Isabella Glassman | Sidechat or Greekrank 2.0?

Columnist Isabella Glassman discusses how recent Sidechat usage has centered on sorority and fraternity recruitment in a negative light, providing cruel comments instead of comedy or thoughtful discussion. 

Isabella Glassman | Rethinking the physical world

Columnist Isabella Glassman discusses the flaws associated with The Physical World College Sector requirement and potential alterations that could be made to benefit students.

Isabella Glassman | Penn’s leasing of The Radian hurts, not helps

Columnist Isabella Glassman contemplates how Penn’s decision to lease The Radian constructively displaces the current tenants while failing to build community.

Isabella Glassman and Vinay Khosla | Let’s talk about Downtowns

Columnists Isabella Glassman and Vinay Khosla discuss the issues associated with Downtowns as part of the social fabric of Penn

Isabella Glassman | Undergraduates are not landlords — Penn, help Greek life housing

Columnist Isabella Glassman urges Penn to financially assist fraternities and sororities as they transition to upperclassmen-only Greek life housing. 

Isabella Glassman | ECON 001 is not a prerequisite to life at Penn

Columnist Isabella Glassman urges Penn students to more deeply consider whether an economics course is necessary for their academic career.

Isabella Glassman and Vinay Khosla | Bridge the gap between upper and underclassmen

Columnists Isabella Glassman and Vinay Khosla discuss the importance of cross-class interactions from an upperclassmen and underclassmen’s perspective.

Isabella Glassman | Fraternity self-regulation is a myth

Columnist Isabella Glassman examines the role of self-regulation in Penn's Greek life.

Isabella Glassman | How to keep students caught up in class

Columnist Isabella Glassman argues that Penn professors must make more accommodations to ensure Penn students who miss class for health reasons aren't being punished

Isabella Glassman | Penn, what’s your quarantine plan?

Columnist Isabella Glassman discusses Penn's confusing web of COVID-19 policies and restrictions.

Isabella Glassman | Don’t say no to NSO

Columnist Isabella Glassman discusses how to approach NSO with an open mind, even if you already have a group of friends.

Isabella Glassman | Women’s issues don’t end when the news stops

Columnist Isabella Glassman argues that all of us need to be having conversations about women's issues, even when the news isn't covering them.

Isabella Glassman | How to resist anxiety and pressure this internship season

Columnist Isabella Glassman urges Penn students to prioritize their passions and interests instead of getting sucked in to a LinkedIn-fueled pit of finance and consulting gigs.

Isabella Glassman | Keep tests open book when classrooms reopen

Columnist Isabella Glassman argues that professors should keep exams open book when in-person classes return to decrease exam-related stress.

Isabella Glassman | The pandemic goes past fortieth street; so should PennOpen Pass

Isabella Glassman argues that Penn should expand the reach of PennOpen Pass to protect West Philadelphia businesses and residents.

Isabella Glassman | Greek Life: Rushing towards an outbreak

Penn's campus guidelines for COVID-19 mitigation, while well-intentioned, are not the most practical and likely won't have the impact they're intended to have.

Isabella Glassman | Greek life: will you help or hurt our Covid count?

Penn's greek life community has the responsibility to set the tone for COVID-19 mitigation on campus.

Isabella Glassman | Penn’s Year of Civic Disengagement

Penn's Year of Civic Engagement has largely failed to make a major impact in encouraging civic engagement across the University, even as the community demands activism.

Isabella Glassman | Why a woman couldn’t say “Will you shut up, man”

Women have made great strides in the last century, but what is done on paper does not always correlate to an equal change in American attitudes.

Isabella Glassman | Online learning has ended syllabus week. Get used to It

Thinking towards the future, one should wonder why would professors ever want to return to the previous organization of syllabus week when instead they could begin class almost right away, perhaps only devoting a 20-minute block of class time for syllabus-related or logistical questions.