Opinion
Editorial | What potential Quakers need to know
Last week, more than two thousand applicants around the world received the news that they have been accepted for enrollment at the University of Pennsylvania.
Taylor Becker | What it means to be pro-Israel
This past weekend, around 40 Penn students joined nearly 4000 campus activists from across the country at the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) annual Policy Conference in Washington, D.C.
Guest Column by Vinayak Kumar | A Physics Perspective to Identity Politics
There is a lot of hot debate between the political left and right about social justice issues, and a particularly concentrated debate in higher education institutions.
Amy Chan | Expats excluded: On accepting the difficulty of integration
When I first arrived in Cambridge, I thought I would immediately integrate. I thought that I would make many British friends and that I would excel at every stereotypically British task I tried.
Ben Claar | Dragged out of bed
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Guest Column by Thomas Lee | Anti-intellectualism against divestment is dangerous
The exchange of ideas, through testing assumptions and addressing conflicting evidence, is the intellectual core of Penn’s academic mission.
Guest Column by Edward Jing and Makayla Reynolds | Michelle and Jay for UA
Serving as a liaison between the student body and Penn administrators, the UA has the unique ability to institute change that affects the entire undergraduate population.
Guest Statement by Michelle Xu and Jay Shah | Community, Campus Culture, Collaboration: Michelle and Jay for UA
We want to be your elected Undergraduate Assembly President and Vice President because we have a vision for Penn’s future, and we’re the ones to make it happen.
Guest Statement by Justin Hopkins and Calvary Rogers | Building bridges: Justin and Calvary for UA
Every year during the season of Penn Student Government elections, the student body is bombarded with signatures, platforms and the opportunity to elect a new President, Vice President and general body of the Undergraduate Assembly.
Brad Hong | Roommate counseling
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
Shawn Srolovitz | Reframing the campus leadership conversation
Last week, my friend sent me a New York Times article about the value high school students place on leadership. Because of the perceived focus on traditional leadership in college admissions, students prioritize leadership in the vein of “political or business power” — defining leaders based on their authority and dominance.
Bryn Friedenberg | Tabs
BRYN FRIEDENBERG is a College junior from Kirtland, Ohio.
Claudia Li | Why it failed
CLAUDIA LI is a College junior from Santa Clara, Calif.
Cameron Dichter | Unintended offense: dealing with racial insensitivity on campus
In the fall of 1993, Jahmae Harris, a then-senior here at Penn, received a frightening phone call to her dorm, the DuBois College House.
James Lee | What will we leave behind?
Who is Michael Zinman? The name might sound somewhat familiar to about half of the Penn population.
Ben Claar | Energy crisis
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Isabel Kim | Procrastination as a coping mechanism
It’s been more than two weeks since my last column. I have had ample time to think about a topic, to write a rough draft, to set aside a few hours to bang out seven hundred words or so.
James Fisher | Let’s have a Kiki
This past Sunday, I released my first ever episode of The Kiki Podcast Series on black excellence and self-love.
Joe Tharakan | Nickel-and-dimed by Penn
Just before spring break, I went to the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks basketball game on a trip sponsored by my dorm.