Alex Jacobson is a College junior from Los Angeles. His e-mail address is jacobson@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Just last month, it seemed like you couldn't walk 10 feet without being asked if you were registered to vote by someone with a clipboard. I'm not talking about the student groups with tables and T-shirts on Locust Walk - I'm talking about the ACORN canvassers from the local community who blanketed the entire city.
Senator Obama is not our savior. He will not solve all our problems in his first hundred days. He will not restore the economy overnight. But while Senator McCain is a candidate with a compelling history of public service, Obama offers a compelling vision that will provide this country with the direction it needs.
The Latest
Mice daunt the world. Several countries have nuclear weapons, but we're at a loss when it comes to fist-sized rodents invading our sacred human space. The good news for mice is that nobody understands the underlying issue. Complain to people (landlord, exterminator, loved ones, compassionate teddy bear) about your mouse problem, and they'll respond in the same way: Lay down mousetraps.
Leading the way To the Editor: Lest any readers jump to the false conclusion from Chakravarthy's story about the HathiTrust (October 24, 2008) that Penn Libraries are not actively engaged in transforming our collections into digital resources, I offer an elaboration for the record.
Everybody knows that Tuesday is Election Day. But it's a mistake to think that it happens only once every four years. In fact, you vote nearly every day. And unlike ACORN, you're not just trying to destroy the fabric of American democracy. There are striking parallels between what Americans do in the voting booth and what they do in the shopping aisle.
Everybody knows that Tuesday is Election Day. But it's a mistake to think that it happens only once every four years. In fact, you vote nearly every day. And unlike ACORN, you're not just trying to destroy the fabric of American democracy. There are striking parallels between what Americans do in the voting booth and what they do in the shopping aisle.
Just last month, it seemed like you couldn't walk 10 feet without being asked if you were registered to vote by someone with a clipboard. I'm not talking about the student groups with tables and T-shirts on Locust Walk - I'm talking about the ACORN canvassers from the local community who blanketed the entire city.
Senator Obama is not our savior. He will not solve all our problems in his first hundred days. He will not restore the economy overnight. But while Senator McCain is a candidate with a compelling history of public service, Obama offers a compelling vision that will provide this country with the direction it needs.
One hundred years ago, America fell in love with a machine. The big crush began with Henry Ford's Model T, and for generations it seemed our four-wheeled friends could do no wrong. Though cars sometimes repaid our love with a deathly crush of their own, as when they veered off the road or slammed into an oncoming vehicle, we learned to forgive these transgressions.
Jennifer Lesser is a College junior from Minneapolis, Minn. Her e-mail address is lesser@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Alicia Puglionesi is a College senior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Ready for your pre-Pre SAT? College Board, which administers the SAT and PSAT, recently announced that it will introduce a new standardized test for eighth graders. The two-hour "ReadiStep" Test will ask students multiple-choice questions on reading, math and writing.
For years, John McCain has proven that he is a different kind of politician - one who puts his country first, before his party, himself or any other consideration. He's not afraid to stand up for what he believes in, even if it means going against his own party or even a popular president.
Six-hundred-and-thirty days ago, Senator Barack Obama began an improbable, historic and grueling journey proving to the American people that he is fit to be our next commander in chief. Through this journey we have come to know his strengths and weaknesses, his policy stances and political philosophy, his campaign style and, above all else, how truly qualified he is to be the next leader of the United States of America.
Amira Fawcett is an Engineering senior from Houston, Texas. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.
We've all seen the celebrity-ridden awareness campaign that's been recently circulating online. "Don't vote," Ashton Kutcher and Courtney Cox tell us gravely. "It's not like it's the most important election we've ever had." In case we didn't get the message, Penn Leads the Vote made its own version of the clip featuring campus bigwigs.
My refrigerator's not working. It's more like the outlet next to the refrigerator; for some reason it only works two days a week (seriously) and keeps blowing some circuit. The refrigerator before this made a lake on my floor every day for a month until it was replaced.
The Next Great City of the 21st century has a 19th-century municipal park system. In 1867, state law established the Fairmount Park Commission to deal with the maintenance and preservation of the 9,200-acre Fairmount Park. But the City also has a Recreation Department, which helps manage public recreation facilities.
Alicia Puglionesi is a College senior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.
When was the last time you Democrats listened to Sean Hannity? Pat Buchanan? Anything you disagreed with? Shame on the politicians and shame on us for exacerbating a culture of intellectual self-appeasement. It's abundantly simple to believe what you hear and in turn seek out more sources - and more people - who confirm your beliefs.
A new law will force criminals to think twice before shooting. Recently, Gov. Ed Rendell signed a bill imposing a mandatory 20-year sentence on anyone who shoots or attempts to shoot at a police officer. We commend the governor for endorsing this legislation.
This last week, I read about 30 e-mails about events occurring on campus, received a dozen or so Facebook messages and had countless awkward confrontations on Locust Walk. Then there was the PennPortal calendar of events, the Fisher-Hassenfeld (where I'm a Residential Adviser) Web site of House events and SPEC's combination of posters and e-mails.
