Opinion
Monroe Price | Celebrating Claudia Gould
Monroe Price of the Annenberg School for Communication writes that Penn has been fortunate to have Claudia Gould at the helm of the Institute of Contemporary Art.
Rachel del Valle | Copyrights, creativity and ‘Countdown’
Where is the line between homage and plagiarism drawn? When does a clever tribute by Beyoncé overstep its legality?
Brian Goldman | Occupying ‘Occupy Wall Street’
Penn professors’ recent solidarity statement concerning the Occupy Wall Street movement misguides the aim of the protests.Your Voice | Let would-be Americans live out their dreams
A Penn alumna is disappointed by online comments responding to Tania Chairez’s guest column on being an undocumented immigrant.
Ernest Owens | Making proud Penn students
Penn parents — prospective and present — should facilitate, not dictate, the career paths of their children.
Robert Hsu | Thank you for running
Even though it was easy to become annoyed by the freshman candidates, there is something we can learn from them.
Alexey Komissarouk | The hidden pitfalls of a dual degree
We don’t tell applicants to dual-degree programs that no matter how talented or driven a student may be, doing two things instead of one has a substantial opportunity cost.
Sally Engelhart | Too fat for reproduction?
A ban on obese women receiving fertility treatment seems medically justified and rational.Your Voice | Undocumented immigrants
Readers respond to a guest column by Tania Chairez, a Wharton sophomore and undocumented immigrant. GUEST COLUMN: Undocumented and unapologeticYour Voice | Occupy Wall Street solidarity statement
95 Penn faculty members express their solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement. TOPICS: Occupy Philadelphia GALLERY: 88 photos from Occupy Philly ThursdayTania 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.