By Ian Lustick ·
2 hours ago
Now that the brouhaha surrounding the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference held at Penn this weekend is passing into memory, we can answer that question. Who benefited from the conference?
By Alyssa Hansen ·
2 hours ago
Presidential GOP candidate Mitt Romney has explicitly expressed his dissension around medicinal marijuana in his campaign despite its numerous benefits.
By Rachel del Valle ·
2 hours ago
The Super Bowl is the cultural equivalent to a movie like Avatar — it’s not about the quality of the content — it’s about the spectacle, the event.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
2 hours ago
Penn BDS can be thanked for reinvigorated debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among students, but the quality of these debates — which took place in closed circles — remains to be questioned.
By Omar Barghouti ·
02/05/12 10:10pm
The 1 percent are united, and so must we, the global 99 percent. Our aspirations overlap, our struggles converge. Unity is now a necessity, not a nicety.
By Dana Tom ·
02/05/12 10:10pm
While we do not necessarily agree with or endorse the views we publish in guest columns and letters to the editor, we think it’s important for our content to reflect the diversity of views on this campus.
By Alice Lee ·
02/05/12 10:10pm
If you know you won’t be passionate about a job in finance or consulting but plan on joining the 52 percent of Penn graduates who go into these fields anyway, this column is also for you.
By Ernest Owens ·
02/05/12 10:10pm
When you elected us, you had faith that we would represent you. That conviction is now a little hazy.
By Judith T. Beck ·
02/05/12 10:10pm
It is troubling to see my own alma mater faculty is resorting to hateful discourse.
By Yali Elkin ·
02/05/12 10:10pm
I urge you to be resolute in your defense of Penn’s reputation as a place where the BDS movement’s lies and agenda will find no quarter.
By Max Blumenthal ·
02/02/12 10:28pm
Alan Dershowitz is an open advocate of torture who has urged Israel to destroy entire Palestinian villages, attack civilians and bulldoze their homes.
02/02/12 10:28pm
With no evidence whatsoever, and in direct contradiction to everything we’ve ever said or written, Gur designates our student group “genocidal” and equates our upcoming conference with Nazi anti-Semitism.
By Arielle Pardes ·
02/02/12 10:28pm
The consequences of sex-gone-wrong have become an epidemic among college students in the United States.
By Amy Kaplan ·
02/02/12 11:50pm
As scholars, we demonstrate how to carefully assess historical analogies rather than deploy them for rhetorical advantage.
By Amy Gutmann ·
02/02/12 11:51pm
Penn President Amy Gutmann and Chair of the Board of Trustees David L. Cohen address the upcoming Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions conference.
By Ruben Gur ·
02/02/12 10:26pm
I read with amazement the Guest Column by Penn BDS Conference organizers, BDS Explained.
I could barely believe my eyes.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
2 hours ago
Penn BDS can be thanked for reinvigorated debates about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among students, but the quality of these debates — which took place in closed circles — remains to be questioned.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
02/01/12 10:37pm
If the UA stays on the alcohol policy review committee, the proposal is doomed for failure. The confirmed hazing incidents have tarnished the UA’s credibility among students, faculty and administrators.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
02/01/12 1:44am
Arguments that Penn should not allow students to pursue ASL as part of a traditional minor because it lacks the same legitimacy as Chinese, Spanish, French or Arabic, are not grounded in truth.
By Dana Tom ·
01/12/12 12:13am
Reach out to us. Tell us if we get something wrong. Tell us what you want to read and if you want to write. Tell us what about our content enrages or engages you. Tell us what you think.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
12/09/11 2:55am
Now that the circumstances of Occupy Philadelphia have shifted, the movement itself must shift as well.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
11/30/11 1:42am
For the good of Penn’s student body — and for the good of society — economic diversity must remain a top priority.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
11/10/11 9:31pm
Hazing within the UA should not be tolerated — now is the time to address the larger issue.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
11/03/11 12:58am
It’s important to bring attention to problems with Penn Course Review, but the solution cannot be to stop using it altogether.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
11/08/11 12:33am
The events that occurred on campus after Eric Cantor canceled his lecture exemplified both the best and the worst of our community — and raised questions of access.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
09/30/11 12:18pm
SAC’s new repayment plan is an effective way to make student groups accountable for their spending. But it absolutely should not have taken SAC so long to act.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
09/20/11 2:37am
Penn Park has a multitude of benefits, but the question remains — will students actually go that far east to utilize it?
By Lauren Plotnick ·
09/16/11 12:52am
The Daily Pennsylvanian does not endorse any advertisements printed in its pages.
