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Opinion-Columns

02/13/12 12:27am
Gerry-what? Gerrymandering. It’s a conventional nickname for the art of drawing state district lines in as ill-conceived a way as possible.
02/13/12 12:18am
In college, with boys all around, the tendency to analyze hasn’t changed as much as I’d imagined it would.
02/09/12 10:30pm
Don’t get me wrong. I have no qualms with free speech, since I am obviously utilizing that right as you read.
02/09/12 10:25pm
Who thought it was reasonable to dedicate the shortest month of the year to celebrating the history of blacks?
02/08/12 10:32pm
I’ve been immensely happy during our time together. This American Life is always there for me, offering reliably stunning narratives as a symbol of its love.
02/08/12 10:16pm
People trying to lose weight often think that body fat is the enemy. But get this: there’s one type of fat — brown fat — that might hold the key to being thin.
02/07/12 11:45pm
Humans come in different shapes, sizes and colors, but any two share 99.9% of their DNA. Somehow, we still tend to see ourselves as separate living entities from other people.
02/07/12 11:37pm
With Valentine’s Day less than a week away, campus is littered with references to the L-word. Just as confused about the expression as I was a decade ago, I decided to take a closer look at the way the word love figures into typical Penn life.
02/07/12 12:48am
While Penn claims on its housing website that college houses “stand at the center of the Penn undergraduate experience … to form shared communities,” the system fundamentally fails to achieve this mission due to a lack of political and financial commitment from the administration.
02/07/12 12:45am
While most mothers forbade us from leaving our homes in pajamas during our tweenage years, in college there is no fashion police.
02/06/12 3:42am
The Super Bowl is the cultural equivalent to a movie like Avatar — it’s not about the quality of the content — it’s about the spectacle, the event.
02/03/12 12:07am
If you know you won’t be passionate about a job in finance or consulting but plan on joining the 52 percent of Penn graduates who go into these fields anyway, this column is also for you.
02/02/12 11:59pm
When you elected us, you had faith that we would represent you. That conviction is now a little hazy.
02/02/12 12:11am

Arielle Pardes | Keeping up with your sexaminations

The consequences of sex-gone-wrong have become an epidemic among college students in the United States.
02/01/12 3:09am

Ruben Gur | BDS is 'hateful', 'discriminatory'

I read with amazement the Guest Column by Penn BDS Conference organizers, BDS Explained. I could barely believe my eyes.
02/01/12 1:42am
Art can and should be political.
02/01/12 1:33am
When the government or another authority continually steps in as a virtuous purveyor of wisdom, it creates a culture that prevents personal responsibility.
01/31/12 1:58am
Just a few months ago, I was complicit in On-Campus Recruiting. As suits traipse into interview rooms this week, I think it’s time to examine this tradition of competition through its history and recent critiques.
01/31/12 1:49am
In an increasingly competitive landscape, students should arm themselves with as many languages as possible.
01/30/12 1:14am
It’s no secret that flaunting sex appeal is a prerequisite for being a pop star. But there’s a fine line between owning your attractiveness and being eclipsed by it.