Opinion

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.

Jim Saksa | Getting off the high horse

When I first thought of transferring to Penn from Villanova, one of the reasons was Villanova's insane inferiority complex. Villanovans were obsessed with Georgetown and Boston College: the suburban Catholic schools they didn't get into. We acted out our jealousy by intensely mocking the kids from St.

Opinion Art | Daniel Schwartz

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

Editorial | Uncivil debate

Drawing over 1,200 members of the Penn community, SPEC's Evening with Karl Rove was, by all accounts, a success. Unfortunately, the evening was tarnished by a couple of students more interested in venting their anger than participating in civil discussion.

Zachary Noyce | Everyday low prices

About once a month or so, I like to go into the Financial Aid office to ask a question or two - and to remind them that I am still desperately poor. So just in case they happen to have a couple thousand dollars that they're looking to give out, I'm their guy.

Opinion Art | Avery Lawrence

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

Benjamin Alisuag | Finding where APAs belong

When I opened the center spread of last month's Punch Bowl's diversity issue, my world collapsed. For years I thought Asian Americans belonged at parties. The craziest shindigs I'd ever been to were hosted by Asian Americans. But even more horrifying was the realization that Asians did not belong at Crown Fried Chicken.

Lisa Zhu | Going under the knife

For most of us, Penn's a place for making new friends and pursuing intellectual challenges. But for some students, the college years are also the ideal time for getting plastic surgery. The benefits are obvious. In transitioning from a familiar hometown to a campus populated mostly by strangers and to the even more alien "real world," there is little chance of meeting someone who would recognize that you had work done.

Your Voice | Letters

Not that clever To the Editor: I am amazed, frankly, that Penn undergrads can't be more creative than singing "you suck" at opposing teams. Way back when, we used to have clever buttons for large sports games, with sayings on them like, "The Tigers have mini-paws.

Opinion Art | Jennifer Lesser

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

Editorial | Hey Penn, you suck

There's a fine line between sportsmanship and oversensitivity. It's called common sense. Unfortunately, the Athletic department crossed that line when it decided to stop The Penn Band from playing the popular "Hey Song." Officially titled "Rock and Roll Part 2," the song is a mainstay at Penn men's basketball games.

Collin Beck | Stuck without a seat

Every Tuesday last semester, I rushed to class in order to arrive early. Not because there was an interesting lecture that day or because I wanted brownie points. The reason I hurried was simple - because if I didn't, I wouldn't get a seat. For a number of classes I've taken, there simply aren't enough desks, meaning students are forced to play musical chairs.

Simeon McMillan | Meaningless gossip

It used to be you'd find Penn students glued to Facebook, YouTube and bad Chinese soap operas on their computers. Now procrastinators have one more thing to add to their Ivy League idleness. JuicyCampus.com, an online gossip Web site, guarantees its users complete anonymity to spread any rumor about any student on any campus.

Editorial | Showing our gratitude

As Ben Franklin once said, an investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. That was the idea behind the original GI Bill. Enacted in 1944, the legislation covered tuition and other expenses for veterans going to college. Over the past fifty years however, Congress has scaled back the program to provide a flat payment.