Opinion

Christina Domenico | Conquering the kitchen

There are two blackened pots sitting in my kitchen cabinet. One features a pasta pattern, while the other has charred Rice-A-Roni permanently glued to its steel surface. Speaking of cooking casualties, one of my plastic bowls perished last year due to a bad interaction between a microwave and chocolate chips.

Opinion Art | Avery Lawrence

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

Simeon McMillan | Increasing access at home

Last week, the Daily Pennsylvanian ran an editorial advocating the expansion of need-blind admissions to international students. In other words, it argued that Penn shouldn't factor a foreign student's ability to pay in the admissions process. I'm in favor of diversity, but I beg to differ.

Opinion Art | Daniel Schwartz

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

Editorial | Better safe than sorry

As Penn's Faculty Senate debates whether or not to require prospective professors to self-disclose criminal backgrounds, it's important to remember that a little precaution goes a long way. To that end, we encourage the Faculty Senate to go a step further in its efforts to reform the University's hiring practices, by requiring criminal background checks on prospective professors.

Adam Goodman | Cheaters never win - unless Penn lets them

I hate cheaters. I generally believe they belong in the lowest circles of the Inferno, chilling with Judas, Brutus and Cassius in Satan's mouth. But, unlike many professors at this fine institution, I'm realistic. Cheating exists everywhere, and Penn's no exception.

Opinion Art | Alicia Puglionesi

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

Mara Gordon | Finding the perfect person

I was almost beginning to think that Penn doesn't deserve its inferiority complex. My fellow seniors and I have spent three and a half long years convincing ourselves that our Penn education actually is as good as our friends' at Harvard, Princeton and Yale.

David Kanter | Getting your money's worth

Most students at Penn and other highly selective institutions are smart - at least book smart. Throughout high school, they received good grades and earned top test scores. Four years at an elite college or university is then supposed to accelerate their academic growth.

Editorial | Sooner the better

Over the past couple of days, a rumor quickly spread that the University had selected Emeril Lagasse, celebrity chef, as commencement speaker. For a while, seniors probably wondered if their graduation speech would focus more on Cajun cooking than inspirational advice.

Opinion Art | Amira Fawcett

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

Elizabeth Song | College House haven

To stay on campus or move off? That is the question of the moment. Whether 'tis nobler to suffer the hand holding and formalities that surround on-campus living or end them by joining the off-campus exodus. Before I begin, let me disclose a little bit about myself.

Editorial | A double standard

Freshman students have long complained about having to purchase unnecessarily large mandatory meal plans. So when 107 freshmen agreed to donate their leftover meals -- all 5,151 of them - to charity, it seemed like a great way to help out the community. After all, if these students have to pay for meals they aren't going to use, at least they should have some say in how those meals are spent, right? Not according to Dining Services.

Nicky Berman | Being realistic about race

Whether it's CBS's latest poll, Anderson Cooper's post-debate special on Race and Politics or last week's blog post on ABC's "Political Radar" Web site, it seems that everyone is talking about the role of race in this unprecedented election. Everyone, that is, except for the candidates.

David Lei | Welcome from the 124

Today marks the first official day of publication for The Daily Pennsylvanian's 124th Board. On behalf of all our staff, I congratulate the outgoing editors and managers on a successful year of work. The new Board has big shoes to fill and much to accomplish.

Jim Saksa | Missing the bigger picture

Earlier in the semester, the DP ran a guest column by Colleen Honigsberg entitled, "Closing the LSAT Gender Gap." In it, Ms. Honigsberg managed to masterfully illustrate the terrible flaws of modern feminism. Citing a year-long period, she noted that while women were 49.

Opinion Art | Daniel Schwartz

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

Zachary Noyce | Keeping it local

I dare you. Just try to think of something more relevant to you than real estate prices in the Bronx. Well, thanks to the UA Readership Program, you'll never miss a Knicks box score or a Staten Island Zoning Meeting write-up. You'll always know which new Brooklyn bar is a hit and it will be harder than ever to avoid wondering what Tom Friedman keeps hidden in his mustache.

Christina Domenico | Know thy options

An unsatisfying relationship with your pre-major advisor is nothing a simple trip to the College Office can't solve.

Lisa Zhu | Building school spirit one brewski at a time

Selling beer at campus sporting events would go a long way toward increasing school spirit and filling empty seats.