Editorial Board | Bring back the ban

In 2004, a federal ban on assault weapons expired. Now, four years later, Mayor Michael Nutter and Governor Ed Rendell want to reduce violent crime nationally by convincing Congress to re-enact the ban. The ten-year federal ban forbids the possession, manufacture, use and import of assault weapons.

*Personalities: Kal Penn - Too cool for the DP?

This week's personality was supposed to be actor-gone-professor Kalpen Modi, better known as . oh, whatever, let's cut the crap. We didn't get an interview. Again. We'd like to say we're surprised, but honestly we're past that point. So in place of an interview, enjoy this lovely picture - the only one, in fact, we've ever been allowed to shoot.

Grad students to put out monthly newspaper