Caroline Magdolen | So you want a third party? Support ranked choice voting.

Columnist Caroline Magdolen writes about ranked choice voting and how it is a better way of electing candidates compared to the standard winner-take-all system. She argues that we should include ranked choice voting wherever we can — starting with the clubs and organizations that we are a part of. 

Caroline Magdolen | We hit 200 million COVID-19 vaccinations. Now comes the hard part.

Columnist Caroline Magdolen urges Penn students to become vaccine ambassadors for their communities at home to help the U.S. reach herd immunity.

Caroline Magdolen | Using random housing assignments to build a stronger community

Columnist Caroline Magdolen argues that Penn should move to a randomized College House sorting system to break down stereotypes associated with the different on-campus living options.

Caroline Magdolen | Where’s the pandemic-safe fun at the ‘Social Ivy’?

Columnist Caroline Magdolen suggests that Penn can do more to promote community wellbeing while being mindful of the pandemic.

Caroline Magdolen | Let’s talk about the other global crisis: sustainability

Columnist Caroline Magdolen investigates the status of sustainability at Penn and discusses how the University and its students can lead green lives at Penn.

Caroline Magdolen | Penn’s not our babysitter; let’s act our age.

With many first years now back on campus, it's up to us to be mature and follow covid guidelines, or else endanger our surrounding communities and classes.

Caroline Magdolen | Saving American Democracy Starts With 147 Republicans

The capitol insurrection highlighted a dangerous desire from some Republicans for political power at all costs. Halting this dangerous slide begins with the GOP taking action.

Caroline Magdolen | Wait, we were supposed to be learning something?

In many ways, Penn’s administration is treating this term as business as usual. It clearly isn't.

Caroline Magdolen | Your election week anxiety was just the tip of the iceberg

It’s difficult enough for Penn students to be productive from home, and the struggle is only worsened by recent election anxiety and ongoing pandemic loneliness and uncertainty. Unfortunately, news providers are not on our side.

Caroline Magdolen | Firehoses of falsehood and fruitless quests for fact

Disinformation isn’t going away anytime soon, and there aren’t any clear, unbiased solutions to it. But we can cope with it better if we stop expecting certainty from our news, and strive to identify probable truths, as opposed to an absolute, undeniable one.

Caroline Magdolen | Come Thanksgiving, maybe you should talk to your “Crazy Uncle”

Though Penn leans liberal, I’m sure that there are Republican Quakers waiting to have a conversation, feeling marginalized by their peers.

Caroline Magdolen | COVID-19 has stolen our friendships from us. Let’s take them back

The loneliness of previous years is nothing compared to how students feel now.