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Opinion

10/09/12 1:04am
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
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
You owe it to yourself and the world around you to learn some math.
10/05/12 1:31am
This arbitrary rule distracts from the substance of elections and leads to petty violations.
10/05/12 1:29am
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
Let’s explore some fecal matters.
10/04/12 1:33am
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
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
Come November, Romney will lose because a man who tries to stand for everything stands for nothing.
10/03/12 1:35am
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.
10/02/12 1:20am
Competition is why online education is here to stay.
09/30/12 10:22pm
In truth, the musical world is a big old love fest, with artists referencing, sampling and covering each other all the time.
09/30/12 9:41pm
I’d rather vote for someone that I trust as a person rather than someone I only trust to support my political beliefs.
09/28/12 12:03am

Ajay Koti | The Big Tent is here to stay

On issue after issue, the Democratic agenda is in line with majorities of the general public.
09/27/12 11:16pm
Civic mentors may not be campus celebrities but they are the true unsung leaders on campus.
09/26/12 11:21pm
Our undergraduate degrees constitute one expensive but necessary line on our resumes that supports, but does not singlehandedly define, the parameters of our knowledge and skills.
09/26/12 11:18pm
I often think about the one grandparent I have left — my 89-year-old grandmother in Indiana. Every time I call her she asks when I’m coming to visit. And I can always hear the disappointment in her voice when I say, “When I can find a weekend that I have free.”