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Opinion Columns

03/16/11 3:37am

A Likely Story | The trouble with tutoring

Tutoring is not something that you can clearly fail or succeed at. It’s a constant struggle between accepting frustration and deciding to continue in spite of it.
03/15/11 5:18am

The Gray Area | The looting of Barnes’s vision

The relocation of the Barnes Foundation will lead to the death of one man’s lifelong dream.
03/15/11 4:53am

Peace Not Politics | Don’t throw students overboard

The GOP budget cuts over $61 billion from federal programs that directly impact college students, including Teach for America and Pell grants.
03/14/11 4:07am

Bank on It | A break from homework

As a way to help students deal with stress and unwind, Penn should discourage the practice of giving homework over spring break.
03/03/11 6:38am

Truth Be Told | Cut your hair, lengthen your lifespan

Penn's Cut Hypertension program is more than your run-of-the-mill public health PSA.
03/03/11 6:22am

Smart Alec | Inequality without reason

The reason behind denying transexual faculty and staff benefits is simple. It boils down to two things — perspiration and politics.
03/02/11 6:09am

The Half of It | Geek life: sisterhood scholars and fratastic GPAs

As an unaffiliated student, I can’t help but begrudge the academic support that Greek members get.
03/02/11 5:52am

A Likely Story | Post your secrets

Contrary to popular belief, secrets need to get told. After all, a secret is a mighty difficult thing to carry around. Welcome PennSecret.com.
03/01/11 7:13am

Tattle-Taylor | Buying an iPad — the $499 e-quation

When I see the costs associated with using the iPad as an e-reader, I find myself becoming disenchanted.
03/01/11 6:50am

The Gray Area | The calm after the storm

By emulating Newt Gingrich’s commitment to the issues, there is a real opportunity for us to reveal the power of substance over raw emotion.
02/28/11 5:56am

Combat Ray-tions | Let’s be a little more Penn-sive

One reason students don’t engage in stimulating activities more often is because the pre-professional atmosphere at Penn dissuades intellectual curiosity.
02/28/11 5:23am

The Gold Standard | A condom of our own

The Philadelphia condom is being introduced, and it couldn’t have come at a better time.
02/25/11 6:29am

Duly Noted | Hipster goes mainstream

Maybe we should just accept that everyone’s a little bit hipster. Once a word stops meaning anything, it kind of starts meaning everything.
02/23/11 7:08am

Say Anything | Supporting women? Not in my House

A ban on Planned Parenthood funding isn’t a vote against abortion at all; it’s a vote against women's health.
02/23/11 7:00am

A Likely Story | ‘Quiero ser artista’

This inclination to go against the grain is not foreign to some Penn students who would prefer to work in a studio rather than an office.
02/22/11 5:38am

Peace Not Politics | For Republicans’ sake — run, Huntsman, run

Regardless of his chances, Jon Huntsman Jr. running for president serves an important purpose — giving Republicans a choice.
02/22/11 5:15am

The Gray Area | Composting sustainability

The 'dynamism' of Penn's budding environmental initiatives and sustainable culture is impeded by the 'stasis' of local government.
02/21/11 6:03am

Bank on It | Skip Penn Transit — find your own way home

Penn Transit Services is plagued by confusing rules, rude dispatchers, dangerous drivers and late shuttles.
02/21/11 5:33am

The Gold Standard | Revise restrictive requirements

Penn should make it easier for College seniors to fill requirements unrelated to their interests.
02/18/11 5:55am

Hassall-Free Fridays | ‘Hey! Teacher! Leave us kids alone!’

There are many different routes to academic success. Yet few classes allow students full rein over how to manage their time and efforts.

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