By The Daily Pennsylvanian ·
09/15/11 4:14am
The curfew is an effective short-term solution to curbing crime but must soon be followed up with long-term policies that address the underlying contributors to the violence.
By Opinion Board ·
09/07/11 3:26pm
We commend the University’s Diversity Action Plan and hope that individual schools extend its tenets. The University should have a strong presence in the planning process for each school.
By Opinion Board ·
07/21/11 12:00am
We commend the Ivy League for setting restrictions on potentially harmful football practices, creating a safer playing field for athletes.
By Opinion Board ·
07/14/11 12:00am
The Project on Government Oversight wrongly asked President Barack Obama to remove Amy Gutmann as chairwoman of the Bioethics Commission.
By Opinion Board ·
07/07/11 12:00am
We commend the University for extending gender-neutral housing to freshmen.
By Opinion Board ·
06/23/11 12:00am
The new Tranplant House is in a central campus location — students must respect the needs of the Tranplant House’s residents
By Opinion Board ·
06/09/11 12:00am
Philadelphia Beer Week highlights Philadelphia's history and culture.
By Opinion Board ·
06/02/11 12:00am
Counseling and Psychological Services should use online diagnostics to help students and to alleviate pressure on the department.
By Samantha Sharf ·
25 minutes ago
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, campus is littered with references to the L-word. Just as confused about the expression as I was a decade ago, I decided to take a closer look at the way the word love figures into typical Penn life.
By Robert Hsu ·
32 minutes ago
Humans come in different shapes, sizes and colors, but any two share 99.9% of their DNA. Somehow, we still tend to see ourselves as separate living entities from other people.
By Kyle Henson ·
2 hours ago
While Penn claims on its housing website that college houses “stand at the center of the Penn undergraduate experience … to form shared communities,” the system fundamentally fails to achieve this mission due to a lack of political and financial commitment from the administration.
By Hayley Brooks and Ali Kokot ·
8 hours ago
While most mothers forbade us from leaving our homes in pajamas during our tweenage years, in college there is no fashion police.
By Rachel del Valle ·
2 hours ago
The Super Bowl is the cultural equivalent to a movie like Avatar — it’s not about the quality of the content — it’s about the spectacle, the event.
By Alice Lee ·
02/05/12 10:10pm
If you know you won’t be passionate about a job in finance or consulting but plan on joining the 52 percent of Penn graduates who go into these fields anyway, this column is also for you.
By Ernest Owens ·
02/05/12 10:10pm
When you elected us, you had faith that we would represent you. That conviction is now a little hazy.
By Arielle Pardes ·
02/02/12 10:28pm
The consequences of sex-gone-wrong have become an epidemic among college students in the United States.
By Ruben Gur ·
02/02/12 10:26pm
I read with amazement the Guest Column by Penn BDS Conference organizers, BDS Explained.
I could barely believe my eyes.
By Samantha Sharf ·
02/02/12 10:26pm
Art can and should be political.
By Charles Gray ·
02/02/12 10:26pm
When the government or another authority continually steps in as a virtuous purveyor of wisdom, it creates a culture that prevents personal responsibility.
By Zachary Bell ·
02/02/12 12:45am
Just a few months ago, I was complicit in On-Campus Recruiting. As suits traipse into interview rooms this week, I think it’s time to examine this tradition of competition through its history and recent critiques.
By Hayley Brooks and Ali Kokot ·
02/01/12 10:37pm
In an increasingly competitive landscape, students should arm themselves with as many languages as possible.
By Rachel del Valle ·
01/31/12 8:56pm
It’s no secret that flaunting sex appeal is a prerequisite for being a pop star. But there’s a fine line between owning your attractiveness and being eclipsed by it.
By Brian Goldman ·
02/02/12 11:36pm
Luckily, my encounter on Saturday left me with minimal injury, but I learned one thing — that the Bystander Effect is very much alive.
By Aya Saed ·
01/30/12 11:07pm
Penn students are eager to integrate themselves into the community and ensure that things change for the better. But it’s time to also gather momentum in combating an issue of life and death.
By Ernest Owens ·
02/02/12 11:37pm
Although I do not ever intend to be the national spokesperson for Abstinence America, I do not see anything wrong with the campus promoting this ideal as much as they do contraceptives at the Penn Women’s Center or the LGBT Center.
By Sally Engelhart ·
01/29/12 11:16pm
We are actually happier when we have limited options.
By Samantha Sharf ·
01/27/12 1:06am
Until last night when I went to see Will, I had never thought of puzzle making as a creative endeavor.
By Robert Hsu ·
1 hour ago
I may be a disillusioned music-purist who needs to face the music, but I see a troubling trend that is set to ruin an art form I revere greatly.
