The DP • 30th April 2019

Should international students give up career or family? How about neither.

I will always have to choose between pursuing my passions in the United States of America and being with my family. If I choose one, I can’t have the other.

The DP • 25th March 2019

Cheating is as unfair as admissions bribery

Students and administrators are up in arms about the admissions scandal, but a basic look at our own and our peers’ everyday behavior can highlight the same issues that pervade campus every single day.

The DP • 3rd February 2019

Spending a semester at Cambridge made me love Penn’s pre-professionalism

While the Ivy League evokes less Harry Potter imagery than Cambridge or Oxford, the actual learning experience may be more worth the prestige than the English schools.

The DP • 12th September 2017

Replace more gen. eds with major requirements

The undergraduate level should aim to extend students beyond basic understanding. It should not be left up to “professional school” for students to thrive professionally. An egalitarian-thinking institute of higher education should recognize this.

The DP • 5th December 2017

It‘s unconstitutional to prefer white over Asian students

Discriminating against Asian students more than white students, with no compelling interest, only serves to perpetuate white domination in the United States.

The DP • 8th April 2018

America: Leading the world in holistic admissions

By solely valuing grades in the admissions process, universities tell students that education is only academic.

The DP • 12th February 2018

Fraternity pledging needs to end

Fraternity bonds transcend pledge class, proving that friendships are created through spending time together, living in the same house, or planning events together — forced mutual suffering is not the sole, or most significant, prerequisite to friendship.

The DP • 7th November 2017

Why Penn should not build New College House West

The administration’s recent ostensible efforts to begin listening to student input began with the promising Campus Conversation. Frankly, they ended there too.

The DP • 26th March 2018

Why the Asian-Pacific Islander label is inaccurate

It’s time for Asian Americans to stop talking about their struggles in the “API community,” without actually knowing anything about the PI community.

The DP • 26th September 2017

Penn Face is a part of who we are

So why am I sitting here, over a year into college life, writing about the lowest low of my life? Why at Penn, do we hide the lows and pretend to be thriving? And why has Penn crushed all my hope that this attitude will ever be resolved?

The DP • 12th October 2017

Remember to love Penn

It’s too easy to fixate on our frustrations about this institution; week after week we opinion columnists criticize or lament an aspect of Penn’s culture or administration. So, what exactly is it that makes us lucky to call this place home?