Opinion

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).

Editorial | Follow up

Yesterday, we commended the University for setting up an office - in Washington - to lobby the federal government for funds. However, we missed one additional part of the story: Penn is also setting up an office in Harrisburg, the state capital, to lobby the commonwealth for funding and attention to higher-education issues.

Dave Anderson | Opinion Art

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

Stephen Danley | Seeing past the rhetoric

Politicians try to appeal to every voter's pet issue, but they end up contradicting themselves in the process.

Elizabeth Song | Editing services skirt the real problem: Bad writing skills

By utilizing professional writing and editing services, students are just furthering their need to develop basic writing skills.

Michelle Dubert | Democrats' rotten sugar daddy

There's a call in every election to extract the money from politics. Soft money contributions have been curbed, but it's hard to stop a billionaire from donating his personal fortune to a cause.

Editorial | Lobbying for Penn

For most people, the word "lobbying" brings up images of scandal, big business and high-priced gifts.

Avery Lawrence | Opinion Art

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

Dave Anderson | Opinion Art

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

Sharon Udasin | Slap a label on that burrito

Just like grocery-aisle food, items from restaurants and vendors should come with nutritional information.

Letters to the Editor

Arlen Specter To the Editor: Albert Sun's article on Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.)'s address at College Hall ("Pa. senator slams detainee bill," DP, 10/13/06) conspicuously omitted a key point: Sen. Specter ultimately voted for the bill he so harshly criticized.

Guest Opinion | When Student Health fails its students

When my Staph infection began to spread, Student Health sat idly by while more students contracted the virus.

Michelle Dubert | Fighting history, GOP has a shot

In next month's contests, Republicans will have to overcome curse of sixth-year election and spat of controversies.

Editorial | Walk your bikes

Abundance of cyclists on Locust creates hazard, requires enforcement.

Avery Lawrence | Opinion Art

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

Elizabeth Song | Give DRL a remodel or a wrecking ball

David Rittenhouse would be rolling in his grave if he saw how ugly and unnavigable his namesake building has become.