Opinion
Editorial | Worth the wait
If no one could run for UA without having been on campus for a semester, we’d get more nuanced, substantial pitches on what candidates planned on doing.
Morgan Jones | Let’s get naked
When I came to Penn, I brought that superhero mindset with me. If anyone asked me how I was doing, I’d answer, “Good!” It’s easy to give that automatic response and move on — I mean, is Superman ever not good?Arielle Pardes | Playing Playboy
Unlike many of our peer institutions, Penn has made it a priority to promote conversations about consent.Guest submission guidelines
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Arjun Gupta | Bubble gun
It’s surprising how quickly we can forget to be aware of things beyond ourselves if we don’t make a conscious effort to do so.
Ola Osinaike | The new god
If we have this much dedication towards making only money, we might as well call it what it is: a religion.
Ryan Daniels | Hungry for Apples
Technology companies are constantly improving and refining their products, but our incessant desire for a game changer has forced them to market touch-ups as turning points.
Caroline Brand | I’ll find a title, sometime
Instead of telling you that “college flies by” or “it’s the shortest four years of your life,” I have a new tidbit of advice: Stop using the word “sometime.”
Rachel del Valle | Freshman friends are not forever
I have a theory that the student body of Penn is composed of maybe 30 percent introverts, and of that 30 percent, about half of those spend their first few years trying to pretend they’re extroverts like everyone else.
Jeff Nadel | Startups vs. the state
Uber brings a better, more efficient service to consumers — and that threatens the livelihood of entrenched taxi unions and the City Hall politicians and bureaucrats beholden to their interests.
Xavier Flory | Channeling our insecurities
It’s easy to think we need an even higher GPA and more impressive extracurriculars if we are to compete with students from HYP.Letter to the Editor | Remembering Sheldon Hackney
I knew Sheldon Hackney, the Penn history professor, and that man deserves to be celebrated unconditionally.Arielle Pardes | Digital Get Down
In most cases, sexting holds the same appeal as any other erotic act — the only difference is that it’s digitalized.Editorial | Fading memories
Perhaps in a few years, 9/11 will be yet another tragically storied day that future students can only relate to through stories, textbooks and movies. But that time hasn’t come yet.
Kurt Mitman | Unilaterally ending unilateralism
Amidst all of the noise about Syria coming from the talking heads in Washington, a bigger point has largely been ignored.Your Voice | The say-anything column: towards accountability in editorial decisions
I sincerely hope that the DP will cancel O’Conor’s column and enact new editorial policies.Letter to the Editor | Keeping Penn safe
Penn Police protects our stores, not our students.
Sindhuri Nandhakumar | The other end of the scale
There is a large discrepancy between the medically accepted notions of healthy bodies and the images encouraged by popular culture, and I’m not the only one who’s been affected by it.Guest Column | Penn can save Philly’s schools
Screw the class schedule as it stands. Reconfigure it if you must, but send students en masse into the public schools to volunteer.