Editorials
Editorials represent the majority view of members of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc. Editorial Board, which meets regularly to discuss issues relevant to Penn's campus. Participants in these meetings are not involved in the reporting and writing of articles on related topics.
Editorial | Penn’s meal swipe system is failing its students
Penn Dining should make meal swipes more useful to students by accepting them in more locations and letting them roll over from semester to semester.
Editorial | Penn, don't be embarrassed by Trump's impeachment. Instead, engage politically
Instead of passively lamenting Trump’s Penn affiliation, students should use impeachment as an opportunity to fight for policies they believe in.
Editorial | Greek life gives students a social outlet. Penn's clubs should learn from this
Campus groups should learn from Greek life and work to strengthen their internal cultures so they can provide more outlets for finding a community at Penn.
Editorial | International and LPS students deserve need-blind admissions
Penn should extend the current need-blind application process for students in the United States, Canada, and Mexico to LPS and international applicants.
Editorial | Penn security guards are not paid $15 per hour. It's time to raise their wages.
Penn must pay workers the living wage that they deserve and that is now mandated by the city.
Editorial | Penn students must boycott McKinsey in light of its work with ICE
It is incumbent upon Penn students to hold the consulting firm accountable and refuse to participate in its recruiting in the future.
Editorial | Penn students, donate unwanted items this holiday season
This holiday season, donate belongings that no longer bring you any use to not only reduce the waste we produce, but also so someone else in need can stay warm this winter.
Editorial | Penn should add an extra day to Thanksgiving break
To promote student well being and allow students greater travel flexibility, Penn must expand this break by adding the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Editorial | Penn football has one shot to defeat Princeton. Students must show up.
Even more important than its own season, Penn football has a chance to spoil rival Princeton's year, and will need the support of Penn students to do it.
Editorial | Faculty have a responsibility to support student activism
Any faculty at Penn that are still avoiding critical debates on our campus, like the fight for a graduate student union or payments in lieu of taxes, should take a lesson from the faculty and students willing to protest for a better future, and step off the sidelines.
Editorial | Listen to student voices. Make midterm evaluations mandatory.
To better support students and promote educational practices that work for everyone, Penn should mandate that professors and TAs be evaluated in the middle of the term as well.
Editorial | Renaming Penn Law exemplifies disregard for transparency and student voices
Penn should have consulted with students and stakeholders before taking this action, and must do so when making decisions in the future.
Editorial | Penn should have publicly extended the ED deadline
Announcing an extension publicly, rather than reaching out to individuals, ensures a level of accountability and fairness to all those applying.
Editorial | College sports needs Penn's leadership on gender equity
Penn’s own athletics director, M. Grace Calhoun, is a woman and the Ivy League generally has higher percentages of female representation than the D-I average. But the Quakers and the rest of their conference have a long way to go before reaching gender equity.
Editorial | Philadelphia City Council general election endorsements
By understanding the role that students play as residents, albeit temporary, of Philadelphia, they can help make this city a better place.
Editorial | Penn must implement safeguards against recruiting and admissions fraud
Penn’s admissions process is one of the most selective in the world, but the most important principle that must be respected is fairness.
Editorial | Penn must recognize that a graduate student union will benefit everyone
Graduate students need a union, and letting them organize will make Penn a stronger learning environment and home for scholarship for everyone. Penn should recognize the union voluntarily when elections are held again.
Editorial | Academic exploration loses out under Penn's lackluster 'One University' policy
The University needs to reflect on what was promised to students in 1973.
Editorial | It's not enough to be 'troubled.' Penn must step up to address sexual assault.
It’s time to stop being "troubled," and start demonstrating some leadership.