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Editorial | RAs and GAs deserve respect and a fair contract. Penn is offering neither.

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Aug. 6, 2020

Penn needs to be honest and transparent with RAGAs, and compensate them commensurate with the invaluable, dangerous work they do.

Bridget Yu | OCD is not a personality quirk

By Bridget Yu · Aug. 3, 2020

Having OCD does not equate to perfectionism, cleanliness, tidiness, or prudence — despite widespread media portrayal and cultural notions.

Sophia DuRose | Community engagement is important at every level

By Sophia DuRose · Aug. 1, 2020

It shouldn’t be uncommon to know your neighbors, and it shouldn’t be uncommon to extend kindness to everyone in your community.

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Angelina Eimannsberger | Penn women, consider freezing your eggs

By Angelina Eimannsberger · Aug. 6, 2020

Harvested and stored eggs help women outsmart the impending loss of fertility that begins when we reach our mid-thirties.

Varun Saraswathula | The election is in three months, but you need to think about it now.

By Varun Saraswathula · Aug. 6, 2020

Even in states that are “solidly” red or blue, increased turnout can send a message of what public opinion really is, while abstentions embolden those in power to continue to ignore other voices.

Alfredo Praticò | David Cohen is Wrong

By Alfredo Praticò · Aug. 5, 2020

Cohen stands firmly by the position that Penn’s economic impact in Philadelphia and direct investments to certain public schools outweigh paying PILOTs.

Alfredo Praticò | David Cohen is Wrong

By Alfredo Praticò · Aug. 5, 2020

Cohen stands firmly by the position that Penn’s economic impact in Philadelphia and direct investments to certain public schools outweigh paying PILOTs.

Bridget Yu | OCD is not a personality quirk

By Bridget Yu · Aug. 3, 2020

Having OCD does not equate to perfectionism, cleanliness, tidiness, or prudence — despite widespread media portrayal and cultural notions.

Sophia DuRose | Community engagement is important at every level

By Sophia DuRose · Aug. 1, 2020

It shouldn’t be uncommon to know your neighbors, and it shouldn’t be uncommon to extend kindness to everyone in your community.

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Morgan Gilfond | Philadelphia schools still haven’t removed asbestos. They can’t tackle COVID-19.

By Morgan Gilfond · July 31, 2020

Asbestos is a silicone mineral widely used as an insulator until it was banned in 1970 for emitting toxic fibers. Half a century later, predominantly Black and Brown public schools are still plagued by the harmful carcinogen.

Christine Kim | Token Sorority Women

By Christine Kim · July 30, 2020

Currently, the majority of our seven on-campus sororities have few to no Black members.

Stephanie Yoon | Penn's leaders are as confused as the rest of us with COVID-19

By Stephanie Yoon · July 27, 2020

The dynamic and unpredictable nature of the virus creates an ever changing set of problems for the University to try and solve.

Pedro Saltos Montenegro | Living with my dad, a COVID-19 patient

By Pedro Saltos Montenegro · July 26, 2020

Seeing my father suffer, cry, and fight the COVID-19 through a window is undoubtedly one of the most shocking memories I will have to carry with me forever.

Editorial | As questions arise about the fall, Penn should host a community-wide town hall

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · July 23, 2020

Peer institutions like Cornell, Emory, and Purdue already made attempts to answer student questions through virtual town halls, giving Penn a blueprint from which to work.

Bridget Yu | Don’t take a gap year during the pandemic

By Bridget Yu · July 22, 2020

Don’t take a gap year out of fear or discomfort with the chaotic state of the world. It’s our new normal and will continue to be in the foreseeable future.

Lark Yan | Incoming first years, a gap year is in your best interest

By Lark Yan · July 21, 2020

Since incoming college first years are at a key transition stage of their lives, they should highly consider taking a gap semester given their inability to receive a complete college experience under present circumstances.

Guest Column by College Dean's Advisory Board | We need access to course syllabi now

By Zach Zamore and Joshua Kim · July 20, 2020

Currently, Penn students mostly rely on Penn Course Review and word of mouth to make decisions on which classes to take.

Jessica Gooding | Professors, stop using microaggressions with students

By Jessica Gooding · July 20, 2020

Microaggressions are uncomfortable, harmful, and demeaning for students because they ultimately influence a student’s perception of their ability to excel, feel comfortable and be accepted within the Penn community.

Varun Saraswathula | Doctors are facing a silent mental health crisis — and they need help

By Varun Saraswathula · July 19, 2020

Dr. Lorna Breen’s passing reignited a conversation surrounding well-being among physicians, but struggles with mental health often begin more than a decade before medicine itself.

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Jessica Gooding | Paying PILOTs will save lives

By Jessica Gooding · July 17, 2020

Poverty is a problem in Philadelphia. Here, one in four residents live below the poverty line, but this reality is not apparent every day on Locust Walk.