophia DuRose | Don’t record people on Zoom

By Sophia DuRose · Sept. 14, 2020

I urge everyone to think about what kind of harm they’re doing to their peers when they record them on Zoom, and what kind of harm this does to the safe space of education more generally.

Guest Column by Dorothy Roberts and Charles L. Howard | Help us reimagine Public Safety in our community

By Dorothy E. Roberts and Charles L. Howard · Sept. 10, 2020

With your input, ideas, and guidance, we can make this moment the powerful catalyst for change that it should and must be.

Jessica Gooding | We need a mandatory course that teaches us the history and impact of white supremacy

By Jessica Gooding · Sept. 9, 2020

Once at Penn, unless we take it upon ourselves, we can skip learning about the ways in which our society is strongly tainted by racism. This must change. All Penn students must be taught how white supremacy directly influences every element of our society. 

Guest Column by Gerald Campano | PILOTs are a civic responsibility

By Gerald Campano · Sept. 8, 2020

Especially given the dire circumstances the District now faces as a result of Covid-19, Penn and other wealthy nonprofits must fulfill their civic and financial obligations through PILOTs.

Isabella Glassman | Online learning has ended syllabus week. Get used to It

By Isabella Glassman · Sept. 7, 2020

Thinking towards the future, one should wonder why would professors ever want to return to the previous organization of syllabus week when instead they could begin class almost right away, perhaps only devoting a 20-minute block of class time for syllabus-related or logistical questions.

Guest Column by Alex Eapen | Your personal choice to not vote is not all that personal

By Alexander Eapen · Sept. 3, 2020

The conversation cannot stop after we cast our ballots but it is the first real step towards progress. So this November, please, vote.

A petition to President Gutmann | Investigate allegations of admissions fraud by President Trump

By Eric W. Orts , Karen Redrobe and Stephen Sheller · Sept. 1, 2020

We, the undersigned faculty, staff, students, and alumni believe that the long-term good name and reputation of the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School depends on Penn’s administration doing the right thing in the present moment.

Bridget Yu | This fall, hold your peers accountable

By Bridget Yu · Sept. 1, 2020

What matters now is that as students, we focus our energy on holding ourselves and our peers accountable to health protocols and procedures, averting one another from acting carelessly and selfishly amid rising case counts.

Guest Column by Penn President Amy Gutmann | Welcome to the New Academic Year

By Amy Gutmann · Sept. 1, 2020

At the start of this new academic year, our call to action for all Penn faculty, students, and staff has never been clearer: Stick to our mission. Stand with our community.

Letter from the President | Embarking on a historic semester

By Isabella Simonetti · Aug. 31, 2020

While we will not be printing this semester, we remain more committed than ever to our digital product. Expect to see engaging new digital projects, enterprise stories, photos, and videos that will capture what it means to be a Penn student during a global pandemic. 

Guest Column by Nicholas Williams | Turning frustration into action

By Nicholas Williams · Aug. 27, 2020

Even though Election Day is a few months away, the time to begin preparing is now. 

Guest Column by Jaden Cloobeck | Lessons learned from the influenza outbreak of 1918

By Jaden Cloobeck · Aug. 20, 2020

Even though we can’t meet them in person, we can sympathize with Penn students who attended in fall 1918. Their past can inform our present. By using history as our compass, we can get through this together. 

Editorial | Penn’s abrupt shift to a remote fall places a financial burden on students

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Aug. 20, 2020

Penn’s decision to limit on-campus housing and instruction is a positive one. However, this does not excuse the lateness of the announcement, which places an undue burden on students.

Guest Column by a former Republican Congressman | President Trump forgot Wharton's lessons

By Charles Djou · Aug. 20, 2020

While President Trump can flaunt his Wharton degree all he wants, it does not mean he actually learned anything at our alma mater.