Being in Europe makes it hard not to care about the presidential election.
Voting shouldn’t be an uphill battle. It should be an easy process — one that unites the country and invites everyone to have a say.
Your vote will never affect any result. This is simply a given.
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Lauren Agresti
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Nov. 8, 2012
You don’t have to be ecstatic. You don’t have to be angry. That’s the cool part. You get to decide.
Yesterday, I cast my first ballot as a newly naturalized citizen of the United States.
The past four years have been some of the most challenging of this century. But the country is moving out of these hard times and into a new era. While it will remain a conservative era, Democratic governance — and Obama — will thrive within it.
The past four years have been some of the most challenging of this century. But the country is moving out of these hard times and into a new era. While it will remain a conservative era, Democratic governance — and Obama — will thrive within it.
Voting shouldn’t be an uphill battle. It should be an easy process — one that unites the country and invites everyone to have a say.
Your vote will never affect any result. This is simply a given.
Even though women represent every socioeconomic status, education level and religion — our gender has become another way to polarize the polls.
When I attended Hillary Clinton’s campaign rally at the Palestra in April 2008, I had no trouble getting a seat. What a difference four years can make.
In 2008, one in 10 registered Penn undergraduate students didn’t vote. Don’t be that one person. Don’t silence yourself.
The Daily Pennsylvanian endorses Bob Casey Jr. for Congress, Kathleen Kane for Attorney General, Robert McCord for State Treasurer and Eugene DePasquale for Auditor General
We’re voting for Obama to be on the right side of history — to stand behind policies that respond to this country’s place in an increasingly globalized community.
The differences between the candidates affect us directly.
The Republican Party respects the need for equitable social policy and practice.
Let’s stand united as a campus behind that vision and support Barack Obama for President, Bob Casey for senator, and Kathleen Kane for attorney general.
Democracy works, but only when one key ingredient is added: you and your fellow citizens.
Race-based affirmative action is antiquated and nonsensical.
The key tenet of veganism is not to cast judgment on others, but to ensure that we are knowledgeable about the food served on our plates.
Looking past the regular political metric of ads, accusations and debates, it is important to consider the true nature of the Republican Party — not a nature of exclusivity or reactionary opposition, but one of compassion, motivation and promise based on practice.
Many students are reluctant to give research a go because they view it as a boring or isolating activity. But, in reality, research is an extremely collaborative process, one that epitomizes creativity in an academic field.
For his incomparable dedication to serving the less fortunate, while catering to the middle class, I whole-heartedly endorse President Barack Obama for a second term.
