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Jamie France


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Jamie France | All-nighters: A survival guide

With finals week fast approaching, it's important to know where to get that extra jolt to keep you going at 3 a.m.

April 20, 2007

Jamie France | Living in neutral territory

Other schools should follow Penn's lead when it comes to implementing gender-neutral placement in dorms.

April 13, 2007

Jamie France | Nutritional tough love

Requiring chain stores to list all nutritional facts is exactly the kind of in-your-face action needed to combat obesity.

April 6, 2007

Jamie France | Would you like paper or paper?

San Francisco set a good example for other cities when it banned the use of plastic bags in grocery stores.

March 30, 2007

Jamie France | E-mailing, like, whatever to profs

For students and professors struggling with e-mail etiquette, keeping it formal is the safest choice.

March 23, 2007

Jamie France | Bottom of the course barrel

Administrators wrongly assume that fewer requirements for freshmen mean less interesting classes should be offered.

March 16, 2007

Jamie France | Musical chairs during midterms

Van Pelt should offer extended general hours during midterms to alleviate the Rosengarten rush.

March 2, 2007

Jamie France | Putting PC demands over tradition

The University of Illinois sets a bad precedent by bowing to NCAA pressure and getting rid of its Native American mascot.

February 21, 2007

Jamie France | High marks for free speech

College is the time for students to find their voices, not to have them silenced in the name of political correctness.

February 14, 2007

Jamie France | Education under fire

For college students and faculty in Iraq, daily life in academia has become a life-or-death situation.

January 24, 2007

Jamie France | Leave Facebook be

Censoring one's social-networking-site profile should stop being part of the job-search process.

January 17, 2007

Jamie France | Many classes fail to make the grade

Grading policies that leave students in the dark until they see their final grades do more harm than good.

January 10, 2007

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