Opinion

Avery Lawrence | Opinion Art

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

Elizabeth Song | City, University should be ashamed of their recycling efforts

Penn recycles only 11 percent of its trash - less than half the next-best Ivy - and the city could save millions with better recycling.

Michelle Dubert | Watching the work train go by

College students not planning on entering business are left battling midterms while other students pick up job offers.

Editorial | Academic freedom

Penn should push back its drop cutoff, or at least move the pass/fail deadline.

Letters to the Editor

Stringent security To the Editor: Rene Alvarez's opinion article, ("Students' Fears of Crime are Largely Unfounded," Daily Pennsylvanian, 10/3/06) made some very interesting and valuable points on crime in West Philadelphia and its effects on Penn students.

Gabe Oppenheim | GET-UP's teaching stats force the wrong conclusion

While GET-UP argues professors aren't teaching many classes, it's lecturers - not grad students - who are teaching most of the rest.

Sebastien Angel | Plateau's mission falls flat

Head up Locust Walk toward Qdoba, and you'll eventually find an affront to the community. That's what Robert Christian, writing for the University City Review, calls Plateau. The perforated steel sculpture debuted on the field at 40th and Locust streets last year amid protest from guardians of good taste all over Penn.

Amira Fawcett | Opinion Art

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

Editorial | High-quality health care

More money should be directed toward mental, physical health offices.

Rene Alvarez | The McNeil Center loses its main contributor's symbol

The disappearance of a painting of Robert McNeil, who helped fund the creation of the center, is a tragedy.

Cezary Podkul | Students deserve grade feedback

Far too many students don't find out how their grade was calculated - feedback should be part of the learning process.

Alicia Puglionesi | Opinion Art

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

Abdi Farah | Opinion Art

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

Sarah Rothman | A country full of 300 million problems

From bankrupt social programs to a trashed environment, we aren't ready for continued American population growth.

Editorial | Failing facilities

Penn should demonstrate it values student health by giving it a better space.

Sharon Udasin | OFSA shouldn't be releasing grades to fellow students

Currently, presidents and scholarship chairs of frats and sororities can receive students' grades - unless they opt out.

Ali Jackson | Bring back the Halloween spirit

Students should put off the drinking for a few hours to open up their houses, or dorms, for trick-or-treaters.

Agustin Torres | Mr. Bush, tear down that wall!

On June 12, 1987, Ronald Reagan gave a famous speech at Germany's Brandenburg Gate, where he challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. And, just four days ago, President Bush signed a bill authorizing the construction of a 700-mile fence along the border with Mexico.

Jarrod Gutman | Mental health care suffers under HMOs

Over the past three years, the Psychiatry department received nearly $217 million to study disorders from substance abuse to schizophrenia. Ironically, many of the employees doing the legwork have limited access to quality mental-health care themselves. To better serve the mental health demands of the student population, the University recently increased staffing at its Counseling and Psychological Services office by 25 percent.

Letters to the Editor

Real violations To the Editor: I was walking to campus and I happened to see one of those sticky mouse traps that a Penn kid had let lay by his trashcan. I wouldn't have thought twice about it, but the mouse was moving. It had its face ripped off and was in extreme pain, and some Penn student had left it there to die a very slow death (it takes them days to starve, and they're known to chew through their feet to try to escape).