Opinion Columns
Emily Orrson | What a relief
Politics have flooded news portals for the last 16 months. How refreshing, to have a non-partisan two days.
Adam Silver | Paranormal politics
The politics of fear has created scary laws that stain American history. The question now is, what type of policy will the fear we see in this campaign give way to?
Ernest Owens | The Ivy League Curse
To all Ivy League student government leaders out there: stop plotting for tomorrow and start caring for your campus.
Aya Saed | Arming America
Rather than killing Muslim civilians and children under a façade of liberation, we should empower these communities.
Kurt Mitman | The case for Mitt
By standing for nothing, Mitt Romney will get things done.
Lauren Agresti | Not quite a love letter
In light of the upcoming annual Love Your Body Campaign organized by the Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women, I did what I do best — I wrote a letter.
Adam Silver | Swearing off election night stands
Politicians take advantage of us simply because we let them. We allow ourselves to be persuaded by the wrong things.
Sindhuri Nandhakumar | Dating with a difference
Ask if you want to — don’t wait just because you’re a woman.
Lauren Agresti | Pick your packaging
In an age where there’s a wealth of information about us on Google, it makes sense to manage our reputations. But branding? Do we have to?
Emily Orrson | Helping LPS students work it
Wouldn’t it be nice, whilst contemplating the ethical dilemmas in Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment,” to have a former lawyer in your class? And wouldn’t it be helpful, in the throes of Marketing 101, to have a data analyst on your team?
Divya Ramesh | When reality bites
Colleges like Penn should actively encourage children in foster care to apply.
Yessenia Gutierrez | We pledge allegiance — but to what?
When I turned 16, I wasn’t worried about getting a car. I was worried about becoming a Guatemalan citizen.
Brian Collopy | Policies over personalities
Political rhetoric and the media’s coverage often eschew economic reasoning and evidence when discussing policy.
Wesley Vaughn | O Moses and Jordan, where art thou?
Robert Moses and Michael Jordan were addicted to success and had egos that filled rooms. But their accomplishments and supreme talent more than made up for their tough exteriors.
Ernest Owens | Fast, pray, love to celebrate 21
For most of my life, I aimed to prove others wrong. I strived to defy the socioeconomic gravity that tried to pull me down.
Lauren Agresti | A #FirstWorldProblem that matters
We all feel pain, fall violently ill, lose loved ones and experience betrayal. Suffering is — and always has been — the universal human condition.
Kurt Mitman | Double down on tuition
Penn provides an incredible education and should be charging more.
Sindhuri Nandhakumar | Not complacent about caste
Hinduism has been simplified to festivals like Holi which celebrates color and Diwali, the festival of lights.
Adam Silver | Putting people over politics
Mindless partisanship, where voters act like sports fans, has leaked down to the lowest levels of each party. It has even seeped onto this campus.