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Opinion Columns

11/06/09 2:36am

Sally Engelhart | A shot of reality about the swine flu

For some it’s spiders, for others it’s clowns — but my irrational fear is needles.
11/06/09 2:34am

Katherine Rea | Thinking things through

The proposed direct elections for a student-body president have their merits and disadvantages
11/05/09 3:38am

Dennie Zastrow | A paralyzing strike to the city

hough Philadelphia residents do not rely on public transportation as much as New Yorkers do, the impact of losing access to SEPTA’s subways, trolleys and busses could prove to be catastrophic.
11/05/09 3:37am

Arielle Kane | Remembering to breathe

There’s a dirty little secret they don’t tell prospective freshmen on campus tours: midterm week? It’s a myth.
11/04/09 3:46am

Maya Brandon | It's never too early

A talk at the Women's Center opens eyes about the realities of breast cancer for college women.
11/04/09 3:44am

Emerson Brooking | Setting aside the differences

Agreeing to disagree is something that politicians could use a little reminding of these days.
11/03/09 4:38am

Jonathan Wright | A Homecoming for those who live here

In case you didn’t know Homecoming weekend is on the horizon.
11/03/09 4:35am

Lindsey Stull | Me, Myself and my IUD

Lena Chen, Harvard senior and author of the popular blog “Sex and the Ivy,” knows she will be baby-free til 2014. Is she psychic? Celibate? Nope. She has a brand new baby-fighting friend in her uterus.
11/02/09 3:39am

Heidi Khaled | A trick too many on Halloween

One neighborhood's tradition of holding an earlier Halloween to exclude "other" trick-or-treaters is extremely suspect.
10/30/09 1:09am

Rohini Venkatraman | Getting a Wave going

When professors say the words "group project," a collective moan rises from the seats. Between class, work, rehearsals and GBMs, it is almost impossible to find a time when all group members are free to meet.
10/30/09 1:02am

Katherine Rea | Keeping it close to home

Languages and regional, religious and gender courses give students the chance to see the world from a different perspective.
10/29/09 4:59am

Dennie Zastrow | Don't outsource your real education

10/29/09 4:56am

Arielle Kane | Living in a material world

Although the psychological benefits of shopping are still debatable, what it can represent still means something.
10/28/09 4:05am

Ashley Takacs | A true partnership

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood as Penn's Architecture Department joins hands with local groups to build housing
10/28/09 4:01am

Emerson Brooking | A Phever around campus

The Phillies' recent success has brought them a cadre of new Penn fans.
10/27/09 4:16am

Sam Bieler | Tunneling their way to Penn lore

The possibility of tunnels and crawl spaces running underneath campus have long dominated Penn lore
10/27/09 4:12am

Lindsey Stull | Give us a break

Last week's fall "break" is a situation that should be avoided at all costs in the future, for the sake of our sanity.
10/26/09 5:14am

David Lei | Bringing Net policy into the 21st century

More students need to know their rights and responsibilities to Internet privacy, and administrators can work on streamlining a policy as technology changes
10/26/09 5:07am

Lauren Burdette | All politics start local

There's still a chance for students to educate themselves on the issues in the upcoming election.
10/23/09 3:40am

Katherine Rea | Dropping the spirit stick

We have three more home football games this year, and it all starts with the fans. Students should show up to support their team.

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