Opinion

Sarah Rothman | Regulatory agency should oversee stem cells

America created the Atomic Energy Commission to oversee nuclear power; nation should take up similar effort stem cells.

Election endorsements

A list of recommendations for tomorrow's election from the Daily Pennsylvanian editorial pages.

Shall hiring preference be given to kids of city firefighters and police killed on duty?

No one can deny this measure has good intentions. Those who serve Philadelphians by saving citizens from fires and keeping them safe deserve our respect and our gratitude. And when they are killed in the line of duty, it's their children who are left to pick up the pieces.

Letters to the editor

Apology owed To the Editor: I just wanted to congratulate President Gutmann on an interesting choice for a holiday picture pose ("Controversary erupts over student in terror garb," DP, 11/3/06). The body language certainly is telling; naivete meets duplicity (I'll let you determine which is which).

Ali Jackson | Hey students: Get some rest

After surveying 150 students, it's obvious students aren't getting enough rest - make sleep a higher priority.

Editorial | Standing by Gutmann

Student tested limits with costume, but criticism of president isn't warranted.

Don't vote for Roebuck

It's not often campaigns revolve around a single issue. But for Joe Roebuck, that should be the case. In the early morning hours of July 7, 2005, state legislators in Harrisburg slyly (or so they thought) passed an enormous pay raise for themselves. The bill increased the base-pay salaries 16 percent, from $69,647 to $81,050.

Message from College Republicans

Democrats want you to vote this Tuesday entirely based on your opinion of President Bush. Mailing after mailing, TV ad after TV ad and speech after speech the Democrats have attempted to make every Republican candidate look like Bush's ally and therefore, according to them, an enemy of the people.

Abdi Farah | Opinion Art

Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Olney, Md. His e-mail address is farah@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Laura Rugarber | Opinion Art

Laura Rugarber is a College of General Studies grad student. Her e-mail address is rugarber@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Should the state borrow $20 million to give to '91 Gulf War veterans?

This proposition is simply not the best way to accomplish the goal of rewarding servicemen and -women. A proposition much like this one went to - and was not approved by - voters shortly after the first Gulf War more than 15 years ago. There seems to be little reason veterans of this particular war are much more deserving than they were 15 years ago.

Should the city study and set goals for contracts with disadvantaged businesses?

The Opinion Board's final vote on this issue was tied, so it decided to leave readers to weigh both sides: Yes: Philadelphia is behind the times. In a city where 45 percent of residents are white, only 14.3 percent of city contracts went to minority-owned businesses last year.

Stephen Morse | Phila. cleans up its polling places

Imagine being able to vote in major American elections without stepping foot outside your front door, without the aid of the Internet or some type of telepathy. Just put on a bathrobe and walk into the voting booth during the commercials of The Jerry Springer Show: That's all it takes.

Chaka Fattah for Congress

A Republican really never had a shot at Pennsylvania's 2nd district. The district, one of two representing Philadelphia in Congress, is heavily Democratic. In 2004, Fattah won re-election with 88 percent of the vote - the second-highest margin in the state and the highest for a Democrat.

Amira Fawcett | Opinion Art

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

Message from Penn Democrats

Tomorrow, as Americans, we have an opportunity - and a responsibility - to make a decision about the future of our country. Will we continue the misguided war in Iraq, or will we adopt a timetable for bringing our troops home? Will we continue the $12.

Editorial | State of emergency

Homicide is exploding across the city, and it's high time something was done.

Consider another career choice: teaching

With LSATs and job interviews, students shouldn't forget that they can make a difference in erasing educational inequality.

Liz Hoffman | Dream classes never come true

So many great classes are listed in the course register but are never actually offered in the timetable.

Dave Anderson | Opinion Art

Dave Anderson is a College senior from Denver. His e-mail address is anderson@dailypennsylvanian.com.