When the Class of ’26 graduates in a few days, there will be no more “Dean’s List” students at Penn. While it would be a point of pride if that was because the Class of ’26 were uniquely more intellectual than anyone else, the truth is far sadder. In the spring of 2023, after decades of academic recognition, the University of Pennsylvania announced it would cease awarding the Dean’s List.
Lexi Boccuzzi | Romanticize your real life
On the Record | Find meaning in your day-to-day, not just your days off Photo credit: The Map That Leads to You, Prime Video By Lexi Boccuzzi “Live like your time is running out, and abandon your ‘real life’ for love, beauty, travel, and the existential.” That’s the message of…
Breaking News | Conservative activist, Charlie Kirk, fatally shot during Utah campus event
Conservative Activist, Charlie Kirk, was shot and killed during TPUSA event at Utah Valley University Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore By: Dillon Nittoli Editor’s Note: This article was last updated on September 11, 2025, at 11:02 AM and reflects what was known at that time. It will be updated if new…
Abraham Franchetti | Wharton’s new club rules must be repealed
Restricting merit-based interviews will increase confusion, worsen nepotism, and leave students unprepared for the real world. Photo Credit: University of Pennsylvania Facebook By: Abraham Franchetti On July 30th, Wharton administrators unveiled a set of new club regulations they claimed necessary to comply with the recently enacted Stop Campus Hazing Act.…
Jennifer Mesa | More Matches, Less Meaning
Dating apps promised to make it easier to find love. While they have certainly made it effortless to find people, they have not made it easier to talk to them like they are real.
Anonymous | Iran at the Breaking Point: The Anatomy of a Managed Collapse
The next two weeks may determine the fate of the Islamic Republic of Iran. What began on February 28 as Operation Epic Fury, a coordinated US-Israeli strike campaign that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in the opening hours, has evolved into something far more complex and consequential than either a quick military victory or a prolonged standoff. Iran is not losing a war. It is losing a state.
Nicolas Scola | The Process is Broken: The 76ers Need to Consider Drastic Measures
The Philadelphia 76ers did not give longtime public address announcer Matthew Cord a fitting exit to his tenure with the team. Instead, the Sixers melted in epic proportion on their home court, ceding Game 4, and the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals, to the New York Knicks midway into the 3rd Quarter. 76ers fans sparsely populated the deflated stadium, which boasted a series of ‘Let’s Go Knicks’ chants throughout the night.
Wesley Liu | When Universities Try to Be Parents
This year, Penn quietly saw one of the highest volumes of “wellness concerns” ever filed. Advisors described inboxes overflowing with reports, not of mental health concerns or assault, but of political disagreements, tense group projects, awkward moments in club meetings, or offhand comments someone interpreted as invalidating.
Malia Sanghvi | The Case for Happy Hour
The end of the school year is a few days away.
For many seniors, including myself, this moment prompts reflection: Have we made the most of our time at Penn? And more importantly, what does making the most of one’s time even mean?
Malia Sanghvi | No, I Don’t Need Advice
I’ve had five advisors in four years.
Not counting specialty advisors, two academic advisors through Wharton, two academic advisors through the Joseph Wharton Scholars program, and a minor advisor all listed neatly on Path@Penn. Every single one has been friendly and well-intentioned, but that is not the problem.
Sierra M | On Love, or What We’ve Made of It
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about love. Not in some grand, existential sense. More like: how did we get here?
Sara Carr | The Risk of a Permanent Tariff State
“Tariffs are the greatest thing ever invented” (Axios), then Presidential nominee Donald Trump proclaimed at a town hall. Oh no.
Wesley Liu | What our holiday gifts say about life in the digital age
Physical gift-giving is valuable, and its decline serves as a lens for a broader critique of digital media, efficiency-obsessed thinking, and contemporary culture amongst the youth.