Opinion Columns
Samantha Sharf | Looking beyond Hill’s ‘ugly’ facade
Should a building be judged on its aesthetics or on the acclaim of its architect?
Travis Cantrell | Qualms with hooking up
Our generation has drifted away from the sanctity of monogamy to, as it’s commonly known on the street, “hooking up.”
Charles Gray | Short-term gain, long-term pain
Last week’s Obama event on campus focused on the short-term gain without thinking of the long-term pain that will be caused.
Rachel del Valle | Not just ‘playing the victim’
Sexually harassed women shouldn’t remain nameless for fear becoming “another Anita Hill.”
Brian Goldman | Rush-ing to conclusions
Several arguments highlight the fallibility of Rush Limbaugh’s critique of classical studies majors.
Ernest Owens | A campus-wide pledge to change
Being forced to go on scavenger hunts in the middle of the night and to dress up in humiliating apparel should not be telling of one’s dedication to a student group. MO SHAHIN: Seeing through the haze
Robert Hsu | Loving and hating the college experience
The possibility of hating my new life never crossed my mind once before I came to Penn. Two months later, I have realized that there have been moments during which I hated school.
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Untie self-worth from performance
Not getting a perfect job or flunking an assignment can very well make us feel worthless. But it’s time to start untying our self-worth from our performance.
Cornelius Range V | Felons shouldn’t lose the freedom to vote
Felony disenfranchisement should never be seen as the proper execution of justice when it more closely resembles cruel and unusual punishment.
Samantha Sharf | Making 7 billion voices count
As of Monday, you are one of 7 billion people on Earth. How can 7 billion voices be heard? How can 7 billion individual sets of desires be met?
Charles Gray | The tragedy of aborted potential
There aren’t enough people involved in the pro-life movement at Penn.
Dan Bernick | Survey says: work smart, play smart
Penn students “work hard and play hard.” But if a just-released survey is any indication, Quakers want to work smarter and play smarter.
Brian Goldman | Coming out of the conservative closet
Today, I’ve decided to come out of the closet. I’m not coming out as a gay man, no. I’m referring to the other kind of closet — the conservative closet.
Rachel del Valle | Reconsidering the classics
The glamour and grace embodied by Hollywood icons seems to be lost in the translation of generations. In an effort to capture the charm of eras past, something is watered down.
Ernest Owens | Occupying food for thought
I have an unlimited number of meal swipes. I pay $4,200 each year. And I have fed 3,000 other people since I bought Eat Any Time, the most expensive meal plan, this semester.
Taylor Hawes | Identifying the faces of crime
Pretty women who are accused perpetrators of violent crime almost always receive more than their fair share of media attention.
Alexey Komissarouk | The Lords of Wallnut Street
There are a plethora of alternate career paths available to students with the initiative and desire to explore beyond what is immediately available.
Sally Engelhart | Why calories don’t count
Posting caloric information on restaurant menus doesn’t make people consume fewer calories, and it might actually be sabotaging people from making healthy food choices.
Cornelius Range V | Reality television gone wrong
Why do you know who Kim Kardashian is? Does anyone actually care? Somewhere along the way, reality TV took a turn for the worse and wound up with her.
