Tyler Larkworthy | Greek life promotes harmful ideas about gender

By Tyler Larkworthy · Jan. 26, 2020

Men and women on this campus have sorted themselves off, having prepared for very different experiences. Ultimately, however, both fraternities and sororities at Penn enforce an outdated, regressive concept of gender roles.

Editorial | Penn’s meal swipe system is failing its students

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

Penn Dining should make meal swipes more useful to students by accepting them in more locations and letting them roll over from semester to semester. 

Jessica Gooding | Penn students, don’t fear failure. Embrace it

By Jessica Gooding · Jan. 22, 2020

As hard as failure can be, we need to breathe it in, exhale and let it go.

Bridget Yu | What you should know about getting in Early Decision

By Bridget Yu · Jan. 22, 2020

There are many things I wish I had known upon getting accepted early decision to Penn. Here are a few of the most prominent.

Tejaswi Bhavaraju | Penn students, attend and participate in cultural shows

By Tejaswi Bhavaraju · Jan. 22, 2020

In order to embrace diversity, one should engage more in events organized by cultural groups and try to absorb different values as much as possible.

Editorial | Penn, don't be embarrassed by Trump's impeachment. Instead, engage politically

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

Instead of passively lamenting Trump’s Penn affiliation, students should use impeachment as an opportunity to fight for policies they believe in. 

Bridget Yu | The dialogue on mental health needs concrete solutions

By Bridget Yu · Jan. 20, 2020

Simply stating the flaws is not enough; we must target and pinpoint concrete solutions if we seek any form of progress.

Sophia DuRose | Law school applications are too expensive

By Sophia DuRose · Jan. 20, 2020

In a world that already caters to wealth, putting one more boundary in the way of less privileged students is not the way to ensure equal access to higher education.

Guest Column by Francois Barrilleaux | Soleimani killing as senseless as voting for Republicans in 2020

By Francois Barrilleaux · Jan. 20, 2020

Yes, Soleimani was a terrible individual who deserved what he got, but killing Soleimani has put American troops at greater risk by moving the United States and Iran closer to war, dramatically destabilizing the region, and doing enormous damage to United States-Iranian relations.

Lark Yan | Penn needs to explain the defunding of Wharton Public Policy Initiative

By Lark Yan · Jan. 14, 2020

By deciding to defund PPI, Penn not only devalued students’ opinions but also deemphasized the importance of public policy research. 

Guest Column by Suvir Kaul, Apurva Bamezai, and Bindu Doddahatti | Don't ignore anti-Muslim discrimination in India

By Suvir Kaul , Apurva Bamezai and Bindu Doddahatti · Jan. 14, 2020

We highlight these attacks on students and faculty to remind us all that these universities are being targeted precisely because they are institutions devoted to critical thinking and the exercise of reason.

Editorial | Greek life gives students a social outlet. Penn's clubs should learn from this

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Jan. 14, 2020

Campus groups should learn from Greek life and work to strengthen their internal cultures so they can provide more outlets for finding a community at Penn.

Letter from the President | Ask the right questions

By Isabella Simonetti · Jan. 14, 2020

Now, as I take the helm of the organization that gave me a purpose at Penn, I have one request for my team, and for the Penn community at-large: Ask the right questions.

Emilia Onuonga | The 'work hard, play harder' mentality is deeply flawed

By Emilia Onuonga · Dec. 10, 2019

While constant partying can make you happy in the moment, it is not the answer to stress.

Editorial | International and LPS students deserve need-blind admissions

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · Dec. 10, 2019

Penn should extend the current need-blind application process for students in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to LPS and international applicants. 

Sarah Khan | Reading days

By Sarah Khan · Dec. 10, 2019

SARAH KHAN is a College sophomore from Lynn Haven, Fla.

Emilia Onuonga | Penn students should spend more time alone

By Emilia Onuonga · Dec. 9, 2019

Rather than constantly feeling the need to be surrounded by people, Penn students ought to spend more time alone.