Opinion Columns
Samantha Sharf | How Jobs saved journalism
This is the story of how Steve Jobs saved professional journalism from extinction and me from myself. (Or at least paved these roads.)
Mark Attiah | For the love of the game
Those in positions of power and influence should treat their medical decisions just as they treat their words in the public sphere: very, very carefully. People are watching.
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Confronting cancer conversations
Talking about cancer in the context of science is easy. Talking about cancer in the context of life is something different altogether.
Cornelius Range V | Unequal opportunity
We must find a way to bring the national average SAT scores closer to those of Penn students.
Samantha Sharf | The ranks of wives and mothers
What does Arianna Huffington, number 31, being divorced and having two children have to do with her selling The Huffington Post to AOL for $315 million earlier this year?
Charles Gray | Making residential programs work
Thirty years ago, innovation in residential life was possible on Penn’s campus. Next week, it will be possible once again.
Travis Cantrell | Street’s sultry sex survey sucked
A recent sex survey by 34th Street magazine left me unsatisfied. I find this kind of exploitation of sex on a campus as lauded for its intellectualism as Penn rather surprising and, frankly, disgusting.
Brian Goldman | Playing with house money
Pennsylvania needs to reform how it spends gambling-related revenue.
Rachel del Valle | The adorkable Zooey Deschanel
Is the definition of ‘femininity’ becoming just as misunderstood as ‘feminism’?
Ernest Owens | Female leadership ‘without being a bitch’
If Penn is to continue on “making history,” more women should be sought after for elected student government positions. There has been no female class board president in at least a decade and counting.
Taylor Hawes | The failure of cyber-bullying laws
The correct response to cyber-bullying tragedies doesn’t lie in punishment.
Alexey Komissarouk | FYI: A student guide to tech at Penn
Here are 12 applications that I can’t imagine being without as a Penn student.
Sally Engelhart | Putting women’s lives in jeopardy
Michele Bachmann’s comment that the human papillomavirus vaccine causes mental retardation has done a lot of damage to America’s public health.
Cornelius Range V | Giving the UA greater purpose
“Hi! My name is Bobby Frosh! Will you sign my petition for student government?” “Sure, Bobby, what exactly does student government do again?” “Uhh… we do whatever it takes to make your collegiate experience better!” “Really?
Samantha Sharf | Consequences of the press of a button
As Penn students, we like to believe we are immune to silly mistakes. You would, however, be hard pressed to find a Quaker who hasn’t accidentally replied-all to an email or booked a ticket on the wrong BoltBus.
Dan Bernick | The best university in the world
Penn is not the best university in the world. But we can be.
Brian Goldman | Penn's alcohol-induced missteps
Penn needs to reconfigure two of its alcohol-related policies.
Rachel del Valle | 'Playboy,' 'Pan Am' and misplaced nostalgia
This fall’s new television shows copy the style of Mad Men, but miss its substance.
Ernest Owens | Freshman candidates, save your sanity
I advise all future Penn leaders to not lose their minds this upcoming election.