Opinion
Jeremiah Keenan | Hooked on porn
“Sally” – we’ll call her – started watching pornography at the age of 12. Nothing too strange about that.
Sophia Oak | The Fishbowl Tiles : This little birdie
SOPHIA OAK is a College senior from Honolulu. Her email is oakj@sas.upenn.edu.
Editorial | It's on us to talk about sexual assault in College Houses
Sexual assault is a problem at Penn that has recently been on everyone’s mind, especially after nearly a third of female undergraduates reported having been sexually assaulted.
Sean McGeehan | Conversations
SEAN MCGEEHAN is a College senior from Philadelphia. His email is seanmcgeehan@verizon.net.
Guest column by Mike Felker | Caring for our veterans
As a Navy hospital corpsman, I served as a combat medic with the U.S. Marines in the war in Vietnam, providing emergency medical treatment for our troops who were the victims of guns and other weapons.
Theodore L. Caputi | The real drug policy problem
The opioid epidemic — the recent and meteoric increase in heroin and prescription painkiller abuse — poses one of the most serious public health threats of our time.Guest column by Isabella Auchus | A letter to President Gutmann
While we understand that you find the survey results deeply troubling, many students have shared that the manner in which the results were addressed made them feel more like statistics than people.
Ravi Jain | Defining diversity
For a Penn student, exposure to the idea of diversity starts early. It first shows up in the admissions catalogue: beautiful high-resolution photos of a “diverse” group of friends laughing on the Green; essay questions that ask what diversity of perspective a student will bring to campus; selecting one’s race on the Common Application.
Sam Sherman | Believe the hype
SAM SHERMAN is a College senior from Marblehead, Mass. His email is samsherman6@gmail.com.
Shun Sakai | Inside
SHUN SAKAI is a College junior from Chestnut Hill, Mass. His email is ssakai@sas.upenn.edu.
Editorial | A dismal lack of transparency in Cosby degree decision
On Friday, Penn announced that it will not revoke Bill Cosby’s honorary degree, after weeks of declining to comment on the subject.
Louis Capozzi | ?Penn’s Political Pipe Dream
The term “Penn bubble” currently takes on a new meaning. On campus, many students think the Democratic Party is flourishing.
Gina Elia | A Fragmented Peace
American society has generally demonstrated an increased awareness in the importance of making space for relaxation and quiet time in the past few decades, which is great.
Vaios Triantafyllou | Aristotle shaking his head
The United States, similar to other large Western economies, is driven by the financial sector. What is especially peculiar about this sector is that, for the most part, it transforms money into more money without the production of any goods during the process. There are procedures, however, such as venture capital investments, through which the financial sector enhances production of goods and services.
Editorial | Early decision shouldn't be the only decision
On Sunday, a new round of high school hopefuls for Penn’s class of 2020 submitted their applications to the University through Early Decision.
Trustees, take away Cosby's degree
Today and tomorrow, the Board of Trustees will meet to consider some of the most pressing matters facing the University.
Shawn Kelley | Seasons fleetings
SHAWN KELLEY is a LPS junior from San Diego, Calif. His email is skelley@sas.upenn.edu.
Clara Jane Hendrickson | The end of political correctness
The term political correctness, which is usually applied as a pejorative phrase, entered mainstream usage after the publication of a series of New York Times articles written by Richard Bernstein in the late 80s and early 90s.
Alec Ward | Parody shift
A few weeks ago, I watched a film called “Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead,” which chronicled the rise and fall of National Lampoon, a controversial humor magazine which was immensely popular in the 1970s through ‘90s.