Interested in submitting in an op-ed or guest column with us?

Op-eds or guest columns must be no longer than 600 words and sent in a Google document or Word document to the Opinions Editor, Caroline Linton, at pantheropinions@chapman.edu.

Columns must have a clear point of view with strong arguments backed by facts and evidence. Profanity is not allowed. Not every submission is guaranteed to be published, and submissions are subject to editing and suggestions for clarity, grammar and style.

Emilia Cuevas Diaz 11/9/22 Emilia Cuevas Diaz 11/9/22

Opinion | Art attack or planet protection?

Climate activists have been condemned for attacking art pieces around the world to bring attention to climate change, but are they justified in how they are protesting climate inaction?

Guest Columnist 11/7/22 Guest Columnist 11/7/22

Opinion | Discovering who you are: college edition

Growing up and figuring out who you are is a lot more complicated than the movies make it out to be.

Guest Columnist 11/7/22 Guest Columnist 11/7/22

Opinion | My experience as a 16-year-old stand-up comedian

Chapman student Jack Fischer details what it was like to work as a stand-up comic in high school and his experience meeting ‘The Goldbergs’ actor Jeff Garlin at a show.

Emilia Cuevas Diaz 11/2/22 Emilia Cuevas Diaz 11/2/22

Opinion | Celebrating death on Día de los Muertos

What happens to us after we die? Realistically speaking, there is a scientific answer to that question as far as the body is concerned. The Day of the Dead is my favorite holiday because it helps me embrace and appreciate all aspects of life.

Tikva Velazquez 10/26/22 Tikva Velazquez 10/26/22

Opinion | Nothing is as it once was, or ever will be again

Reflecting on watching how Erie, Pennsylvania changed while growing up.

Emilia Cuevas Diaz 10/24/22 Emilia Cuevas Diaz 10/24/22

Opinion | My experience at the Latino Media Fest

Attending the Latino Media Fest was an eye-opening experience that shows how there’s more than one way to make your way in the entertainment industry.

Guest Columnist 10/21/22 Guest Columnist 10/21/22

Opinion | San Diego’s official apology for WWII incarceration is overdue, but worthwhile

The city of San Diego officially apologized for supporting the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, bringing up the question of why now.

Sarrah Wilkes 10/21/22 Sarrah Wilkes 10/21/22

Opinion | Analyzing and reflecting on Halloween’s origins, traditions

Diving into the origins of Halloween and reflecting back on memories and traditions during this time of year

Emilia Cuevas Diaz 10/21/22 Emilia Cuevas Diaz 10/21/22

Opinion | Is feminism dead?

When examining the recent iterations of the feminist movement, I’m hesitant of what comes next in the advancement of women’s rights.

Taylor Bazella 10/18/22 Taylor Bazella 10/18/22

Opinion | He loves me, he loves me not

How I have gone through the process of wrestling with a breakup, through the five stages of grief.

Emilia Cuevas Diaz 10/13/22 Emilia Cuevas Diaz 10/13/22

Opinion | Rediscovering my love for TV, even when I doubt myself

Sometimes when we have doubts we need a reminder of why we love what we’re studying. For me, that reminder came while watching the “Running Up That Hill” scene in “Stranger Things.”

Angelina Hicks 10/5/22 Angelina Hicks 10/5/22

Opinion | From the EIC: The Panther, reimagined

The creation of an ethics, policies and procedures page was meant to increase transparency and created a streamlined method to address questions and concerns.

Guest Columnist 10/4/22 Guest Columnist 10/4/22

Opinion | Reflecting on ‘City of God’ screening and Fernando Meirelles masterclass

A Film Student reflects on the City of God screening and director Fernando Meirelles masterclass with an interview by Dean Steven Galloway.

Emilia Cuevas Diaz 10/4/22 Emilia Cuevas Diaz 10/4/22

Opinion | Finding a community away from home

Coming to Chapman from Mexico has brought challenges and rewards of looking for a community away from home for Emilia Cuevas Diaz.

Angelina Hicks 9/18/22 Angelina Hicks 9/18/22

Opinion | From the EIC: formally introducing The Panther’s ethics, policies and procedures

The creation of an ethics, policies and procedures page was meant to increase transparency and created a streamlined method to address questions and concerns.

Renee Elefante 9/18/22 Renee Elefante 9/18/22

Opinion | Don’t censor student journalists

The recent incidents of student journalism censorship are unacceptable, especially for a country that has an amendment in place to prevent censorship of journalists.

Angelina Hicks 9/2/22 Angelina Hicks 9/2/22

Opinion | From the EIC: reflecting on my 10 weeks with the San Diego Union-Tribune

It was my dream internship. The best opportunity I could have conjured. There was nothing I wanted to do more over the summer than to write for the San Diego Union-Tribune, the newspaper of record located in the city I grew up in and where I was already planning to be for the summer.