Editorial | Academic openness

We think there is room for greater transparency in the tenure-approval process.

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Emily Shaeffer | Uniting Steering groups

I want to be your UA vice president and I have the necessary skills to bring Steering’s diverse groups together.

Say Anything | Boys and girls: more alike than you think

Boys think about girls just as obsessively as girls think about boys.

Mark Pan | Getting inTouch with you

I think being Undergraduate Assembly Vice President is about more than just establishing relationships with the leaders of groups. It’s about reaching out to communities.

In Case You Missed Me | Care about the city, not just Penn

We need to stop thinking of Philadelphia as something there for us to exploit when we feel like it.

That's What Schwenk Said | Soda tax would be more than just fizz

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s plan to levy a tax on sugary beverages isn't perfect, but it's a start.

Wright-ing On The Wall | Join the club of equality

Favorable pricing at clubs and bars for women — strictly on the basis of gender — is at the very least wrong, if not illegal.

A Dennie For Your Thoughts | A lecture about seminars

Most of the lectures I’ve taken at Penn have left me wanting more, while my few seminars have actually challenged me intellectually.

Eric Banecker | Need for more dialogue about abortion

I challenge all of us to assist our country in having a mature, reasoned — but passionate — discussion on the nature of abortion.

Rachel Squire and Lindsay Eierman | Extremity for an extreme issue

The advertising campaign and the topics discussed in The Vagina Monologues are extreme. But remember, sexual violence is an extreme issue.

Ash Wednesday | Keeping design local

I was excited that a Philadelphia firm won a competition to design the new U.S. embassy in London. Because, despite the decrease in star power, there is real value in investing in local architects.


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