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Eric Obenzinger | Protecting our identities
by Eric Obenzinger | December 12, 2006 1:00AM
Keeping student Social Security Numbers on file and using them for recruiting increases the risk of fraud.
Eric Obenzinger: Moving on to a metropolitan area
by Eric Obenzinger | May 18, 2006 1:00AM
By ERIC OBENZINGER - Guest Columnist Quaker Shaker, my column in The Daily Pennsylvanian, has come far this year. I wasn't quite sure what its legacy would be until you all named "Quaker Shaker" the best nickname for Penn's mascot in 34th Street's "Best of Penn" issue.
Alleged rape at Duke has been overblown by the media
by Eric Obenzinger | April 19, 2006 1:00AM
The Duke University campus has become a stomping ground since allegations of a rape emerged several weeks ago. On one front are the media, which have spent the past few weeks "standing on campus - until one tiny piece of news comes out. - It doesn't change anything," Duke senior Christian Kunkel said.
Senioritis strains abound
by Eric Obenzinger | April 5, 2006 1:00AM
I am a junior with too many friends who are graduating. Thus, I have become infected with second-hand senioritis. I work less, drink more, update my resume every week and go to Greek Lady every day to savor the "memories" of my beloved Italian hoagie. For the next month, college senioritis will be epidemic.
A professor's cheat sheet
by Eric Obenzinger | March 22, 2006 1:00AM
Professors are inconsistent. If you are lucky, you have professors who make appropriate use of Web resources, assemble a reasonable reading list and are open to feedback. If you are me, your professors are unable use computers, assign entire books to be read in a two-day period, don't accept constructive criticism, struggle with their English and hate redheads like me.
Ditching the Internet addiction
by Eric Obenzinger | March 1, 2006 1:00AM
This spring slump hit me hard. No matter how much I have tried to work, my attention span has disappeared faster than a Tabard lunch box. However, I have found the solution to the massive procrastination outbreak that peaks on campus around now: Stop doing stupid things on the Internet.
Fostering a good reaction
by Eric Obenzinger | February 15, 2006 1:00AM
Moses, wielding the Ten Commandments and a bulldozer, is plowing over Palestine. Alicia and I chose Moses because he is a prophet similar to Muhammad. Both brought laws to their people, and both are highly revered. Our message is simple: Provocative statements are a cornerstone of free speech.
English skills vital for classroom
by Eric Obenzinger | February 8, 2006 1:00AM
Some recitations are doomed to fail. Too often, it is because the teaching assistant barely speaks English. Penn has a distinct international flavor. If you're not from New Jersey or Long Island, there is a good chance that you are from halfway across the world.
18 should be the new 21
by Eric Obenzinger | January 25, 2006 1:00AM
This campus is brimming with hippies. Don't let the designer handbags and gaudy Greek rush events fool you. This campus is full of rabble-rousing, free-spirited law breakers willing to face-down the man. In fact, most of us are part of one of the nation's largest civil-disobedience movements.
Israel needs new campus debate
by Eric Obenzinger | January 11, 2006 1:00AM
He wanted us to make Jewish babies. I saw Ariel Sharon speak in June of 2004, at an assembly of people participating in the birthright Israel program, which gives free tours of Israel to young Jews. After a psychedelic drum show, we were surprised to see an enormous man walk onto the stage surrounded by four bodyguards.
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