Opinion Columns
Lark Yan | The 6B must continue to fight for more space for the cultural houses
Until minority groups see equal representation and value on campus from Penn administration, via equal spacing and resources, then whatever small offers Penn might provide will not be good enough.
Urooba Abid | The Harvard-Yale protest gives me hope
This is our future on the line. We do not have the luxury of waiting to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Sophia DuRose | Penn must educate its student body on birth control
While SHS does list failure rates of other kinds of contraceptive options, they have no information about what those options are or how to use them.
Sophia DuRose | Stop flyering on Locust
I’m sure I’m not the only one with scraps of unread paper crushed in the bottom of my bag. If you’re with me, I say let these be the last flyers to go to waste.
Surayya Walters | Stop ignoring tokenism at Penn
In the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘’we must learn to live together as brothers or we will perish together as fools.'' We must be the change we seek.
Alfredo Praticò | From Kendra Brooks to Carey Law, student voices can effect change
Our voices made an impact. We saw the specific issues we wanted changed, we came together, we worked hard, and the results we wanted came through.
Alfredo Praticò | Penn must give us more breaks
As Penn makes deliberate efforts to increase student wellness at Penn, our academic calendar has to be leveraged as a tool to decrease the negative effects our campus culture has on ourselves and our peers.
Connor Brandon | Remove the stigma around men in nursing
We live in a society where we praise women for holding positions of power in their fields, which we should. We should celebrate women for holding powerful positions, but these women are celebrated because the positions they hold are stereotypically held by men.
Emilia Onuonga | Don't feel embarrassed about your work-study job
At Penn, I've realized that very few people talk about working, let alone having work-study jobs. Even when students do discuss it, it's in lowered voices.
Hadriana Lowenkron | Social media gives progressives a platform to create change
We must see the efforts of student activists — at Penn and elsewhere — as success stories that disprove Obama’s disingenuous and moderate approach to cultivating change.
Connor Brandon | Sexual orientation should not be a barrier for employment
With Penn’s large LGBTQ presence on campus, an upcoming Supreme Court decision has the ability to affect Penn graduates in many years to come, myself included.
Sophia DuRose | The heartbeat bill poses a threat to women on our campus
Considering how prevelant sexual abuse has proven to be on college campuses, this clause strikes me as particularly alarming and severe.
Surayya Walters | Shift Penn's culture surrounding failure
To let go, we must admit that we can’t do everything.
Urooba Abid | Muslim students need space on campus
Space on campus will not exclusively offer support for Muslim students.
Ilyse Reisman | PATH must address the critical issues present in Penn InTouch
Penn InTouch has many problems that need to be addressed, especially with the academic planning worksheet. Hopefully, PATH will be able to fix these for future students.
Connor Brandon | First-years, it’s okay not to know what your next four years look like
A first-year’s biggest worry should be the upcoming spring semester.
Alfredo Praticò | Support Penn's first-generation, low-income community
Once you get past recognition, the next step is shifting conversations from topics accessible to few to conversations applicable to all.
James Morrison | The Thomas Homan protest was not productive
It’s impossible to know whether or not Homan was correct because he wasn’t allowed to make his case.
Sophia DuRose | Costumes still need to be considerate
Costumes are meant to be fun, and they certainly can be while still maintaining cultural sensitivity.