Opinion
Your Voice | Committed to student safety
The University treats an allegation of rape (or any other form of sexual violence) with extreme seriousness.Guest Column | Break the silence: a call to action
I cannot speak for all, but here’s what being raped at this university felt like for me.
Rachel del Valle | In defense of Facebook culture
I do keep a journal, sort of. I can look back on it with minimal discomfort, and I don’t have to search through memorabilia boxes to find it. It’s my Facebook profile.
Caroline Brand | Real Beauty, real problems
As part of its ongoing Real Beauty campaign, Dove posted a YouTube video last week that has over 19 million views. I find the overwhelmingly positive response to this video troubling — especially the praise from within the Penn community.Your Voice | Standing against violence
We must add our voices to those demanding that we value all lives by speaking out against violence in all of its forms. But we must do more. The best way to honor those whose lives are forever changed by violence is to become data-driven advocates to reduce violence in our communities.Guest Column | A threatening silence
April 24 commemorates the day in 1915 when over 200 Armenian intellectuals and leaders were arrested, imprisoned and promptly executed.
Anthony Liveris | Republi(can’t)
As vice president of College Republicans, students are quick to disagree with me. I heard tougher jests during the campaign season on campus than “working for the Devil” can encapsulate. But that is the beauty of being a member of the so-called opposition.
Divya Ramesh | Hello, my name is ‘Stranger’
As our world widens in our college years, the idea of “stranger danger” needs to modify its meaning as well. If we carry the idea unchanged into adulthood, we’ll miss out on getting to know interesting people.
Guest column | My father, Don Ly
My father Don Ly was gentle and kind to all people. He was a good person in every sense of the word.Editorial | Time to act
While this bill was not a large step, it was progress, it was momentum, it could have been precedent. With it, we could have moved forward — still together — and talked about what more we could do. The fact that we can do nothing is just ridiculous.
Jeffrey Nadel | We all bleed
An innocent life is worth just as much as any other innocent life, whether it’s my own, an American’s, an Italian’s, a Saudi Arabian’s or a Pakistani’s.
Kurt Mitman | ‘Thank God’ for the NRA
If the legislation had passed the debate on gun control and gun violence would have been over. The momentum that had built up since Newtown would have diminished.Guest Column | A common goal: Increased diversity and inclusion
Increasing diversity and inclusion at every level — student, faculty and staff — is one of Penn’s highest institutional priorities.Guest Column | Tips to manage stress and resources available
This has been a stressful semester, capped by an emotionally charged week of national tragedy. With classes coming to an end and finals approaching, you may find yourself feeling anxious or overwhelmed, or you may struggle to focus. These feelings are common. We are here to listen and assist.Editorial | Get the Fling out
We’re not saying underage drinking is not a crime and that certain persons are above the law. We are saying that the police weren’t enforcing the law — they were enforcing Fling.
Nadine Zylberberg | Intro to 21st century reading
Before I get chastised for my literary apathy and irreverence for the canons, I’ll have you know that I am capable of reading a book from start to finish. But with a constant influx of titles, it doesn’t seem worth the commitment.Guest Column | Professors and staff leaders pledge to continue working to increase diversity
We stand in solidarity with the senior faculty of the Center for Africana Studies who wrote the guest column, “Guess Who’s (Not) Coming to Dinner,” in the Jan. 30 issue of The Daily Pennsylvanian.Zurtoons Caption Contest
Think you got the perfect caption to this cartoon? Email your caption to jaffe@theDP.com. Winner will get their caption published and win a gift card to Starbucks.
