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On Nov. 8, in Philadelphia’s local elections, there is one race at the bottom of the ballot that is especially competitive and where there is an opportunity for political unity — the race for city commissioner.
President Barack Obama’s announcement to withdraw all troops from Iraq by year’s end garnered relatively little attention but carries weighty implications.
The events that occurred on campus after Eric Cantor canceled his lecture exemplified both the best and the worst of our community — and raised questions of access.
Readers sound off on Eric Cantor’s speech cancellation and the protest surrounding it.
ERIC CANTOR: Wharton remarks, as prepared for delivery
CHARLES GRAY: Get better, not bitter
Medical dramas misrepresent the reality of life in a hospital. No matter how smart he is, in real life, House probably would have been fired from his job very, very quickly.
I expect my personal heroes to be perfect — to be the people whom I have meticulously imagined them to be. But remembering David Sedaris’ humanity made meeting him more rewarding.
Most Penn students live in a different reality from those at the heart of the Occupy Wall Street protests. In order to fairly assess the movement, we have to step into this other reality.