Opinion
Jessica Li | Stories can bring us together when we need each other most
In our everyday lives, we underestimate how good it feels to recount our day to a friend, or even call our parents and laugh about something that happened at home.
Guest Column by Shivani Prakash | What was missing from 34th Street's sorority recruitment feature
Women's empowerment is not deciding that the 200 women in certain organizations are beneath you and therefore not worth your time. If that was the type of “empowerment” the author was looking for, I do not believe that she would find it in the Panhellenic community.
Spencer Swanson | Last year was a bad one for Mother Nature
In the United States alone the natural disasters associated with climate change, including hurricanes and wildfires, cost a record $306 billion in damages – making 2017 the costliest year ever.
Dylan Reim | Stress at Penn shouldn't be a competition
There is a performative component to stress culture which only compounds the problem.
Rebecca Alifimoff | How Aziz Ansari made me rethink rape culture at Penn
Throughout my high school and college years, I’ve listened helplessly as friends and acquaintances have described encounters with their own Azizs, and I’ve cried to them when I had my own.
Sarah Khan | 'Tis The Cookie Season
SARAH KHAN is a College freshman from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Claudia Li | Slide-ing right into your DMs
CLAUDIA LI is a College senior from Santa Clara, Calif.
Alex Kuang | Why chasing excellence can be harmful
Too many of us made high achievement an identifying factor of who we are as people. After that part of us dissipated, we also lost some of our goals and were lured in by money and prestige.
Christine Olagun-Samuel | In defense of Du Bois College House: a place I call home
Du Bois welcomes all cultures and all types of people to live in its building. It isn’t simply limited to those who are black, Hispanic, or Asian.
Editorial | Forced drinking threatens pledges’ lives — and the future of Greek life
Penn has suffered more than its fair share of tragedy in recent years. Greek leaders and organizations should take this opportunity to reflect on their pledging processes and curtail forced drinking before it’s too late.
Veronica Fenton | The alma mater attacks again
VERONICA FENTON is a College freshman from Penn Valley, Pa.
Jennifer Lee | Why are Penn Koreans speaking in Korean?
Perhaps it is a way to connect with like-heritage students in a school teeming with people from every corner of the globe. Maybe, it is just a way to look cool.
Carlos Arias Vivas | Why Penn should offer accelerated intro classes
While I empathize with students who are just trying to get the highest grades possible, they should not do so at the expense of students who did not have access to these higher-level high school courses.
Mateen Tabatabaei | Penn is not to blame for your pessimistic perspective
As for Penn, it’s a safe bet that none of us students knew exactly what we were signing up for. Still, as with any new path, we signed up for possibility.
Guest Column by Jamie-Lee Josselyn | For Blaze
I am going to miss Blaze deeply, more than I can adequately say. I will honor him every day by incorporating his values and his spirit, his Blaze-ness, into my own life and in my conversations with students.
Claudia Li | Marketing 101
CLAUDIA LI is a College senior from Santa Clara, Calif.
Jay Shah | What I learned from taking a break from social media
The smartphone has gone from being used as a communication device to more of a crutch. We use our phones to avoid making eye contact with people on Locust Walk, in line at the grocery store, and in the elevator.
Sarah Khan | Week One versus Week Two
SARAH KHAN is a College freshman from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Amy Chan | One final reinvention before graduation
Like editing an essay, reinventing doesn’t mean that we’re erasing everything we had before. We are tweaking it, refining it, uncovering the original spark hidden in the chaotic mind.