Opinion
Divya Ramesh | A shaky foundation
While the United States might not have the same structural issues as other countries, like collapsing apartment buildings made of weak wood, our problem rests on where we choose to build.
Kurt Mitman | Internalize this
Fundamentally, should the government be funding research at Penn or in general? The private sector is great at applied research — it is easily monetizable. Basic research? Not so much.
Jeffrey Nadel | Penn’s on welfare
In an era of unprecedented government debt, if anyone should be begging the federal government to take some people’s money by way of taxation in the name of research, surely it should not be us.Joyce Kim & Aaron Wilson | How to speak to a human being
On Saturday, April 20, we challenge you to put your computers to sleep. Get off Facebook, get together with a group of friends and just spend time with real people.Your Voice | Sex week brings the discussion back to Penn
At one time, there were courses in human sexuality at Penn. Alas, all good things come to an end, in part because of the politics at Penn at the time.Your Voice | Questioning real and pop science
I found the DP’s fawning interview with Adrian Raine disturbing and free of the skepticism that one would think ought automatically accompany broad claims about brain chemistry and criminal behavior. It read more like a PR release than an interview from an otherwise excellent newspaper.Zurtoons Caption Contest
Think you got the perfect caption to this cartoon?Guest column | With liberty and justice for all
It is in that same spirit that we are proud to express our firm support for marriage equality, as individuals and as the presidents of the Penn Democrats and Penn College Republicans, respectively.
Nadine Zylberberg | Playing house
Adulthood doesn’t come with a gown and tassel. And it certainly doesn’t come with a 2,000-square-foot apartment overlooking Madison Square Park. It’s an entire process, and perhaps that was what scared me most.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Social slacktivism
Supporting a cause has become as simple as clicking “upload” with an ease that undermines actual activism.
Morgan Jones | Problematic policy
Access to the Quadrangle building access will be restricted during Fling. According to Penn, the administration is trying to “curb the threat of underage or irresponsible drinking” and reduce the number of hospitalizations. I don’t think the new policy will be effective. In fact, I think it may have the opposite effect.Elise A. Mitchell | A response to “Are you out there?”
Girl Talk, who specializes in mash-ups and sampling, regularly samples from music with lyrics that are equally as misogynistic Tyga’s. However, thus far there have been little to no complaints pertaining to the misogynistic nature of his samples. I cannot help but suspect that race is at the heart of this matter.Arielle Pardes | Advice for the young women of Penn
In a letter to the editor published in The Daily Princetonian on March 29, Princeton alumna Susan Patton gave her two cents to the “daughters she never had.” The advice: Now that you’ve made it to the Ivy League, it’s time to start husband hunting. The idea that my time in college is best spent finding a suitable man is, frankly, insulting.
Rachel del Valle | Pick a job, any job
There’s an unavoidable, nettling sense of superficiality that comes with mentally aligning yourself with a certain life — or in my case, lives.Guest Column | Penn must ask Joe Biden serious questions at graduation
The announcement of Joe Biden as the 2013 commencement speaker at the University of Pennsylvania did not cause much controversy on campus. Though Biden’s speech need not cause uproar, it ought to serve as an occasion to ask serious moral and political questions of an elected leader.
Divya Ramesh | Not worth the wait
Last week, as I stood alongside a man with “Penn Maintenance” embroidered on his jacket, I received a very didactic response as I rambled on about the motivational power of a Friday evening.
Xavier Flory | A beautiful game
It’s that time of year. Grab a wurst and sit back for the sporting highlight of the year. No, I’m not talking about March Madness. I refer to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League, the annual tournament for the best footballing clubs in Europe.Your Voice | A Wall for Freedom
Penn For Liberty is celebrating free speech this week. To evince this, we’re placing a Free Speech Wall next to the love statue.
Kurt Mitman | ’Til Constitution do us part
This issue goes beyond the question of straight and gay marriage currently before the court.
