Opinion Columns
Arjun Gupta | Carolina in my mind
I never identified myself as a southerner — just someone who lived in the South.
Ola Osnaike | Homicidal hip hop
Gangsta rap has evolved into a social culture that glamorizes violence and is now a dominant form of hip-hop.
Rachel del Valle | Pull the plug
Lately, I’ve come to think that one of the most valuable things you can give someone is your undivided attention.
Xavier Flory | Is there a secret?
There is only correlation between the study of music and the traits that lead to success.
Jeff Nadel | Shutdown? Shut up
The government shutdown isn’t about shutting down to save money — it’s about making your life difficult to prove a point.Editorial | At a crossroads
We think both the local government and Penn should take steps to make 38th and Spruce safer.
Ali Kokot & Hayley Brooks | Lose the labels
It’s human nature to veer towards those like you and break the ice through common ground. But in these robotic, rehearsed social interactions, we’re more reaffirming our own identities.
Ryan Daniels | Coyote in the Negev
The answers to the Israel-Palestine conflict are more an amalgamation of its myriad narratives than any one sacred truth.
Clarissa O'Conor | Violence that doesn’t make the news
Some of my Palestinian friends and peers have applied multiple times for a permit to travel to Jerusalem, only to have Israel deny them multiple times.
JY Lee | Quarter-life crisis?
I came to Penn aspiring to be just that: an academic, entrepreneur or travel writer. I now find myself in consulting interviews, reciting how my education and internship experience in journalism have prepared me for business strategy.
Morgan Jones | Ending excuses
The fact that we can dismiss people, relationships and interactions we’re not proud of after four years doesn’t mean that those actions don’t define our character.Arielle Pardes | Confronting the naked truth
The culture at Penn isn’t one that would support an event like Nudity Week — and that’s a shame.
Ola Osinaike | Racism, suck it up
What is our duty when someone insults our race? Do we have an obligation to society and fellow citizens to go on a tirade?
Ryan Daniels | The importance of being arrogant
Accomplishments require strategically straddling a line between deliberate self-unawareness and critical self-awareness.
Arjun Gupta | The bad has broken
“Breaking Bad” drew the golden line between inconceivable action scenes and soft human emotions.
Caroline Brand | Ask Caroline
I’ve heard about the same personal struggles and issues from many people — some of which I’ve experienced too. Given the pervasiveness of these topics, I’ve decided to address a few.
Rachel del Valle | The Rory Gilmore complex
We spend a lot of time with the figments of writers’ imaginations, sometimes forgetting that that’s what they are.
Jeff Nadel | Armed and studious
If a state allows for concealed carry, then there is no defensible reason for universities to enforce a zone of defenselessness.
Xavier Flory | The educated citizen
Newspapers like to say that journalism is the first rough draft of history, but even for a rough draft, it’s often pretty bad.