Opinion
Guest Column by Sabrina Qiao | With graduation looming, my dream of being a starving writer seems unrealistic
Write full-time after graduation or never write at all is a melodramatic binary.
Michael A. Keshmiri | Politicians have gotten too comfortable with racially coded attacks
We cannot let political leanings stifle our innate sense of decency.
Guest Column by Nathan A. Cockrum | International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day
You do not need the "right words." You just need to listen with open arms, and an open heart. Love will do the rest.
Guest Column by Maeve Masterson | Penn’s investment in fossil fuels contradicts commitment to love
Penn’s billion-dollar endowment continues to reap returns from investments in the fossil fuel industry, and is thus funding a primary driver of climate change — no questions asked.
Christy Qiu | Sleep should be a priority from your first night at Penn
It’s like a competition: whoever sleeps the least wins. Functioning with little to no sleep is like a badge of honor, a display of invincibility.
Kaliyah Dorsey | My truth may not be yours, but I still deserve to share it
It is your right, and this is what Laymon teaches me, to own your life.
Joel Lee | Plenty of people think we go to Penn State — here’s why it shouldn’t bother us
If people didn’t know that I was going to a prestigious college, then what was all this work for?
Michael A. Keshmiri | Forsaken: the forgotten Americans of U.S. island territories
Over 4 million people reside in these territories and most Americans are oblivious about their situation.
Letter to the Editor from Penn Athletics | Response to physical education editorial
Penn Campus Recreation is poised to assist in this endeavor and we look forward to the continuing dialogue regarding elective physical education classes.
Kaliyah Dorsey | ’The Hate U Give’ takes black girlhood seriously — we should all take a hint
I’m not just saying that the people with the most power neglect the narrative of the black girl, though they do. I’m saying that we, as a society, fail to take black girlhood seriously.
Lilian Zhang | China’s education system is notoriously rigid, but is the U.S. any better?
I came to the United States so that I would avoid falling victim to an education system based on standardized and rigid deliverance of knowledge.
Spencer Swanson | Far-right despot or economic savior? Welcome to Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Considering the chaos of corruption Brazil has endured over the last few decades, he might, just might, be exactly what the country needs.
Carl-Emmanuel Fulghieri | Anti-Semitism: what it is and how to fight it
Jews straddle the eroded precipice of whiteness, with one hand reaching into its abyss. It is necessary to name the system of white supremacy of which anti-Semitism is one face.
Sireesh Ramesh | Midterms weren’t a total loss for Dems, but they spell trouble for presidential dreams
If Democrats are to win over Trump’s rural, working-class coalition — which will be essential for a successful 2020 outcome — they must take concrete stances on these social issues that helped Trump win in 2016 and helped Republicans keep the Senate in the midterms.
Julia Mitchell | Results of the midterms are as underwhelming as both parties’ agendas
It would be easy to credit Trump’s tweets for every tactful or tactless exercise in misdirection. But these distractions are sown by all sides, and finger-pointing is not unique to one party.
Julia Mitchell | Don’t donate to Penn
Donors to universities should expand access to education, not exacerbate the imbalance between institutions.
Christy Qiu | Partying can be fun for some, but an overwhelming mess of booze and sweat for others
Not partying doesn’t mean that I don’t know how to have a good time or that I waste my nights cooped up in my room.
Sarah Khan | Thank you for voting
SARAH KHAN is a College sophomore from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Guest Column by Andrew Langalis | Response to 'Increasing Hillel’s security doesn’t decrease my fear of gun violence'
If we abolish the Second, that puts every other Amendment on the chopping block.