Opinion

Your Voice | Positive experiences with the Unification Church

I’m pretty sure that if your reporter had looked seriously, he would have found Penn’s Unificationists (past and present) to be a group of hard-working, sincere and conscientious individuals.

Your Voice | Lovin’ Life Pastor responds

Where is the evidence that Lovin’ Life Ministries uses ‘high-pressure tactics’? I would like to make it very clear that we do not use any such tactics.

Zachary Bell | Grateful to graduate

Ironically, the knowledge I have gained from my liberal arts education is exactly what has made the reward for its completion confounding.

Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Declaring 'Game Over'

Open dialogue between the sexes at Penn is just not happening because the “game” we subscribe to requires crafty disingenuity.

Jibran Khan & Jonathon Youshaei | Here’s a toast to Hey Day

Hey Day, a Penn tradition dating back to 1916, is recognized as the Penn junior’s rite of passage into senior year. Marked by a procession starting at High Rise Field and ending outside College Hall, this tradition is without question one of the quintessential experiences of every Penn undergraduate.

Brian Goldman | Mingling with Millennials

Young people are often lamented for their lack of organization and mobilization around youth causes. But I’m not sure if this will ever shift, because young people hold such varied political viewpoints.

Editorial | Romney for the Republicans

For Republicans, Romney stands out as the best choice. In comparison to Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich and Texas Rep. Ron Paul, Romney has adopted a moderate stance and will pose the most productive challenge to President Barack Obama on key political and economic fronts.

The Race Task Force | Race still matters

Do you think there is racism among the Penn community? In a recent survey conducted by the Race Task Force, 78.1 percent of participants answered “Yes” to this question.

Aya Saed | Not so different after all

The Class of 2016 — who will be joining us next fall — promises to be more diverse and representative of the shifting demographics in this country. The increased diversity creates new potential to unite students from all walks of life.

Ernest Owens | Why Penn seems ecstatic for Molly

Penn’s current policy encourages students to become repeated offenders and develop poor health habits.

Tony Cotzias | Fighting against the exile of morality

In the city of Philadelphia, the mayor has effectively decided to ban the feeding of homeless in open parks.

Joseph An | Captain (Asian) America

No one can be defined. Asian Americans, through all their struggles, are not asking to be viewed as comic book victims or heroes.

Charles Gray | A thing about Spring Fling

The whole weekend is built around the idea of the momentary. After all, that’s why they call it a “fling.”

Karen Sharf | What I wish for you

This week, College senior and former Daily Pennsylvanian Managing Editor Samantha Sharf’s column has been guest written by her mother, Karen.

Kyle Henson | Embracing our addiction to stress

It would be naive to think that the obnoxious type-A personalities that helped many of us get here in the first place disappeared after our matriculation.

Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | On the outside, looking Fl(in)g

From the guys at Allegro’s who served us pizza at 3 o’clock in the morning, to the accepted students who toured Penn for the very first time — we were curious about how Fling fared for those on the periphery.

Rachel del Valle | The importance of appearing effortless

Our culture — especially the microcosm of Penn — values effortlessness, or perhaps more accurately, the appearance of effortlessness.

Brian Goldman | Flinging stress out of the way

Spring Fling accomplishes something that is awfully hard to find elsewhere during most of the academic year. It offers full, unbounded relief from stress and we embrace it like no other.

Alice Lee | Spring Fling — There's an app for that

Fling is fun, though when it comes to logistics, it can be annoyingly complicated. You’ve got to figure out where to go, when and with whom.

Ernest Owens | Not arriving: preserving minority health

Students of color, like me, need to realize we do not have to deal with the pressures of college life on our own. We need to stop feeling like an outsider in our community and truly take advantage of the resources offered.