Opinion
Yessenia Gutierrez | We pledge allegiance — but to what?
When I turned 16, I wasn’t worried about getting a car. I was worried about becoming a Guatemalan citizen.
Brian Collopy | Policies over personalities
Political rhetoric and the media’s coverage often eschew economic reasoning and evidence when discussing policy.Editorial | Race matters, at least for now
Affirmative action has its flaws. But it is the only tried and true method to achieve the same diversity that we currently see in higher education.Du Bois House Council | Appreciating Du Bois as a loving home
Du Bois is not just a space for black students. It is a college house for students of all cultures.
Wesley Vaughn | O Moses and Jordan, where art thou?
Robert Moses and Michael Jordan were addicted to success and had egos that filled rooms. But their accomplishments and supreme talent more than made up for their tough exteriors.Editorial | Safeguarding our systems
Since our lives are inextricably tied to technology, learning to secure data will pay huge dividends in the future.
Ernest Owens | Fast, pray, love to celebrate 21
For most of my life, I aimed to prove others wrong. I strived to defy the socioeconomic gravity that tried to pull me down.
Lauren Agresti | A #FirstWorldProblem that matters
We all feel pain, fall violently ill, lose loved ones and experience betrayal. Suffering is — and always has been — the universal human condition.
Kurt Mitman | Double down on tuition
Penn provides an incredible education and should be charging more.Editorial | A moratorium on mismanagement
Beyond the obvious drawback of preventing new groups from enlivening the extracurricular scene, the moratorium is an embarrassment to Penn.
Sindhuri Nandhakumar | Not complacent about caste
Hinduism has been simplified to festivals like Holi which celebrates color and Diwali, the festival of lights.
Adam Silver | Putting people over politics
Mindless partisanship, where voters act like sports fans, has leaked down to the lowest levels of each party. It has even seeped onto this campus.
Kyle Henson | Allowing technology to reinvent college
Are lectures really the best way to employ Penn’s eminent faculty? Are undergraduates getting their $39,088 worth of tuition by listening passively?
JY Lee | A plea for democracy
Penn should embrace its proud democratic tradition that began with Benjamin Franklin.Roy Eidelson | Rethinking soldier fitness
Profound ethical questions are raised by efforts to create invincible soldiers.
Max Scheiber | The numbers will set you free
You owe it to yourself and the world around you to learn some math.
Ernest Owens | The end of petty poster policies
This arbitrary rule distracts from the substance of elections and leads to petty violations.
Aya Saed | Making a house a home
With such a deep history and continued commitment to Afro-American history, what could stop me from living in the house?
Alexa Nicolas | Taking a poop at Penn
Let’s explore some fecal matters.
