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Opinion Columns

04/25/11 5:14am

Farewell Column by Emerson Brooking | My final paean to Penn

Farewell columns are invariably self-important and unavoidably pretentious. I’ve been looking forward to writing one for a very long time.
04/25/11 4:56am

Farewell Column by Katherine Rea | Mini life lessons

Rather than reminiscing, I thought I’d just share a bunch of mini life lessons from my past four years. Because mini things are better. And they take themselves less seriously.
04/22/11 9:45am

Duly Noted | A fresh perspective on prospectives

Remember that the kid with the Penn backpack, Penn folder and Penn T-shirt was once you.
04/22/11 9:15am

Last Call | Tripping with your class

Penn professors would be performing a great service if they incorporated a field trip or two into the typical course structure.
04/21/11 5:43am

Smart Alec | It’s bigger than racism

For our response to Christopher Abreu's column to merely be a condemnation of racism confuses the symptom with the disease.
04/21/11 5:18am

Truth Be Told | Happiness — a primary goal

White coats come in different shades, and no one should dissuade future doctors from choosing career paths that make them happy.
04/20/11 5:19am

The Half of It | Senior societies shouldn’t have to tap that

Why the exclusivity in senior honor societies? Is it naive to think applications should be open to every student — not just those who have been tapped?
04/20/11 5:11am

A Likely Story | Value the learning process

All classes should be about something more than just doing well on the exam. Sure, it sounds simplistic put on paper, but it is a fact frequently overlooked.
04/19/11 4:57am

Peace Not Politics | The hidden danger of bracketology

Newt Gingrich’s criticism of President Barack Obama's bracket choices speaks to a more pressing issue — people simply expect too much from the president.
04/19/11 4:36am

The Gray Area | A faculty-initiated fix

When faculty members decide to get involved the University, they have the potential to make immediate changes for the better.
04/18/11 5:10am

Bank On It | Status update: How employers use Facebook

Obviously, you know that no employer wants to see pictures of you at a frat party. But you might be surprised about some other ways Facebook can be used is to judge a candidate.
04/18/11 4:57am

The Gold Standard | Avoiding Title IX trouble

Respect for women has lately been fleeting and in high-demand at peer institutions — which makes its ubiquity at Penn all the more impressive.
04/15/11 12:53am

Hassall-Free Fridays | A guide to better class selection

I have here some guidelines to ensure that all your future classes are more awesome and funsies than any of the duds you’ve probably been picking by yourself.
04/15/11 12:47am

Last Call | Party on, Quakers

If you need some ideas for what to do with the newspaper during Fling, I have a few suggestions.
04/14/11 4:28am

Scientifically Blonde | Spring Fling — a weekend of ecstasy

At times like Fling, at a place like college, it’s easy to see why students feel faced with a dilemma — to try or not to try ecstasy.
04/14/11 4:19am

Smart Alec | A Fling for the rest of us

I wish we had a culture tolerant of more than one way to enjoy Spring Fling.
04/13/11 4:55am

Say Anything | Ain’t nothin’ but a Fling thang

Dearest fellow Quakers, this concert is two hours long. If your best friend is sitting in another section, you’ll be okay.
04/13/11 4:48am

A Likely Story | ‘Good vibes. Great sandwiches’

My love for Potbelly comes from something bigger than food. Potbelly allows me to leave behind my overstated troubles and gain some perspective.
04/12/11 4:40am

The Gray Area | A PURManent endowment

It’s time to set priorities straight — the University needs to increase funding for the Penn Undergraduate Research Mentoring Program.
04/12/11 4:23am

Tattle-Taylor | Getting lost in translation

Penn's 6:1 student-teacher ratio is meaningless without more actual teaching in language classes.

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