Opinion
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.Your Voice | Do more about Molly
As a Penn parent, I am frequently disappointed by the passive response of the University to drug and alcohol abuse on campus.
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Finding the glad in sad songs
I’ve always gravitated toward the sad side of the music spectrum. But science shows there are positive things to be gained from partaking in other people’s misery.
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.