Stephanie Yoon | Don’t let the pandemic spoil your friendships too

By Stephanie Yoon · June 10, 2020

It’s ironic. Our generation, comfortable with, and dependent on, virtual interactions, finds our friendships at risk with the coronavirus’ mandate for physical distancing.

Agatha Advincula | Online classes do not align with a “Penn” education

By Agatha Advincula · June 9, 2020

This abstracted version of Penn’s community, though inspiring, still fails to provide students with one of Penn’s core values: engagement. 

Lark Yan | Privilege as an Asian American Christian

By Lark Yan · June 8, 2020

Asian Americans and Christians are part of a unique niche in American society that seems to tell us it’s best we stay out of the fight.

Isami McCowan | Rioting is a nuanced and deeply misunderstood form of protest

By Isami McCowan · June 7, 2020

Here are seven explanations of the deeper truths, purposes, and misinformation behind rioting —and why blanket condemnations can blur truth and the pursuit of justice.

Morgan Gilfond | First the virus, now the protests. Black-owned businesses are hurting.

By Morgan Gilfond · June 6, 2020

Small business owner Leon Scott founded the Silver Legends jewelry boutique over fifteen years ago. This past week, looters inflicted severe property damage on the store and stole some merchandise.

Surayya Walters | How to be anti-racist

By Surayya Walters · June 6, 2020

As someone who is tired of the cycle — wrongful death, post about it, protest, repeat — we must remain committed to the fight against injustice, even when it is not convenient.

Pedro Saltos Montenegro | The challenges of studying at Penn in a foreign language

By Pedro Saltos Montenegro · June 4, 2020

Despite having the perfect answer in my head, I sometimes don’t share it, and if I do, it doesn’t always sound like I meant it to.

Varun Saraswathula | Racial discrimination in the standardized testing system

By Varun Saraswathula · June 3, 2020

By giving standardized testing the weight it currently has, we end up heightening the barriers to higher education that many Black students already face.

Jessica Gooding | I don't see the American flag as a representation of freedom

By Jessica Gooding · June 3, 2020

 Black Americans do not have the privilege to look at the American flag as a representation of freedom.

Guest Column by Charlie Aresty | Teach, don’t punish, inactive allies on social media

By Charlie Aresty · June 2, 2020

Help them understand the underlying issues and get involved. Respond to their posts to engage in meaningful conversations.

Editorial | Words are not enough. Penn must act to fight racist policing.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · June 2, 2020

As a primarily white institution where Black students, faculty, and staff have faced racism from other students and the institution itself, Penn owes its Black community members more.

Guest Column by Lillian Weng | Anti-Blackness in Asian American communities

By Lillian Weng · June 1, 2020

As non-black people of color, Asian Americans do not share the trauma of the black community and cannot dismiss their pain. 

Guest Column by Lexie Shah | We are at a reckoning. America is failing us.

By Lexie Shah · June 1, 2020

While social media feeds have been bombarded with tweets and Instagram stories in solidarity with the Black community, these efforts are not enough.

Sophia DuRose | Use whatever platform you have to amplify the voices of Black people

By Sophia DuRose · May 31, 2020

If I were to write an opinion article without providing links to articles written by Black authors about the murder of George Floyd and the subsequent protests, I would be failing at my attempt to recognize my white privilege. 

Guest Column by Layla Murphy | Apathy is a sin. Empathy is the solution.

By Layla Murphy · May 31, 2020

As privileged people, we must stop expecting oppressed groups to educate us, to accommodate us, or to be civil toward us.

Editorial | Philadelphia needs a Department of Labor. Vote ‘yes’ on June 2.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · May 31, 2020

While progress has been made to give protection to workers, the Office is now in need of its own protection. 

Emilia Onuonga | Lynching still exists

By Emilia Onuonga · May 29, 2020

Remember the lives of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and George Floyd when you vote in the upcoming election.