Opinion Columns
Eliza Carroll | The cultural stratification of Penn
Columnist Eliza Carroll examines Penn’s institutional culture and how students adapt to the lack of guidelines provided by the University.
Chloe Chen | Kate Middleton, we’re sorry
Columnist Chloe Chen explores the idea of privacy privilege and the harsh media surveillance of female stars.
Sangitha Aiyer | The post-college application metamorphosis
Columnist Sangitha Aiyer encourages incoming first years to abandon their college application personas.
Mariana Martinez | Status update: In a toxic relationship with academia
Columnist Mariana Martinez explores the toxic side of academia in American universities and its effect on the students.
Mritika Senthil | A win-win situation? Exploring potential benefits of the McCarthyism lawsuit for pro-Israel advocates
Columnist Mritika Senthil reflects on how pro-Israel interests in privacy rights and academic freedom actually align with a recent lawsuit alleging Penn’s concerted restraint of pro-Palestine speech.
Ashti Tiwari | First years … what do we do this summer?
Columnist Ashti Tiwari suggests first years take a step back from the internship hunt this summer and look for less intensive but still valuable professional experiences.
Zaid Alsubaiei | The education system has failed students in writing
Columnist Zaid Alsubaiei reflects on the national writing crisis, its causes, and what Penn students can do about it.
Jack Lakis | Let’s talk about writing seminars
Columnist Jack Lakis asserts that Penn’s critical writing requirement is not sufficient and must be taken more seriously.
Jessey Shin | Register NOW, submit by EOD: Seriously, what’s the rush?
Columnist Jessey Shin discusses midterms and urgency culture at Penn, and reimagines academia as a human-centric space free from impending deadlines.
Franklin Li | Just another article on Penn Dining
Columnist Franklin Li believes that introducing competition to Penn’s food market is one of the only solutions to improve Penn Dining, but this would be impossible.
Sose Hovannisian | A love letter to Philadelphia
Columnist Sose Hovannisian argues that Penn students should halt the harping on Philadelphia and appreciate the city that’s given us so much.
Kaynath Chowdhury | I am pro-ChatGPT
Columnist Kaynath Chowdhury highlights the benefits of incorporating ChatGPT into classrooms to facilitate learning.
Francesco Salamone | Let’s talk about dying!
Columnist Francesco Salamone explores the isolating experience of grief, urging active companionship and open dialogue about death.
Zara Tena | You should take an ethics class at Penn
Columnist Zara Tena explores the effectiveness of ethics classes at Penn and how they are valuable beyond academics.
Lala Mustafa | Breaking our social routine
Columnist Lala Mustafa explores scheduling fatigue within Penn social circles and advocates for embracing third places as spontaneous hubs.
Beatriz Báez | No closed captioning available
Columnist Beatriz Báez discusses the importance of language to culture and the need for international students to preserve this within a foreign setting such as Penn.
Hanadi Abdulkadir | How poor dining hall food shapes our mental and academic capabilities
Columnist Hanadi Abdulkadir explores how issues with Penn dining tie into her relationship with mental health and academic performance.
Mritika Senthil | Why critics are missing the mark on Penn’s artificial intelligence major
Columnist Mritika Senthil argues in defense of Penn’s new AI major, describing how private universities can reconcile their legacies of being “out of touch” while shaping the future.
Akiva Berkowitz | An AI major by any other name
Columnist Akiva Berkowitz questions the wisdom of releasing a standalone artificial intelligence major and asks whether it can truly justify its existence.