Opinion
Rashad | What is left of a demolished home
This past month, Israel’s Execution and Collection Authority approved plans to demolish the homes of 20 Palestinians living in the Southern Negev to make way for a new Jewish town.
Alessandro van den Brink | The blue scare
On November 21, the conservative activist group Turning Point USA announced their latest creation: the Professor Watchlist.
Joe Tharakan | Beijing’s Hollywood
I’m a big fan of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the collection of superhero movies including titles like Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, and The Avengers.
Amy Chan | It which must not be named
While everyone was buying sweaters 50% off at their local mall this weekend and eating turkey sandwiches for breakfast, lunch and dinner, my parents and I were having our first honest talk about depression. I wasn’t depressed until I came to Penn, so I never had to tell anyone about it until now.
Alec Ward | Out of the night that covered us
Writers like me get a lot of mileage out of poking fun at college students making big deals out of fairly minor ethical transgressions. Doing that with integrity, however, requires retaining the ability to tell the difference. The delivery of racialized threats to a number of black freshmen was no minor transgression.
Ben Claar | Fantasy Greek Life
BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.Aaron Cooper | The confidence game
First, I’d like to acknowledge that I was wrong. About a month ago, I published a column about what I called the lazy voting epidemic. People use gut-checks, self-identification and emotional appeals to dictate their vote, and that can cause real problems when it comes to the outcome of emotionally charged elections.
Shun Sakai | Final Stage
SHUN SAKAI is a College senior from Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Emily Hoeven |It's complicated
“So how’s school going?” After the hello’s and how-are-you’s, those are probably the first words you hear from everybody you see when you go home for break.
Cameron Dichter | The other side of success
I’m not sure if it was because of my general air-headedness, or a product of the post-election fallout, but for whatever reason, I completely forgot to sign up for courses by the end of advanced registration.
Brad Hong | Revenge of the Poultry
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
James Lee | Breaking down fences
When the Supreme Court ruled affirmative action constitutional earlier this year, it did so based partly on the long-held belief that there exist “education benefits that flow from diversity.” Even people who oppose affirmative action as a policy generally agree with this premise.
Amanda Reid | Art-iculation
With the racist GroupMe messages targeted towards Black students, with the fear and mistrust that certain minorities groups have felt over the election and with the deepening of rhetorical divisions between political factions, it feels like the time to reform, rise and react has come upon us. The rallying cry demands healing.
Shun Sakai | Thanksgiving plans
SHUN SAKAI is a College senior from Chestnut Hill, Mass.
Guest Column by Ian Jeong | Dear students, don’t apply to that scholarship
“I’m sorry. I understand you’re frustrated, but it’s the policy,” said the financial aid advisor at Student Financial Services.
Brad Hong | The rise of Darth Pence
BRAD HONG is a College freshman from Morristown, N.J.
Harrison Glicklich | A villain in our midst
If you have been paying neurotic attention to blockbuster releases recently, you may have noticed that there have been seven major superhero movies so far this year, many of them major box office successes.Editorial | Making change in Trump's America
To foster a culture of productive dialogue among diverse voices on this campus, we must respect all opinions and be careful not to perpetuate the hate that has unfortunately penetrated this campus and the country at large this past week.