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Senior Goodbye from Adam Goodman | Flipping past four years
As graduation approaches, I've been thinking quite a bit about things I have not done. It was sometime while watching the impossibly talented members of the Excelano Project perform several weeks ago that I realized I hadn't accomplished or seen 90 percent of what I told myself I would as a dewy-eyed freshmen.
Adam Goodman | Advice nobody tells you
There are two things wide-eyed freshmen can't seem to get enough of during NSO: drinking and advice. The former will be concentrated in periodic outbursts of debauchery, but the latter will be unforgivingly relentless, largely unhelpful and almost uniformly corny.
Adam Goodman | Profit in all the wrong places
By instating Score Choice for the SATs, the College Board puts low-income students at a disadvantage and devalues its own tests.
Adam Goodman | Servin' up some injustice
A native Philadelphian and father of six, Troy Harris always serves food with a smile. Harris has been working in kosher dining at Penn for eight years. He spent his first three with the University's previous food service provider, Bon Appetit, and the last five at Falk Dining Commons in Hillel.
Adam Goodman | Stepping up to the soapbox
So . how do you feel about the FDA's lifetime ban on the donation of blood by men who've had sex with men? The issue may not have even been on your radar a month ago, but if you're a semi-aware Penn student, it sure as hell is now. After the UA initially threw its support behind a proposal urging the University to examine whether the ban violated Penn's discrimination policy, the controversy received prominent exposure in these pages and was picked up by local news affiliates.
Adam Goodman | Four more years for Gutmann?
For all of the uncertainty surrounding the presidential race this year, one thing's for sure: For better or for worse, George W. Bush will not be president come Jan. 20, 2009. In America (thank God), we have these pesky little things called "elections" and "term limits.
Adam Goodman | Columbia's got something right
We've all experienced the thrill of finding that perfect class. You know, the one with the 1.38 difficulty rating that fulfills that annoying requirement? It's a great feeling. It also illustrates why the College's curriculum is fatally flawed and needs to be scrapped in favor of a core.
Adam Goodman | Cheaters never win - unless Penn lets them
I hate cheaters. I generally believe they belong in the lowest circles of the Inferno, chilling with Judas, Brutus and Cassius in Satan's mouth. But, unlike many professors at this fine institution, I'm realistic. Cheating exists everywhere, and Penn's no exception.
Rina Thomas | O Gutmann, where art thou?
Amy Gutmann hit newsstands this Tuesday. With the three other female Ivy League presidents, she strikes a jaunty pose for Glamour's Women of the Year issue. Hands on hips, she gazes upward, envisioning great things for the future of Penn. Gutmann is gaining national attention.
Opinion Art | Joanne Tong
Joanne Tong is a Wharton senior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Elizabeth Song | Mythbusters: Daylight Saving
This week marks the end of Daylight Saving Time. For most college students, that meant sleeping in an extra hour last Sunday morning. This year, however, you might have realized that DST came one week later than usual. Don't worry: It's not a sinister warp in the time-space continuum.
Yi-tzi Peking: Give kosher food a chance
You know those guys walking around campus with yarmulkes and those girls in the absurdly long skirts? For still-confused freshmen not hailing from New York, we're called Orthodox Jews. Due to our strict adherence to Biblical and Talmudic dietary laws (known as kashrut), our eating patterns could be summed up in three words: Hillel or starve.
Your Voice | Letters
Defending Aramark To the Editor: As director of the Penn Reading Project, it pains me to think that the choice of this year's book, The Omnivore's Dilemma, might have spurred extra criticism aimed at Penn Dining. For the record, my experience with Aramark has been entirely positive.
Daily Digit
20Millions of dollars which need to be cut this year from Philadelphia schools' operating budget. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer Here
Adam Goodman | Repackaging intellectual gifts
Despite Ben Franklin's best intentions, Penn's current curriculum doesn't do enough to produce 'good' citizens.
Adam Goodman | One goal, two ways to get there
To solve the city's most serious ills, City Hall needs to do a better job of reaching out more to private entities like Penn.
Adam Goodman | Minding the gap
As ready as high-school seniors may feel for college, taking a year off can ease the transition and help narrow interests.
Adam Goodman | Giving 'propers' to honorary degrees
Penn's decision to award Aretha Franklin an honorary degree raises questions about the nature of the process.
Adam Goodman | Education isn't always harmless
Despite sanctions against groups that support terrorism, foreign universities with strong links are sliding by.
Adam Goodman | This is America, fight real injustice
The city's move to possibly prosecute Geno's owner Joey Vento for discrimination trivializes the meaning of the word.
