Opinion
Your Voice | Shadowy fingerprints
Pennsylvania’s voter-identification legislation, HB 934, has the fingerprints of the shadowy, corporate-funded, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council all over it. Related: New state legislation may bar students from votingYour Voice | An unfocused effort
We need to change the protest paradigm that thinks standing around, yelling general statements like “We’re the 99 percent” and hoping to get maced will accomplish something. Topics: Occupy Philadelphia
Cornelius Range V | Unequal opportunity
We must find a way to bring the national average SAT scores closer to those of Penn students.
Samantha Sharf | The ranks of wives and mothers
What does Arianna Huffington, number 31, being divorced and having two children have to do with her selling The Huffington Post to AOL for $315 million earlier this year?Your Voice | Unsuitable for Wharton audiences
A reader was saddened to learn that an actress from the CBS comedy “2 Broke Girls” recently addressed students at Penn.Your Voice | Subsidize the solution
Penn professor David S. Barnes argues that the University does not support bike commuting. Related: Profs see biking as scenic and economical
Charles Gray | Making residential programs work
Thirty years ago, innovation in residential life was possible on Penn’s campus. Next week, it will be possible once again.
Travis Cantrell | Street’s sultry sex survey sucked
A recent sex survey by 34th Street magazine left me unsatisfied. I find this kind of exploitation of sex on a campus as lauded for its intellectualism as Penn rather surprising and, frankly, disgusting.
Brian Goldman | Playing with house money
Pennsylvania needs to reform how it spends gambling-related revenue.
Rachel del Valle | The adorkable Zooey Deschanel
Is the definition of ‘femininity’ becoming just as misunderstood as ‘feminism’?Editorial | Financial mismanagement
SAC’s new repayment plan is an effective way to make student groups accountable for their spending. But it absolutely should not have taken SAC so long to act.
Ernest Owens | Female leadership ‘without being a bitch’
If Penn is to continue on “making history,” more women should be sought after for elected student government positions. There has been no female class board president in at least a decade and counting.
Taylor Hawes | The failure of cyber-bullying laws
The correct response to cyber-bullying tragedies doesn’t lie in punishment.
Alexey Komissarouk | FYI: A student guide to tech at Penn
Here are 12 applications that I can’t imagine being without as a Penn student.
Sally Engelhart | Putting women’s lives in jeopardy
Michele Bachmann’s comment that the human papillomavirus vaccine causes mental retardation has done a lot of damage to America’s public health.Your Voice | Integrity in research
College senior Victor Galli writes that the University is failing to abide by national and Penn-specific animal research policies.
Cornelius Range V | Giving the UA greater purpose
“Hi! My name is Bobby Frosh! Will you sign my petition for student government?” “Sure, Bobby, what exactly does student government do again?” “Uhh… we do whatever it takes to make your collegiate experience better!” “Really?
Samantha Sharf | Consequences of the press of a button
As Penn students, we like to believe we are immune to silly mistakes. You would, however, be hard pressed to find a Quaker who hasn’t accidentally replied-all to an email or booked a ticket on the wrong BoltBus.