Opinion

Editorial | A new type of scholar

New program will better round out Penn's well-funded program offerings

Daily Digit

1Of 2,562 College graduates from the classes of 1986 and 1987 surveyed, the number of males who list themselves as "stay-at-home dads." About 300 women from the class now stay home to raise children.Source: Career Services College Alumni Survey

Michelle Dubert | Stopping crime isn't just the police's job

It took my own home being burglarized for my wake-up call: Students aren't doing enough to protect themselves from crime.

Elizabeth Song | A new threat to women's rights

President Bush's nominee to head his family-planning and teen-pregnancy programs is a staunch abortion foe.

Avery Lawrence | Opinion Art

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

Editorial | Be careful at night

With a rash of recent robberies on and around campus, use caution outside.

Editorial | Follow up

The Division of Public Safety decided earlier this semester to stop releasing the specific University affiliations of crime victims to the public and media. When the DP found out, we called on DPS to change its ways. Not specifying whether a victim was a student, staff or faculty member made it difficult to track crime trends.

Gabe Oppenheim | Penn's crime stats don't fit the mold

National crime patterns suggest that Penn is reporting many burglaries as larcenies, a much less worrisome crime.

Amira Fawcett | Opinion Art

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

Editorial | Follow up

The day after Election Day, this newspaper ran a long editorial calling on Pennsylvania's newly elected legislature to reduce the body's size. Politicians, surprisingly, are supporting such a move. House Speaker John Perzel (R-Phila.) has called for a House-Senate task force to examine reducing the legislature's size, which would hopefully bring some competition to the 56 state races that were uncontested in this election.

Rene Alvarez | It's time people started acting their age

There's nothing wrong with acting young - but it must be balanced with reality of getting older.

Cezary Podkul | Business school is still valuable

It may not teach you how to be an entrepreneur, but business school trains those already entrepreneurial.

Letters to the Editor

Disingenuous To the Editor: The Daily Pennsylvanian's most recent editorial ("Putting PR Above Safety," DP, 11/22/06) is an incredibly disingenuous and sensationalistic statement that has had the unfortunate effect of obfuscating the substantive issue involved: victim privacy.

Alicia Puglionesi | Opinion Art

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

Sebastien Angel | Leave cutting class to students

Professors cancel today's classes because of absences, but that's not their choice to make - we're footing the bill.

Gabe Oppenheim | Can you tell Amy Gutmann from Goldie Hawn?

Gabe Oppenheim quizzes students to see who has the knowledge to discern Penn celebrities from national celebrities.

Editorial | Why are we still here?

University should finally cancel classes on the day before Thanksgiving.

Editorial | Putting PR above safety

The Division of Public Safety - which is charged with protecting Penn students, staff and the local community - is making you less safe. Officers are making the same patrols and staff levels are not being reduced, but the department has suddenly decided it will withhold certain crime information.

Editorial | Good for him, not the city

Philadelphia deserves a full-time congressman.

Dueling columnists: Elizabeth Song | Stereotypes create bias in admissions

Admissions policies are stacked against Asian applicants.