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Sarah Cantin | With peace and quiet, gaining peace of mind
by Sarah Cantin | April 28, 2009 1:00AM
With graduation on the near horizon, many seniors are probably panicking about impending good-byes and separations. Some of us may be moving to a new city or country alone; some of us may be living apart from that best friend, girlfriend or boyfriend that we hoped we'd still share a zip code with.
Sarah Cantin | Keeping the causes close to home
by Sarah Cantin | April 20, 2009 1:00AM
Let's be honest - as college students, we take a lot for granted: no class on Fridays, Wawa and FroGro's late-night hours, our ability to watch daytime television like retirees and often, our health. Sure, we keep Student Health on their toes, but for the most part, the diseases that plague our nation tend not to affect our age group.
Sarah Cantin | Moving beyond sex-violence stereotypes
by Sarah Cantin | April 6, 2009 1:00AM
Last Thursday evening was warm, and the energy at the rally portion of Take Back the Night was high. "Tonight is a night about emotions. However, there's one emotion we're not going to feel - fear!" proclaimed Kristie Thomas, a School of Social Policy & Practice doctoral student.
Sarah Cantin | When the cost of going abroad is a benefit
by Sarah Cantin | March 23, 2009 1:00AM
I loved everything about my semester abroad in London - except, of course, how much it cost. I lived frugally, but when a load of laundry sets you back $10, you can't help but feel that you're fighting a losing battle. With many students thinking twice before purchasing so much as a latte, it's easy to assume that a semester abroad - with its high exchange rates and weekend-whirlwind tours - is an impractical indulgence.
Sarah Cantin | Mixing a little body and a little soul
by Sarah Cantin | February 16, 2009 1:00AM
Today at noon, the Penn Women's Center is hosting its Sex Toy Social, a popular Women's Week event. You'll probably find some vibrators and flavored lubricant - but you probably won't find anything much more spiritual than a Kama Sutra, even though the Office of the Chaplain is just across the hall.
Sarah Cantin | The unification theory behind theses
by Sarah Cantin | February 2, 2009 1:00AM
Before being considered the next Jackie O., Michelle O. was a senior at Princeton, and like countless before and since her, she wrote a senior thesis. The university's Web site proudly states that the thesis is "quintessentially Princeton" and claims it to develop "mental discipline" and "the skills of analysis, synthesis and clear writing.
Sarah Cantin | Long road to equality
by Sarah Cantin | November 17, 2008 1:00AM
Almost two weeks ago, many in this country stood up and chanted, "Yes we can!" The more accurate claim might have been, "Yes, some of us can." Some of us can marry, that is. On Nov. 4, three states passed measures to ban same-sex marriage, and none has proved more controversial than California's Proposition 8.
Sarah Cantin | Feminism - sorority style
by Sarah Cantin | November 3, 2008 1:00AM
This weekend, the eight on-campus sororities are holding Open Houses, a time for informal conversation between sisters and interested underclassmen. If you had asked me as a freshman whether I was attending this event, I would have responded with a look of disdain and an emphatic, "No.
Sarah Cantin | A whole new world
by Sarah Cantin | October 20, 2008 1:00AM
I've never been a minority in a classroom. As a white female English major partial to courses on gender and sexuality, I tend to be surrounded by people who look a lot like me. Until this semester, when I enrolled in "African Americans in TV and Film." For the first time, I'm in the racial minority, learning about a group that far outnumbers me in the classroom.
Sarah Cantin | Nutcracker or Barbie?
by Sarah Cantin | September 29, 2008 1:00AM
It's been one month today since John McCain announced that Governor Sarah Palin would be his running mate. Does it seem like longer to you? We've already witnessed her rise, and it's safe to say that she's beginning to fall - or at least plateau. Palin's initial popularity had little to do with policy.
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