Opinion

Editorial | A better preview of Penn

Penn Previews is the time for the University to make its best impression on accepted students - and their parents. Which leads us to wonder why administrators would want to hold one of the Penn Preview days on the Friday of Spring Fling. Seeing college students drinking at 10 a.

Opinion Art | Alicia Puglionesi

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

Mara Gordon | A toast to practicality

I started off Fling with a bunch of relative strangers. I had only met most of them the week before, but there we were last Wednesday, crammed into a house on Baltimore. I only knew a handful of their names, but I wouldn't have begun my last Spring Fling any other way.

Barack Obama | It's time for change

This is a defining moment. At a time when our nation is at war and our American dream is slipping away, we cannot settle for the status quo. Pennsylvania is a state that embodies America's founding promise that we can always come together to seek a more perfect union.

Opinion Art | Amira Fawcett

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

Stephen Krewson | A dose of truthiness

Around 9 p.m. on Saturday, I left the raging Carnival and impossibly long lines on College Green to make a quick pit stop at the 34th Street food court. Literally 30 seconds after I had joined my friends in line, someone informed us that Stephen Colbert and his wife were checking out at CVS.

Editorial | Globalizing Engineering

Like all professions, engineering is becoming increasingly global. Luckily, more and more Engineering students are finding time in their education here at Penn to study abroad. But despite increased participation rates, many students still feel that studying abroad is too much of a hassle or just isn't worth it.

Hillary Clinton | Standing strong for you

One of the most rewarding parts of running for president is meeting the young, smart and passionate people across this country. You are standing up and taking part in our nation's history. We all saw your activism on display after September 11. President Bush called on Americans to draw on our wallets and go shopping.

Jim Saksa | There's no finance like microfinance

In the past few weeks, my friends who were prescient enough to realize that suffering through painfully dull finance classes would one day be worth it, started to receive their signing bonuses. Payoff at last! Suddenly burdened with a few thousand dollars, many of them sought out the sagacious and venerable advice of their hairiest friend: yours truly.

Editorial | Playing our part

It's tragic that Penn's most common crime is also the most preventable. Despite the Division of Public Safety's Theft Awareness Program, thefts from buildings have skyrocketed, increasing over 150 percent from last year. And a large portion of these thefts - over 60 percent - are of unattended property.

Opinion Art | Daniel Schwartz

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

John McCain | Keeping it real

Young people are energized about this year's elections unlike any in recent memory. Turnout has increased dramatically across the country, demonstrating a passion and dedication not seen among youth in a long time. This newest generation of American voters feels more connected to and affected by politics.

Lisa Zhu | Helping those who need it

For many Penn students, the perks of being a Resident Advisor are pretty obvious: free room and board, a meal plan with endless Dining Dollars, freedom from the tyranny of Campus Apartments and absolute authority over dozens of feeble freshmen. But as much as anyone would appreciate having rent-free housing, some students certainly need it more than others.

Avery Lawrence | Opinion Art

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

Christina Domenico | Four chances to Fling

I, like many of my peers who better be doing the same thing right now, am flinging. You could ask me why, and I'd tell you, but I hope it's fairly obvious. We get only two official days a year when all our collegiate responsibilities are forgotten - just as long as we don't forget which freshman we employed to hide that bottle of booze before bag checks started.

Your Voice | Letters

A misleading comment To the Editor: Christina Domenico's interesting column on cognitive enhancement generally reflected my views accurately, but one part of it may have misled readers. After a paragraph that reported some ways in which I think cognitive enhancement could be "a bad thing," Domenico wrote, "But if an academic decides to give himself a boost by taking Adderall and consequently produces better research - well, that's a good thing.

Simeon McMillan | Playing the activism card

I hope the Tibetan monks don't plan to write to The Daily Pennsylvanian anytime soon to protest Chinese rule because apparently some of our readers aren't too sympathetic to diplomatic, non-militant forms of activism. The Penn chapter of the NAACP has been idiotically criticized this week for its push for long-overdue renovations to DuBois College House.

Editorial | A better bridge

Philadelphia has one last chance to get it right. Last week, the South Street Bridge Coalition proposed a set of architectural changes to the City's current design for the new South Street Bridge. Officials are preparing to rebuild the decrepit, 85-year-old structure beginning this summer.

Opinion Art | Jennifer Lesser

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

Adam Goodman | Servin' up some injustice

A native Philadelphian and father of six, Troy Harris always serves food with a smile. Harris has been working in kosher dining at Penn for eight years. He spent his first three with the University's previous food service provider, Bon Appetit, and the last five at Falk Dining Commons in Hillel.