Opinion

Elizabeth Song | Chinatown is more than a tourist destination

When I was 8, I decided to renounce fortune cookies, Communism and Jackie Chan forever.

Avery Lawrence | Opinion Art

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

Amira Fawcett | Opinion Art

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

Gabe Oppenheim | A year later, a much better reaction

For certain AlliedBarton security guards, the stench of garbage and the sight of rats marked the start of every work day for the past several months.

Sebastien Angel | Don't complain about a free lunch

'There ain't no such thing as a free lunch," opines Manuel, a character in Robert Heinlein's science fiction classic The Moon is a Harsh Mistress. Since the release of that book in the 1960s, the maxim has become inextricably interwoven with economics. Each year, legions of Penn students have that cliche drilled into their heads when they take Econ 1.

Editorial | Uncertainty, again

A City Council bill threatens to delay smoking ban's enforcement for months. Why does Council want to cut the legs out from its own law?

Editorial | A landmark on 33rd St.

As students returned to campus this fall, many got their first glance inside Skirkanich Hall - and just about everyone was impressed.

Rene Alvarez | Students' fears of crime are largely unfounded

Graduate-student life causes insomnia with thoughts like "Will I ever finish my dissertation?" "Will I find a job?" and "Am I going to die alone?" Needless to say, a mind already filled with these kinds of irrational thoughts has a short trip to others like urban crime.

Cezary Podkul | Rivalry - what rivalry?

The Penn-Princeton rivalry is just a sham, because a real rivalry has to extend beyond just the basketball court.

Abdi Farah | Opinion Art

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

Ali Jackson | Where have all the Blue Barracudas gone?

Shows like 'Double Dare' and 'Guts,' which inspired healthy competition in a generation of kids, have all but disappeared.

Sarah Rothman | Bias doesn't stop female scientists

In January 2005, then-Harvard University President Lawrence Summers gave the speech heard 'round the world. In a talk presented at a conference on diversifying the science and engineering workforce, he hypothesised that differences in innate abilities are responsible for the relative scarcity of women in science.

Sharon Udasin | Jews for Jesus: An affront to two religions

Nearly every morning this summer, I scrambled out of my Columbia University dorm room to squeeze through the swarming porthole at 116th and Broadway - the entrance to the 1 train. One morning in June, I saw a startling change in the subway-car decor: the once proverbial Budweiser ads had all but disappeared, only to be replaced by the gleaming propaganda of Jews for Jesus.

Agustin Torres | All-or-nothing grading doesn't reflect learning

Suppose you have a bucket with infinite space. If this is starting to sound like one of those out-of-touch-with-reality math problems, it is, but please bear with me. When there is one minute left until noon, add 10 balls to the bucket, labeled one through 10, and then remove the ball labeled "one.

Editorial | Taking the high road

The citizens of Philadelphia have showed time and again that they want better ethics in government and they won't stand for corruption.

Alicia Puglionesi | Opinion Art

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

Stephen Danley | A return to life before ESPN

There are classic rude awakenings. Maybe your little brother dumps a glass of water on you.

Letters to the Editor

Start small To the Editor: In your recent editorial ("Don't follow Harvard, yet," DP, 9/13/06), you glibly state that it is "simply not feasible" for Penn to dispense with its early-decision policy altogether. Yes, Penn does not have the financial and administrative resources necessary to make such a move overnight, but perhaps we all need to think a little more creatively.

Laura Rugarber | Opinion Art

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

Guest Opinion: Dan Brickley | 'University of Pennsylvania' sounds just right to me

As a new freshman at Penn, I can hardly describe my excitement for the coming four years. Already, I have experimented with uranium, participated in meaningful discussions on U.S. poverty and learned much from amazing professors. Just as Noam Harel wrote in his guest opinion last Friday, "there has never been a better time for current or past Penn students to puff our chests out when we say, 'I go to Penn,' or 'I went to Penn.