Opinion
Gillian Diebold | DP Design: My burden, passion, home
Gillian Diebold, former DP design editor, looks back at how she found her people through the Design department.
Ben Zhao | My luckiest four years
Ben Zhao, former Daily Pennsylvanian Executive Editor, on how luck transformed his time at Penn.
Tamsyn Brann | It’s not about us
Tamsyn Brann, former Editor-in-Chief of 34th Street magazine, looks at how the DP — and college journalism — have and will stay essential for our communities.
Michael Landau | Leaving behind the DP’s ‘Only Section That Matters’
Former DP sports editor Michael Landau on seven DP things he's grateful for as he graduates.
Will DiGrande | The silver linings from this past year
Will DiGrande, former DP sports editor, writes on how he found silver linings during a tenure marked by the cancellation of Ivy League sports.
Maria Murad | Why I got off the Penn waitlist
Maria Murad, the queen of the DP's multimedia department, looks back on how she found a home and family at Penn through the DP.
Sarah Khan | Congratulations, Class of 2021!
In her final piece of opinion art, graduating senior Sarah Khan bids farewell and wishes good luck to the Class of 2021.
Jessica Gooding | Philadelphia needs Larry Krasner
Columnist Jessica Gooding argues ahead of Tuesday's Democratic Primary for Philadelphia District Attorney that Larry Krasner is the best candidate for a safer, more just, and more equitable city.
Max Cohen | Forget majoring in journalism — join your college paper
Former Daily Pennsylvanian Editor-in-Chief Max Cohen looks back at his time at the paper and how that has shaped and prepared him for a future career in journalism.
Jessica Gooding | My DP cords are closest to my heart
In her senior column, columnist Jessica Gooding reflects on how she has been able to find a platform for advocacy at Penn and through the DP.
Isabella Simonetti | Learning about compassion and the truth through the DP
In her senior column, former Daily Pennsylvanian president Isabella Simonetti looks back on her time at the DP and how it helped her learn about compassion and the truth through journalism.
GET-UP | According to Penn, graduate student labor doesn't matter
GET-UP argues that the University's vaccination policy unfairly deprioritizies graduate students.
Penn's Pandemic Report Card
The Daily Pennsylvanian's opinion staff give final marks to the University's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Caroline Magdolen | We hit 200 million COVID-19 vaccinations. Now comes the hard part.
Columnist Caroline Magdolen urges Penn students to become vaccine ambassadors for their communities at home to help the U.S. reach herd immunity.
Penn Leads the Vote | Finals are coming, so join your fellow Quakers and vote by mail
Penn Leads the Vote encourages Penn students to vote by mail in the upcoming election to ensure their voices are heard.
AAUP-Penn | Penn must return human remains and repay the Africa family
AAUP-Penn argues that Penn must return human remains and repay the Africa family for holding and displaying the bones of at least one victim of the MOVE bombing.
Editorial | Returning the remains isn't enough
The Daily Pennsylvanian's Editorial Board argues that Penn must take immediate, concrete steps to rectify holding the remains of at least one child killed in the MOVE bombing.
Department of Africana Studies | Action is 36 years overdue in holding the remains of MOVE bombing victims
Penn's Department of Africana Studies argues that Penn must "do more than simply appoint two members to investigate the use of these remains" and calls for "a complete inventory and physical accounting of ... collections held by the Museum".
Isabella Glassman | Women’s issues don’t end when the news stops
Columnist Isabella Glassman argues that all of us need to be having conversations about women's issues, even when the news isn't covering them.