Adam Goodman | Columbia's got something right

By Adam Goodman · Feb. 14, 2008

We've all experienced the thrill of finding that perfect class. You know, the one with the 1.38 difficulty rating that fulfills that annoying requirement? It's a great feeling. It also illustrates why the College's curriculum is fatally flawed and needs to be scrapped in favor of a core.

Editorial | Printing problems

By Opinion Board · Feb. 14, 2008

Ask students on campus about the quality of Penn's printing services and you'll probably get a variety of answers. Engineering students get five free pages per day, and Wharton recently lowered its printing prices by 20 percent. College students, on the other hand, are on their own.

Simeon McMillan | For love or money

By Simeon McMillan · Feb. 14, 2008

'How willing are you to marry an average-looking person that you liked, if they had money?" This simple question rekindled a debate on Internet message boards over a topic older than John McCain, Ben Franklin and even Valentine's Day itself - are relationships based on the quest for love or money? Last December, The Wall Street Journal ran a column discussing the results of a nationwide survey in which they posed this exact same question to 1,134 Americans.

Editorial | Two-wheel transit

By Opinion Board · Feb. 13, 2008

With ever-increasing distances and only ten minutes between classes, some students simply can't get across campus fast enough on foot. As the University works to develop the Postal Lands, Penn students need new ways to get around campus and Philadelphia. PennBikeShare could be the answer.

Opinion Art | Alicia Puglionesi

By Alicia Puglionesi · Feb. 13, 2008

Alicia Puglionesi is a College junior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Mara Gordon | Feminism - 'Cosmo' style

By Mara Gordon · Feb. 13, 2008

It seemed like the kind of high-powered event you'd expect during "Women's Week." There were women sporting power suits and Hillary hairdos. There was a spread of catered fruit trays. There was the official logo of the Trustees' Council of Penn Women, promising us college girls wisdom from generations past.

David Kanter | Sharing the riches of a Penn education

By David Kanter · Feb. 13, 2008

Reaching the end of an economics scenario, professor Rebecca Stein said, "Let's go ahead and draw our production possibilities frontier." She drew the graph, helping me understand a concept that had been a bit confusing when I had first tried to understand it from my textbook.

Editorial | Taking chances

By Opinion Board · Feb. 12, 2008

By trying to hurriedly push through casino development, some state and local officials have been playing dice with Philadelphia's future. Thankfully, Mayor Nutter recently repealed the building license awarded to SugarHouse Casino, ensuring the city won't make a hasty decision when it comes to the location of its first two casinos.

Kristen Martin | Making those connections

By Guest Opinion · Feb. 12, 2008

'Inveniemus viam aut faciemus." For those of us who don't speak Latin, this phrase means "We'll find a way - or we'll make one," and it's a favorite of Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Dennis DeTurck. He believes it's an excellent motto for College graduates in finding a career.

Nicky Berman | Trying to find a winner

By Nicky Berman · Feb. 12, 2008

In the wake of Super Tuesday, Senator John McCain surfaced from the quagmire that was the Republican field to seize the mantle of presumptive nominee. As for the Democrats, instead of easing anxiety and providing some hints about who might be the candidate with the edge, Feb.

Opinion Art | Amira Fawcett

By Amira Fawcett · Feb. 12, 2008

Amira Fawcett is an Engineering junior from Houston, TX. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Jim Saksa | Classes that matter - no, really

By Jim Saksa · Feb. 11, 2008

Kids in college are incessantly subjected to the "you're the leaders of tomorrow" mantra. We need to soak up all the knowledge we can and learn from our parents' mistakes now, so we can finally be that generation that doesn't screw everything up. Yet some classes at Penn aim to do a little more than just teach students.

Zachary Noyce | Leaping across the Schuylkill

By Zachary Noyce · Feb. 11, 2008

Penn has been facing nothing short of a housing crisis for years now. In spite of all the faithful converts to off-campus housing options, the fact that Penn doesn't have the space to accommodate its students in College Houses means too many have been forced converts.

Opinion Art | Daniel Schwartz

By Daniel Schwartz · Feb. 11, 2008

Daniel Schwartz is a College sophomore from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwartz@dailypennsylvanian.com.

Editorial | The price isn't right

By Opinion Board · Feb. 11, 2008

These days, Penn students study abroad in all corners of the world. But wherever students travel, they can't escape the long arm of the University's full-tuition policy. Implemented in 1994, the policy requires students to pay normal tuition - currently at $16,080 per semester - even when studying abroad at other institutions.

Incorrect analysis To the Editor: I would like to clarify a few of the statistics cited in Jim Saksa's article, "Missing the Bigger Picture." Based on his personal opinion, Mr. Saksa reported that the difference between men's and women's LSAT scores is statistically insignificant.

Christina Domenico | Lost in translation

By Christina Domenico · Feb. 8, 2008

Unlike most students, I won't receive my first semester grades until March. As one of around 600 juniors, I studied abroad this past semester. And at this point, I have no idea what grades to expect - especially because the University of Seville has yet to discover the wonders of e-mail communication between students and professors.