Opinion
Yessenia Gutierrez | You are what you consume
We choose our purchases to reveal who we are, so much so that even our personalities are commoditized.Editorial | Feeling safe on Locust Walk
Dephanie Jao’s encounter happened on Locust Walk around 9:40 p.m. Sexual assaults happen to one in four college women in the United States.
Brian Collopy | The next four years
The fact that Barack Obama was re-elected guarantees that certain changes will take effect.
JY Lee | A hipster manifesto
Ignorant historians in the future will label us as the hipster generation — whether we like it or not.Asian Pacific Student Coalition & United Minorities Council | Breaking the silence
No one should ever be made to feel like a mere item on a scavenger hunt list. No one should have to physically defend herself against strangers who singled her out based on race and gender.
Ernest Owens | I’m no victim of class
Stories about students who receive full financial aid are usually accompanied by an amazing tale of how they overcame obstacles.Your Voice | Response to 'Penn Leads the (Provisional) Vote'
No one is more disappointed about this than Penn Leads the Vote.
Rachel del Valle | An American (Election) in Paris
Being in Europe makes it hard not to care about the presidential election.
Lauren Agresti | While I was sleeping…
You don’t have to be ecstatic. You don’t have to be angry. That’s the cool part. You get to decide.Aya Saed | Becoming an American
Yesterday, I cast my first ballot as a newly naturalized citizen of the United States.Adam Silver | A Democrat thrives in a conservative era
The past four years have been some of the most challenging of this century. But the country is moving out of these hard times and into a new era. While it will remain a conservative era, Democratic governance — and Obama — will thrive within it.Editorial | Penn leads the (provisional) vote
Voting shouldn’t be an uphill battle. It should be an easy process — one that unites the country and invites everyone to have a say.Tony Cotzias | Voting will not change the world
Your vote will never affect any result. This is simply a given.
Alexa Nicolas | Obama: One for the girls
Even though women represent every socioeconomic status, education level and religion — our gender has become another way to polarize the polls.
Kurt Mitman | Love me some Bubba!
When I attended Hillary Clinton’s campaign rally at the Palestra in April 2008, I had no trouble getting a seat. What a difference four years can make.