Opinion
Sara Merican | 'Tis the season to support
Instead of always spending time agonizing over how to boost the number of people attending our club’s next event, we should perhaps take some time to go to a friend’s concert or activity.
Sarah Khan | Studying for midterms
SARAH KHAN is a College freshman from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Letter to the Editor by Valarie Swain-Cade McCoullum | Dear Blaze
We have invested, and will continue to invest, with clear and present purpose, in every initiative, practice and program we can think of to promote student self- and community-care and to further decrease the potentially life-threatening incidence of sexual violence, alcohol and drug abuse and hazing on our campus.
James Lee | Let’s talk about the 2nd Amendment
When is the last time that we’ve heard from a politician or a public figure challenging the legitimacy of the Second Amendment itself?
Cassandra Jobman | What I think I have to do
CASSANDRA JOBMAN is a College freshman from Garland, Texas.
Ben Claar | Does your grandma take selfies?
BEN CLAAR is a College junior from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Guest Column by Blaze Bernstein | A task force on alienation and incompetence
To error is to be human; but to be a Penn administrator is to never learn from those mistakes.
Carlos Arias Vivas | The hidden gems of resident dorms
I implore students to get to know their resident advisors or graduate associates on their dorm floors better. They are the hidden gems of support beneath the craziness of being a freshman at college.
Alex Silberzweig | What’s the deal with intro-level STEM classes?
If college administrators want their students to pursue careers in STEM, they should encourage, rather than dissuade their students through accessible courses for underclassmen that actively engage them.
Jessica Li | Why are we ignoring Asian-American studies?
Where are the rallying cries for the dying Asian-American Studies Department? More importantly, what is the Penn administration doing to save it?
Toe the Line: College Republicans | A great start — with room for improvement
Few topics in national politics are as long, complicated and dull as the United States Federal Tax Code. Equally few topics, however, are as important to the lives of all Americans.
Toe the Line: Penn Democrats | A millionaire's tax plan with a populist disguise
To say that this proposed tax plan does not benefit the wealthiest Americans is one of the grandest lies of the Trump administration this week.
Sara Merican | The pursuit of gratefulness
Gratefulness is a bit like a muscle — you have to use it or you lose it. It’s something you get better at with practice.
Group Think | Are students taking too many courses outside of their home schools?
Should Penn change course requirements so that students in Wharton, Nursing and Engineering can take more classes in their home schools or is the system fine as it currently is?
Sarah Khan | Transition to fall
SARAH KHAN is a College freshman from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Siyin Han | Life is difficult
SIYIN HAN is a College senior from Birmingham, Ala.
Amy Chan | Struck by happiness
Like most people, I always believed happiness was a fleeting emotion. And, like most people, I believed that though we cannot create happiness, we can still somehow tame the slippery creature.
Brad Hong | That tree in the corner of every waiting room
BRAD HONG is a College sophomore from Morristown, N.J.
Calvary Rogers | Redefining what you love
Within our college experiences, we often limit ourselves to what we are already a part of and the social circles we are comfortable with.