Mariana Martinez News & Updates

Mariana Martinez | The Rhode to a billion-dollar price tag

Amid a volatile economic climate, Rhode — Hailey Bieber’s celebrity makeup line — has sold for...

Jun 07, 2025 • The Daily Pennsylvanian

Mariana Martinez | The cost of populism in Latin America

Columnist Mariana Martinez argues that more Penn students should learn more about political history ...

Aug 28, 2025 • The Daily Pennsylvanian

Mariana Martinez | We Need All Eyes on Venezuela

For over a decade, Venezuela has been subjected to an authoritarian regime under a tyrannical presid...

Aug 04, 2024 • The Daily Pennsylvanian

Mariana Martinez | What poker and the Ivy League have in common

Meritocracy is dead. In his article, How the Ivy League Broke America, David Brooks argued that the ...

Apr 27, 2025 • The Daily Pennsylvanian

Mariana Martinez | You’re not as open minded as you think

Have you ever felt like you can’t speak your mind in class or a social setting because you are afr...

Sep 17, 2025 • The Daily Pennsylvanian

Mariana Martinez | Stop fast-tracking love

I asked this question to my friends during one of our many conversations about dating at Penn. I gre...

Nov 22, 2025 • The Daily Pennsylvanian

Mariana Martinez | What is so hot about drinking, anyway?

At a party recently, my friends and I were standing outside when we saw a MERT officer pass by quick...

Oct 11, 2024 • The Daily Pennsylvanian

Mariana Martinez | International law: All talk, no action

The Venezuelan crisis has revealed the considerable gap between international law, legitimacy, and s...

Jan 16, 2025 • The Daily Pennsylvanian

Mariana Martinez | Debunking the sorority myth

Senior Columnist Mariana Martinez shares her perspective rushing as an international student and the...

Feb 03, 2025 • The Daily Pennsylvanian