Opinion
Jeremiah Keenan | Not a chance, part II
In my last column, I introduced a small part of why I favor the conclusions of a minority of scientists who are skeptical of materialistic explanations for the existence of biological life.
Theodore L. Caputi | The Netter Center of learned optimism
What makes certain people stand-out performers? For years, I’ve tried to pinpoint common qualities among high achievers.
Sam Sherman | Dragged
SAM SHERMAN is a College senior from Marblehead, Mass. His email is samsherman6@gmail.com.
Ravi Jain & Sonia Sidhu | Minority mental health
As Penn students, we care a lot about careers. On-campus recruiting seems to be on everyone’s mind as lunch time conversations turn to resume formatting or company culture and dinner plans are cancelled to attend info sessions
Editorial | Dear College: Fix the Sector system
The sector requirements seem to focus more on Sector VIII: The Navigation of Bureaucracy, rather than on actually giving students a well-rounded liberal arts education.
Shun Sakai | The last summerai - a haiku
SHUN SAKAI is a College junior from Chester Hill, Mass. His email is ssakai@sas.upenn.edu.
Gina Elias | Procrastinators, unite!
When it comes to the virtue of “industry,” Ben Franklin’s language is clear: “Lose no time.
Louis Capozzi | A royal 'Bern'
The coronation has been scheduled. For months, the media has declared Hillary Clinton the inevitable nominee, while the Democratic Party has actively protected her by limiting the number of debates and obstructing other candidates from entering the race.
Sam Sherman | Under attack
SAM SHERMAN is a College senior from Marblehead, Mass. His email is samsherman6@gmail.com
Alec Ward | The illiberal impulse
As The Daily Pennsylvanian reported last week, a group of students at Wesleyan College stole and destroyed a press run of the college’s student newspaper, The Wesleyan Argus.
Clara Jane Hendrickson | Let them do their job
If Pennsylvania House Bill 262 becomes law, employees of adult entertainment establishments will have to pay $50 to register with the state, including a copy of photo ID, personal criminal history, eye color, hair color, stage names, height, weight, personal address and phone number.
Editorial | Warning: This is not politically correct
The freedom from feeling upset, it seems, now trumps the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press on many American college campuses. The most egregious example might be the furor engendered by an op-ed titled, “Why Black Lives Matter Isn’t What You Think,” published in Wesleyan University’s student newspaper.
Emily Hoeven | Intellectual weight-lifting
Building intelligence is like building muscle. You don’t get stronger from lifting weights that are easy for you to lift. You get stronger from lifting weights that are a bit too heavy for you to continuously lift comfortably.
Ben Claar | The compass
BEN CLAAR is a College freshman from Scarsdale, N.Y. His email address is bclaar@sas.upenn.edu.
Sophia Oak | Wordplay
SOPHIA OAK is a College senior from Honolulu. Her email is oakj@sas.upenn.edu.
Toe the Line: College Republicans | Immigration reform
"As the son of an immigrant family, I am happy to be a guest in this country, which was largely built by such families." Pope Francis said in his opening remarks to his trip here in the United States last week.
Toe the Line: Penn Democrats | Immigration reform
As the 2016 presidential campaign has progressed, it has become clear the issue of immigration represents one of the fundamental differences between the Democratic and Republican Parties.
Letter to the Editor | Sarah Zandi & Amelia Goodman
The publication of the article “Many Penn women not discouraged by gender disparities across fields” is uncritical and misogynistic.
Vaios Triantafyllou | Papacy under the microscope
Last week, during the pope’s visit to Philadelphia, much of the city was forced to shut down (as happened in New York and Washington, D.C.) The events took place despite the existing separation between church and state and the fact that less than a fourth of U.S.