Opinion
Sally Engelhart | A hangover cure on the horizon
When I get a hangover, I usually deserve it. Give me DHM and I’ll never learn my lesson.Your Voice | A Passover-friendly Fling
For the first time in recent memory, Spring Fling and Passover have coincided this year. Passover is arguably the most celebrated holiday in the Jewish faith. Fling is arguably the most celebrated tradition on the Penn calendar.
Robert Hsu | Take care of yourself
In hindsight, I did have time. But I didn’t think it was important to make time to relax, catch up with friends, exercise and sleep.
Samantha Sharf | A tourist for one hour
Like most students, I cannot devote too much time or money to this endeavor. My solution? The Museum Without Walls, an audio tour accessible to anyone with a cellphone (a map printed from the Without Walls website is helpful, but not necessary).Editorial | How sexual assault stacks up
One in four college women have survived rape or attempted rape, according to Department of Justice estimates. The number of women who report incidents, however, does not stack up.
Zachary Bell | Transform the Night
In general, sexual activity relies on a guy’s initiative and a girls’ acceptance. The pursuer invests time, energy, maybe even money and often wants something in return.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Sometimes it's kosher to stray from tradition
Back in high school, the bell rang and it was home to the family. Now, we go home to our friends.Your Voice | Be part of the solution
Each spring, the Nominations & Elections Committee nominates undergraduate students to University-wide committees comprised of undergraduates, graduates, faculty and administrators. This year, we are accepting applications for 20 committees.Your Voice | Keeping guard
Support the AlliedBarton Security Guards’ effort to unionize by coming to the rally on Monday at 11:45 a.m. in front of the button and by signing the online petition urging Penn to support their efforts.
Brian Goldman | Why family is not the f-word
If you’re lucky to have a tight, strong family — single parent or not — chances are that upbringing was vital in allowing you to attend Penn.
Rachel del Valle | On civil indifference
Most people, myself included, have a tendency to forget that others are more than just the props in certain parts of our day. They have dimensions, they have lives and offering some bit of recognition takes little to no effort.Your Voice | Reacting the right way
We are all human and make mistakes. Most of us make numerous stupid, arrogant statements during our lives. What is gained by turning these statements into a cover story, especially a cover story that purports to present a public voice of Penn?
Aya Saed | Leveraging Penn privilege
Philadelphia is home to some of the most discriminatory laws in the country, but we simply do not have to deal with their repercussions because of our Penn ID.
Ernest Owens | Arriving at an 'unshakable' belief
My strong support for Israel did not happen overnight. It developed through an informed process. I knew that if I was going to consider myself a social activist, I had to be trained, informed and mindful of my decision.Arielle Pardes | A birth control pill for men?
The new frontier of contraception is all about men. Of course, it makes more sense to take the bullets out of the gun than to wear a bulletproof vest — and with current options, women are playing Russian roulette.
Joseph An | The sentimental freshman
The following column consists of nothing but banalities and futile musings from a freshman who is three weeks away from completing his first year of college.But most of you have been here before, so allow me to opine.Jim Khan | Joke issue score: 'DP' 128, readers 127
The Daily Pennsylvanian’s annual gag issue has a long history, of which another chapter has been written today.
Joke Issue: Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Get low? YEAH, BRO!
After publishing our first little number on grinding. — we’ve reevaluated how we stand on this mating ritual: to the front, to the back and to the side.
Joke Issue: Robert Hsu | Am I really an A- person?
I used to think hard work was like working at a restaurant: if I put in enough hours, I would receive what I want. High school was pretty much the same story. I would work hard and cash my efforts in for a handful of As at the end of every semester. But college is different.