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Due to the most recent Oregon shooting, the nation has begun its recurring, but short-winded debate about how to fix our “gun problem.” Those on the conservative side of the spectrum tend to emphasize the need for better treatment of mental health and the need for the protection of the Second Amendment: the peoples’ right to bear arms.


The coronation has been scheduled. For months, the media has declared Hillary Clinton the inevitable nominee, while the Democratic Party has actively protected her by limiting the number of debates and obstructing other candidates from entering the race.

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The coronation has been scheduled. For months, the media has declared Hillary Clinton the inevitable nominee, while the Democratic Party has actively protected her by limiting the number of debates and obstructing other candidates from entering the race.


As The Daily Pennsylvanian reported last week, a group of students at Wesleyan College stole and destroyed a press run of the college’s student newspaper, The Wesleyan Argus.


If Pennsylvania House Bill 262 becomes law, employees of adult entertainment establishments will have to pay $50 to register with the state, including a copy of photo ID, personal criminal history, eye color, hair color, stage names, height, weight, personal address and phone number.


Building intelligence is like building muscle. You don’t get stronger from lifting weights that are easy for you to lift. You get stronger from lifting weights that are a bit too heavy for you to continuously lift comfortably. 




Last week, during the pope’s visit to Philadelphia, much of the city was forced to shut down (as happened in New York and Washington, D.C.) The events took place despite the existing separation between church and state and the fact that less than a fourth of U.S.




The incredibly strong social media response in support of Ahmed Mohamed may seem like an indication of a changing tide in United States attitudes to Muslims, but the handcuffing itself is evident of an entrenched Islamophobia that will take many decades to heal.


 Most of us students face the problem of constantly feeling that there is not enough time in the day to get everything done that we need to.


The arrival of Pope Francis in Philadelphia last weekend was a mixed blessing. While the Pope’s arrival christened a classless Friday at Penn, the pomp surrounding his visit created a trinity of chaos, store closings and traffic.


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By the time this article is published, Pope Francis will be in Philadelphia. While that may excite a huge portion of the school, as it should, I’ve noticed that there’s a portion of students that have simply been uninterested in the pope’s arrival simply because they’re not religious.





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