Opinion

Editorial | Responsible development

It's time for Campus Inn to check in to its new home at 40th and Pine streets. Plans by developers to build an 11-story hotel at the corner of the two streets - on land leased to them by the University - have faced strong opposition from some community members.

Caroline Gammill | Transforming New Orleans

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast, causing the failure of New Orleans' levees, I had no appreciation for the severity of the crisis. What do terms like mandatory evacuation, flood zone, storm surge and levee breach mean? What would they look like in your hometown? Coming from a place where streets are blanketed in snow instead of flooded with water, I couldn't picture any of these things.

Zachary Noyce | To text or not to text

Penn's Police can now send you text messages. On Friday, The Division of Public Safety conducted a comprehensive test of its new emergency alert system. Taking a page from PhillyCarShare's ComprehensiveFieldGuideAboutHowToNameThings, UPennAlert decided in its message that putting spaces between words just takes too long.

Opinion Art | Daniel Schwartz

Daniel Schwartz is a College sophomore from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwartz@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Your Voice | Letters

Unpaid internships can have benefits To the Editor: In response to recent columns on unpaid internships (most recently "Pay Me Please" by Zachary Noyce), let me make two points. First, while you will undoubtedly contribute to the work of your internship sponsor, recognize that they are investing considerable time and resources in you.

Kevin Kimura | Punch Bowl hullabaloo is misdirected

In the past few weeks, I have had the pleasure of hearing a wide array of feedback relating to the most recent issue of the Pennsylvania Punch Bowl Humor Magazine. As a member of Penn's large and diverse Asian American community and as an editor of Punch Bowl, however, I was concerned to hear that some people found the issue racist.

Christina Domenico | No special treatment

'Give credit where credit is due," the saying goes. We hear it in a number of arenas but for college students, it usually comes to mind when working on a paper. A dishonest education system benefits no one. We place mutual trust in each other not to copy, cheat or lie.

Opinion Art | Avery Lawrence

Avery Lawrence is a College senior from Charlottesville, Va. His e-mail address is lawrence@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Simeon McMillan | A fictional shortage

Last week, while you were indulging yourself for hours on JuicyCampus.com, the School of Engineering and Applied Science was wrapping up E-Week, its annual salute to problem sets, merciless grading curves and masochism in its purest form. Around the country, some used the week as an opportunity to draw attention to a familiar question - does the U.

Adam Goodman | Four more years for Gutmann?

For all of the uncertainty surrounding the presidential race this year, one thing's for sure: For better or for worse, George W. Bush will not be president come Jan. 20, 2009. In America (thank God), we have these pesky little things called "elections" and "term limits.

Opinion Art | Jennifer Lesser

Jennifer Lesser is a College sophomore from Minneapolis, MN. Her e-mail address is lesser@dailypennsylvanian.com.

David Lei | Getting it right

The writers and editors of The Daily Pennsylvanian must often strike a difficult balance between getting the scoop on a breaking news story and taking the time to get the facts right. On Tuesday, IvyGate, the "Ivy League blog," received a tip - seemingly sent from SPEC - claiming that Limp Bizkit was chosen to headline this year's Spring Fling Concert.

David Back | Free speech for some

Two weeks ago, Angela Davis gave the keynote address of PENN's Women's Week. I think that Angela Davis' career, including her invitation to this University, is a sign of something wrong on many American college campuses. I believe in freedom of speech. I believe that all people have the right to express their ideas, even if I find them offensive.

Opinion Art | Alicia Puglionesi

Alicia Puglionesi is a College junior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Editorial | Wave of the future

Paper as a medium is dying. Thanks to the Library's subscriptions to numerous online journal archives, students seldom spend time paging through books for exactly the right article or pay for accessing online resources. But many other scholars aren't as lucky.

David Kanter | A tale of two tragedies

Two Thursdays ago, tragedy struck the campus of Northern Illinois University. A disgruntled former student burst into a lecture hall and opened fire, killing five students before taking his own life. Within hours, camera crews swarmed the scene, and the media quickly spread the devastating news.

Elizabeth Song | Trimming the fat

This Sunday night, the fate of over $1.7 million will be unveiled by the UA Budget Committee. Every spring, this mammoth sum is doled out to each of Penn's six student government branches, which carve up the money until it finally trickles down to you - the constituent.

Opinion Art | Amira Fawcett

Amira Fawcett is an Engineering junior from Houston, TX. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Nicky Berman | Staying true to the Straight Talk Express

When Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) visited Penn's campus in November, he wasn't met with the welcome you might expect for the Republican Party's nominee for President. Kiley Austin-Young, a College junior and a now-devoted McCain supporter, didn't even consider attending the event.

Editorial | Costly confusion

This summer, many Penn students will pay hundreds - even thousands - of dollars to work for free. Companies have long used college students as a source of free labor by offering unpaid internships. Still, employers are often wary of violating labor laws in the process, so they want to compensate students with academic credit.