Opinion Columns
Juan Sebastián Pinto | Lessons from an African American colony in the Great Plains
Nearly all the town's buildings had been razed for scrap wood, and those that remained standing had either caved-in, or seemed to be held up by the dead trees rising besides them.
Juan Sebastián Pinto | Finding identity and responsibility in the environment
The trail began at the grounds of the Mesa Laboratory of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a pink concrete building perched on the slopes of Green Mountain, near Boulder, Colorado.
Vinayak Kumar | How to change someone's political views
Recently, I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what it would take for someone of one political persuasion to ‘switch sides’. There’s a lot of merit to the idea that we, especially at Penn, restrict ourselves to ‘echo chambers’ where our communities and groups are just reflections of our own backgrounds and beliefs.
Vinayak Kumar | The special theory of ethical relativity
The rise of multiculturalism has created an environment where all backgrounds, and by extension all opinions, are given equal standing.
Juan Sebastián Pinto | A nature like us
Sometime in 1999 my father took me along on his daily ride to work. He was a landscape architect and had been working on planting a rose garden in the backyard of a large, concrete house.
Olivia Fitzpatrick | Why I’m throwing JFK a birthday party
I am throwing JFK a hundredth birthday party on May 29th. The signature drink will be the Jack & Coke; pun intended.
Senior Column by Mark Paraskevas | Thoughts brought to you by the DP guy
The one other time I wrote about my experience as the “DP Guy,” I mentioned that I grew up listening to The Clash.
Senior Column by Mikaela Gilbert-Lurie | The myth of certainty
I’ve spent four years studying philosophy, and all I have to show for it is a lot of uncertainty about life.
Senior Column by Tiffany Pham | Being okay with failure
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Actually, it was probably more worst of times, but who’s counting?
Senior Column by Sydney Schaedel | Cut short
The Daily Pennsylvanian has a challenging road ahead. The entire media industry is changing.
Senior Column by Jessica McDowell | The last page
There’s nothing sadder than the final page of a book.
Senior Column by Paola Ruano | Letting go
“LEAVE AND NEVER RETURN.” I would read those four words every day as I exited 4015 Walnut. Yet every day, I always returned.
Senior Column by Lauren Feiner | Part student, part journalist
On the night of Nov. 8, 2016, while the world watched the unexpected ascent of Donald Trump to the presidency, I had one mission: to put out a paper.
Senior Column by Colin Henderson | Just throw this at the end …
At The Daily Pennsylvanian, I aspired to share the best stories that the Penn community has to offer, to translate the hearts and souls of my peers into words on a page.
Senior Column by Emily Hoeven | The columnist manifesto
How do you say goodbye to a column that you’ve been writing for two years? How do you wrap it up, sum it up, just like that, when there is still so much more left to say, to reflect on, to think about?
