Opinion
Xavier Flory | Is there a secret?
There is only correlation between the study of music and the traits that lead to success.
Jeff Nadel | Shutdown? Shut up
The government shutdown isn’t about shutting down to save money — it’s about making your life difficult to prove a point.Editorial | At a crossroads
We think both the local government and Penn should take steps to make 38th and Spruce safer.
Ali Kokot & Hayley Brooks | Lose the labels
It’s human nature to veer towards those like you and break the ice through common ground. But in these robotic, rehearsed social interactions, we’re more reaffirming our own identities.
Ryan Daniels | Coyote in the Negev
The answers to the Israel-Palestine conflict are more an amalgamation of its myriad narratives than any one sacred truth.
Clarissa O'Conor | Violence that doesn’t make the news
Some of my Palestinian friends and peers have applied multiple times for a permit to travel to Jerusalem, only to have Israel deny them multiple times.Editorial | Dude, where's my philanthropy
We’d like to see not only big names at these events, but people whose lives have been defined more by their work on the ground than by what they did before giving back.Guest Column by Marissa DeCesaris | No ifs, ands or butts
This past weekend I was at a bar celebrating a friend from high school’s birthday and was having a great time until one of my guy friends slapped my butt.
JY Lee | Quarter-life crisis?
I came to Penn aspiring to be just that: an academic, entrepreneur or travel writer. I now find myself in consulting interviews, reciting how my education and internship experience in journalism have prepared me for business strategy.
Morgan Jones | Ending excuses
The fact that we can dismiss people, relationships and interactions we’re not proud of after four years doesn’t mean that those actions don’t define our character.Guest Column by Sarah Shihadah | Seeing both sides of senior societies
Although there is something to be said for honoring certain students for their contributions to Penn, the limitations of such a process — and the inevitable exclusion of so many deserving individuals — is an unfortunate and perhaps detrimental consequence.Arielle Pardes | Confronting the naked truth
The culture at Penn isn’t one that would support an event like Nudity Week — and that’s a shame.Letter to the Editor | Clery Act requirements and the DPS crime log
This letter is in response to two recent articles published by the Daily Pennsylvanian (“Campus crime log disclosed minors’ identities,” 9/12/2013; “Names of arrestees not in campus crime log,” 9/27/2013) on the topic of the crime log published by the Division of Public Safety.
Ola Osinaike | Racism, suck it up
What is our duty when someone insults our race? Do we have an obligation to society and fellow citizens to go on a tirade?
Ryan Daniels | The importance of being arrogant
Accomplishments require strategically straddling a line between deliberate self-unawareness and critical self-awareness.Letter to the Editor | Nothing to shoot about
The argument that our campus isn’t safe to the point where we should carry guns on campus is a non-issue.
Arjun Gupta | The bad has broken
“Breaking Bad” drew the golden line between inconceivable action scenes and soft human emotions.
Caroline Brand | Ask Caroline
I’ve heard about the same personal struggles and issues from many people — some of which I’ve experienced too. Given the pervasiveness of these topics, I’ve decided to address a few.Guest Column | Legacy deserves respect
This Saturday night, I biked past the Benjamin Franklin statue seated on a bench right by Locust Walk. I was shocked to see a drunk, American college-aged male urinating on Benjamin Franklin’s statue.