Opinion
Arielle Pardes | Go screw yourself
I had just reached the ripe age of 16 when my mother marched into my room, fresh from watching The Oprah Winfrey Show and announced: “We need to get you a vibrator.”
Joseph An | In defense of religion
I personally don’t know what dedicating a theme year to the Bible would have achieved, but what concerns me is the public’s outrage against the slightest semblance of religiosity in our government.Your Voice | Getting gun laws right
In an article on Feb. 8, Max Nachman, director of CeasefirePA, defends Philly’s Stolen Handgun Reporting Law by asserting that people selling or giving away guns illegally cannot be prosecuted.
Ernest Owens | Saying it to my face
My mother taught me that problems are best addressed face to face. As confrontational and initially aggressive as that suggestion might sound, it is one of the most empowering things that a civilized individual can do.
Samantha Sharf | How to not believe in God
I decided to leave my scarf on as I walked into a meeting of “Rekindle Reason: Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers at UPenn” this Sunday. This was so those around me could not see the tiny gold hamsa, or hand of God, I wear around my neck.Shlomo Klapper | Do good fences make good neighbors?
Once again, they immaturely present a complex issue in isolation, without any context whatsoever.Your Voice | Fees in Vain
At a time when students are struggling more than ever to pay their tuition, Penn, a university with the seventh largest endowment in the country (over $6 billion), enforces a late-payment policy that is as inflexible as it is unfair.
Zachary Bell | Why I’m walking out
Walking out is not tantamount to signing an “I agree” petition — it’s deciding to engage in a discourse.
Hayley Brooks & Ali Kokot | Blackout or get out
If college is supposed to be the best four years of our lives, then why are we so eager to forget it?Joshua Goldman | My ‘Birthwrong’ experience
My biggest concern about all of this, as someone who strongly values difference of opinion and balance of information, is that many participants return from the trip believing that they now fully understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. If anything, I came back confused.
Brian Goldman | Countering Penn’s thesis culture
Too often, thesis writing is couched in the semantics of research, research and research. Instead, we should emphasize achievement, ambition, publication and true scholarship on a subject of your choice.Editorial | Beyond the harsh reality
While a Penn education does not and should not take place in an ivory tower, it is the University’s responsibility to equip its students with the ability to think beyond the “harsh realities” of our time.Your Voice | Budgeting for improvements
The $2,000,000 that the Board of Trustees allocates each year is not the student government’s money — it’s your money.Your Voice | A message of solidarity
This threatens the hard work of student leaders at Penn to create an environment that is tolerant and accepting of students from all backgrounds.Andrew Silverstein | My challenge to Penn
The issues that face our nation profoundly affect students. In December, I was elected president of the Penn Democrats, which means I am expected to represent the Democratic Party’s principles.
Aya Saed | Notes from an NYPD subject
Before this incident, I was pretty confident that I was in no way subjected to the scrutiny of American law enforcement, but I was naïve. The same might apply to you.Idrees Syed & Mak Hussain | Muslim students insist on more support
As a community of Muslims at Penn, we were disheartened by the lack of University public support for the Penn MSA.