Columnist Judah Blitstein explores Penn’s athletic culture.
Columnist Joshua Daugherty argues that Penn should fund nursing students’ transportation to and from clinical sites.
Columnist Peter Kennedy argues that a mandatory community service requirement for undergraduates would help realize Benjamin Franklin's vision for Penn.
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Gloria Oladejo
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1 day ago
Columnist Gloria Oladejo argues that Penn’s culture neglects the humanities and hurts all students, no matter what field of study they pursue.
Editorial | GET-UP’s victory was long overdue
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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Feb. 19, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board reflects on Penn’s relationship with labor movements in the context of GET-UP’s bargaining success.
Senior Columnist Diya Choksey argues that if a chatbot can outperform a lecture, the problem is not artificial intelligence but the design of the modern lecture hall.
Senior Columnist Diya Choksey argues that if a chatbot can outperform a lecture, the problem is not artificial intelligence but the design of the modern lecture hall.
Columnist Joshua Daugherty argues that Penn should fund nursing students’ transportation to and from clinical sites.
Columnist Peter Kennedy argues that a mandatory community service requirement for undergraduates would help realize Benjamin Franklin's vision for Penn.
Senior columnist Mariana Martinez comments on the lacking diversity of perspectives in Penn’s curriculum and its effects on students.
Editorial | When bureaucracy plays favorites
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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Feb. 11, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board argues that Penn’s modularity benefits students in specialized schools, while harming students in the College.
Columnist Marie Dillard encourages students to reevaluate their relationship with learning.
Guest columnist Amogh Sarangdhar argues that AI is pushing students to outsource the “how” and “why” of learning, and that Penn should bring in-person viva-style defenses to class.
Columnist Andy Mei argues that Penn’s fight with the Trump administration over DEI language distracts from a more pressing reality for its students.
Columnist Mahee Patel argues that the comfort of having “made it” to an elite university has dulled Penn students’ prior ambitions.
Columnist Lindsay Muneton explores Penn students' part in perpetuating a toxic academic environment.
Columnist Dew Udagedara questions the notion that Penn’s party scene makes student life balanced.
Columnist Eden Liu critiques the rise of performative outrage on campus and argues moral signaling cannot replace real civic participation.
Guest columnists Carolyn Marvin, Diana Mutz, and Robin Pemantle suggest that University administration plans to roll out the new Open Expression Guidelines without a mandated open hearing for the Penn community, thus violating Penn’s own process.
Senior Columnist Mia Vesely calls out the actions of ICE officers and urges students to know their rights.
Columnist Kamau Louis argues that the Penn administration must pass a contract with graduate student workers in order to avoid disaster.
Columnist Marie Dillard explores the performative social culture at Penn and encourages readers to combat this by cultivating new relationships.
Columnist Charlotte Pulica emphasizes the importance of raising awareness about the devastation in Iran and the students who are suffering.
