Opinion
Tania Chairez | Undocumented and unapologetic
A Wharton sophomore describes her life as an undocumented immigrant.
Samantha Sharf | How Jobs saved journalism
This is the story of how Steve Jobs saved professional journalism from extinction and me from myself. (Or at least paved these roads.)Your Voice | Inequitable public school funding
When a K-12 public education system is based on property tax revenue, the poor will inevitably suffer.Dan Shipper | The immortal visionary
Attempting to write about what Steve Jobs meant to our generation without resorting to cliches is almost an impossible task.
Mark Attiah | For the love of the game
Those in positions of power and influence should treat their medical decisions just as they treat their words in the public sphere: very, very carefully. People are watching.
Sara Brenes-Akerman | Confronting cancer conversations
Talking about cancer in the context of science is easy. Talking about cancer in the context of life is something different altogether.Your Voice | Shadowy fingerprints
Pennsylvania’s voter-identification legislation, HB 934, has the fingerprints of the shadowy, corporate-funded, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council all over it. Related: New state legislation may bar students from votingYour Voice | An unfocused effort
We need to change the protest paradigm that thinks standing around, yelling general statements like “We’re the 99 percent” and hoping to get maced will accomplish something. Topics: Occupy Philadelphia
Cornelius Range V | Unequal opportunity
We must find a way to bring the national average SAT scores closer to those of Penn students.
Samantha Sharf | The ranks of wives and mothers
What does Arianna Huffington, number 31, being divorced and having two children have to do with her selling The Huffington Post to AOL for $315 million earlier this year?Your Voice | Unsuitable for Wharton audiences
A reader was saddened to learn that an actress from the CBS comedy “2 Broke Girls” recently addressed students at Penn.Your Voice | Subsidize the solution
Penn professor David S. Barnes argues that the University does not support bike commuting. Related: Profs see biking as scenic and economical
Charles Gray | Making residential programs work
Thirty years ago, innovation in residential life was possible on Penn’s campus. Next week, it will be possible once again.
Travis Cantrell | Street’s sultry sex survey sucked
A recent sex survey by 34th Street magazine left me unsatisfied. I find this kind of exploitation of sex on a campus as lauded for its intellectualism as Penn rather surprising and, frankly, disgusting.
Brian Goldman | Playing with house money
Pennsylvania needs to reform how it spends gambling-related revenue.
Rachel del Valle | The adorkable Zooey Deschanel
Is the definition of ‘femininity’ becoming just as misunderstood as ‘feminism’?Editorial | Financial mismanagement
SAC’s new repayment plan is an effective way to make student groups accountable for their spending. But it absolutely should not have taken SAC so long to act.
Ernest Owens | Female leadership ‘without being a bitch’
If Penn is to continue on “making history,” more women should be sought after for elected student government positions. There has been no female class board president in at least a decade and counting.
Taylor Hawes | The failure of cyber-bullying laws
The correct response to cyber-bullying tragedies doesn’t lie in punishment.
