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10/12/12 1:41am

Editorial | Safeguarding our systems

Since our lives are inextricably tied to technology, learning to secure data will pay huge dividends in the future.
10/12/12 1:40am

Ernest Owens | Fast, pray, love to celebrate 21

For most of my life, I aimed to prove others wrong. I strived to defy the socioeconomic gravity that tried to pull me down.
10/11/12 12:43am

Lauren Agresti | A #FirstWorldProblem that matters

We all feel pain, fall violently ill, lose loved ones and experience betrayal. Suffering is — and always has been — the universal human condition.
10/11/12 12:41am

Kurt Mitman | Double down on tuition

Penn provides an incredible education and should be charging more.
10/10/12 1:42am

Editorial | A moratorium on mismanagement

Beyond the obvious drawback of preventing new groups from enlivening the extracurricular scene, the moratorium is an embarrassment to Penn.
10/10/12 1:39am

Sindhuri Nandhakumar | Not complacent about caste

Hinduism has been simplified to festivals like Holi which celebrates color and Diwali, the festival of lights.
10/10/12 1:39am

Adam Silver | Putting people over politics

Mindless partisanship, where voters act like sports fans, has leaked down to the lowest levels of each party. It has even seeped onto this campus.
10/09/12 1:04am

Kyle Henson | Allowing technology to reinvent college

Are lectures really the best way to employ Penn’s eminent faculty? Are undergraduates getting their $39,088 worth of tuition by listening passively?
10/09/12 1:02am

JY Lee | A plea for democracy

Penn should embrace its proud democratic tradition that began with Benjamin Franklin.
10/08/12 1:11am

Roy Eidelson | Rethinking soldier fitness

Profound ethical questions are raised by efforts to create invincible soldiers.
10/08/12 1:11am

Max Scheiber | The numbers will set you free

You owe it to yourself and the world around you to learn some math.
10/05/12 1:31am

Ernest Owens | The end of petty poster policies

This arbitrary rule distracts from the substance of elections and leads to petty violations.
10/05/12 1:29am

Aya Saed | Making a house a home

With such a deep history and continued commitment to Afro-American history, what could stop me from living in the house?
10/04/12 1:37am

Alexa Nicolas | Taking a poop at Penn

Let’s explore some fecal matters.
10/04/12 1:33am

Lauren Agresti | Thank God it’s Parents’ Weekend

Even though my 22nd birthday is around the corner, I miss my parents and my brother and my mouse-free bedroom. I miss home.
10/04/12 1:30am

Letter from the Editor | Providing the right links

While our reporting may have prompted some to seek out the leak, we’ve left this decision to our individual readers.
10/03/12 1:37am

Adam Silver | Wherever the wind blows

Come November, Romney will lose because a man who tries to stand for everything stands for nothing.
10/03/12 1:35am

Divya Ramesh | The power of postponement

Procrastination is a good thing — as long as it’s the right kind.
10/03/12 1:30am

Editorial | A toast to dear old Penn

The truth is, nothing short of lowering the drinking age will offer a meaningful solution to Penn’s drinking culture.
10/02/12 1:21am

Quan Nguyen | Finding a standard for Asian beauty

While my biological and physical makeup (no pun intended) will never match that of your typical Korean pretty boy, my experiences in Seoul have colored my understanding of Asian beauty and what this means for men.

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