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A challenge to sustain Penn To the Editor: I attended the Founder's Day Symposium on sustainability and left feeling thoroughly uninspired. As a student who feels a deep commitment to working toward solutions to the environmental crisis, I was greatly discouraged by what amounted to 120 minutes of professors patting themselves on their backs for the progress Penn has made in the field of sustainability.
Katherine Rea | Back to the basics
For the past few years, comedians have had it pretty good. With his political blunders galore and unfortunate ineloquence, bashing former President Bush became somewhat of a national pastime. I'm all for a little humor - a few good jokes at his expense can keep the president's ego in check.Ryan Benjamin | Deliberating on the deliberations
Rush just ended, which, though a relief (or disappointment) for many, also means for the time being we won't be judging people as much, at least formally. Throughout history, in admitting people to various clubs, we often judged them on their origins - race, gender, religion, wealth: largely superficial ideals about who we wanted to belong.Lisa Zhu | A 'last' straw for ignorance
Last Saturday, I went down to the Wachovia Center to attend the extras casting call for M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming film, The Last Airbender. Based off a popular Nickelodeon cartoon series with a cult following, the movie depicts a fantasy world divided into four regions, each dominated by a particular element: Fire, Water, Earth and Air.Opinion Art | Amira Fawcett
Amira Fawcett is an Engineering senior from Houston. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Brandon Moyse | Why DRL should matter
You don't need me to tell you that DRL sucks. But I'm not writing to complain about its lack of elevators, its inadequate heating and cooling or its general ugliness. My issue with DRL isn't about what it is - it's about what the building stands for: A barrier to conquering the acme of academia, being renowned as one of the top-five institutions in the world.Editorial | A good choice
At first glance, the College Board's decision to implement "Score Choice" - whereby students can selectively send only the score from their highest SAT sitting to the schools of their choice - sounds like a godsend. Under the policy, the student can take the test multiple times and give only the best day of scores to colleges.
Kaitlin Welborn | Reforms we can believe in
While most people were paying attention to our new President, last week another tall, reform-minded public servant/basketball player moved from Chicago to Washington. On Jan. 21, Arne Duncan, the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools since 2001, became the Secretary of Education.Ashley Takacs | That has made all the difference
Claiborne Pell, the quirky former Rhode Island senator, died January 1st after a long battle with Parkinson's. While Penn students were not alive during most of his 36 years in office, many should recognize Pell's name from their financial-aid statement. And for good reason - he helped to pass legislation creating the Basic Educational Opportunity Grants, commonly referred to as Pell Grants, which provide direct aid to college students.Opinion Art | Janice Dow
Janice Dow is an College sophomore from Los Angeles. Her e-mail address is dow@dailypennsylvanian.com.Charles Gray | Limiting the debate
Last semester, Philadelphia city officials set off debate when they proposed moving an already-contentious casino plan from the Waterfront area to downtown Chinatown. This news even made it across the Schuykill to Penn, where student groups decided to raise the issue.Opinion Art | Ilana Millner
Ilana Millner is an College junior from Washington's Crossing, Pa. Her e-mail address is millner@dailypennsylvanian.com.