Tomorrow, as Americans, we have an opportunity - and a responsibility - to make a decision about the future of our country. Will we continue the misguided war in Iraq, or will we adopt a timetable for bringing our troops home? Will we continue the $12.

Election-year campaigning is increasingly about the negative.

In the final home matches of their career, the seniors had a bittersweet weekend with a gutty win and a disappointing loss. The Penn volleyball team faced two of its Ivy foes, beating Brown 3-2 in a thrilling five game match but losing to Yale 3-0 the next day in a sweep.

This proposition is simply not the best way to accomplish the goal of rewarding servicemen and -women. A proposition much like this one went to - and was not approved by - voters shortly after the first Gulf War more than 15 years ago. There seems to be little reason veterans of this particular war are much more deserving than they were 15 years ago.

After surveying 150 students, it's obvious students aren't getting enough rest - make sleep a higher priority.

Next time you are in a New York City restaurant, you might find calories listed alongside menu items, displayed just as prominently as the item price. New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has issued a proposal calling for calorie disclosure in certain city dining establishments.

Student tested limits with costume, but criticism of president isn't warranted.

The Quakers were eliminated from the title race in their third overtime loss in a row - and to arch-rival Princeton, no less.

It's not often campaigns revolve around a single issue. But for Joe Roebuck, that should be the case. In the early morning hours of July 7, 2005, state legislators in Harrisburg slyly (or so they thought) passed an enormous pay raise for themselves. The bill increased the base-pay salaries 16 percent, from $69,647 to $81,050.

Former Penn guard Eric Osmundson was selected with the 118th overall pick in the NBA Development League draft last Thursday. Osmundson was selected in the 10th and final round by the Colorado 14ers, making him the third-to-last player selected. The D-League, formerly branded as the NBDL, is in its sixth season and serves as a farm system for NBA teams.

Democrats want you to vote this Tuesday entirely based on your opinion of President Bush. Mailing after mailing, TV ad after TV ad and speech after speech the Democrats have attempted to make every Republican candidate look like Bush's ally and therefore, according to them, an enemy of the people.

It might only be one meet into its 2006-07 season, but the Penn women's swimming team already has a new school record. In a 198-100 loss to Harvard Saturday, freshman Sara Coenen broke Megan Daney's 2003 record of 2:03.72 in the 200-yard backstroke with a time of 2:01.

Ed Rendell is the incumbent governor of Pennsylvania and is campaigning for a second term in office. Rendell, a 1965 Penn graduate, became governor in 2003 and faced a $2 billion state structural deficit. His main goal has been to cut government spending and jump-start the state's economy by promoting job growth.

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

When it comes to Election Day, Penn student groups have their fingers crossed. Tomorrow, they will find out whether their get-out-the-vote efforts convinced voters to head to the polls in one of the most heated midterm elections in recent history. College senior Bren Darrow, president of the non-partisan Penn Leads the Vote, said the group's efforts were going "very well.

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

Republican Senate incumbent Rick Santorum and Democratic challenger Bob Casey are on the last leg of one of the most high-stakes Senate races in the nation. The outcome of Tuesday's race, politicians and political experts say, will not only affect the balance of power in Congress but also influence policy leading up to the 2008 presidential election.