With a death grip on my Fodor's map, I tentatively took a right. It was my first day in Munich, Germany, and I was determined to put my footprint (literally) on my home for the summer.
Editorial | A ban worth keeping
June 14, 2007
On Feb. 9, it seemed like the debate would be over. That's when City Council took the logical step of banning trans-fat-based frying oils in restaurants, with a full ban of trans fats to go into effect on Sept. 8, 2008. A number of groups lauded the decision, pointing to a similar ban in New York City and arguing that the health benefits it would provide for area restaurants would greatly outweigh any downsides.
After weeks of anticipation, I finally made it off the waiting list for a free Birthright Israel trip through Oranim: Let Israelis Show You Israel. I was excited for this incredible opportunity - my chance to explore the Jewish holy land, meet new people and inhale a vibrantly historic culture that still thrives today.
The Latest
Weekly Digit
June 21, 2007
80Number of presidents of liberal arts colleges in the Annapolis Group, the majority of whom intend to bow out of the annual U.S. News & World Report rankings. Source: The New York Times
Weekly Digits
June 14, 2007
187,000Pounds of garbage a group says it collected from the slopes of Japan's Mount Fuji.Source: The Associated Press
Let's face it: I landed a Capitol Hill internship this summer, but I don't exactly spend my days rubbing elbows with the House leadership or shaping U.S. policy. Instead, much of my time is spent answering an onslaught of constituent calls for Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.
Let's face it: I landed a Capitol Hill internship this summer, but I don't exactly spend my days rubbing elbows with the House leadership or shaping U.S. policy. Instead, much of my time is spent answering an onslaught of constituent calls for Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.
Editorial | A ban worth keeping
June 14, 2007
On Feb. 9, it seemed like the debate would be over. That's when City Council took the logical step of banning trans-fat-based frying oils in restaurants, with a full ban of trans fats to go into effect on Sept. 8, 2008. A number of groups lauded the decision, pointing to a similar ban in New York City and arguing that the health benefits it would provide for area restaurants would greatly outweigh any downsides.
After weeks of anticipation, I finally made it off the waiting list for a free Birthright Israel trip through Oranim: Let Israelis Show You Israel. I was excited for this incredible opportunity - my chance to explore the Jewish holy land, meet new people and inhale a vibrantly historic culture that still thrives today.
Weekly Digits
June 7, 2007
35Years Bob Barker served as host of the game show The Price Is Right. He retires today.Source: The Associated Press
Watch out, Rachel Ray. If you think America on $40 a day is a challenge, consider this: The maximum food stamp benefit for one American tops out at less than $40 a week. With a little number crunching, that comes to about $5 for three square meals a day. Admittedly, the federal food stamp program is usually just meant to supplement low-income budgets.
There are a lot of adjustments to make after graduating Penn. The hardest? Coming to terms with the fact that you will never have another summer vacation. It was a nice run while it lasted, of course. Like a lot of Penn students, I imagine, I kept pretty busy in between the school years before college.
Editorial | Meyerson's legacy
June 7, 2007
Internationalize the University. Improve its financial standing so that necessary reforms can be enacted. Facilitate coordination between the various graduate and undergraduate schools. These were the goals, and some of the greatest successes, of former Penn President Martin Meyerson, who lost a battle with prostate cancer on Saturday.
Editorial | Meeting the state halfway
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May 31, 2007
Recently, the yearly SEPTA budget has tended to fall in the red. But $129 million is a bit excessive. So goes the logic behind the recent "Plan A" proposal, which would increase fares by about 11 percent. Unfortunately, the two Philadelphia representatives on the SEPTA board vetoed this proposal, pushing back a final decision until late June.
I woke up early, got dressed, and hopped into the car with the rest of my family. We drove downtown until we reached a cemetery. Passing underneath the extended ladders of two fire trucks, we entered the area where the city buries its fallen heroes. We stood next to the graves as the procession began.
Alicia Puglionesi is a College junior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is apuglionesi@sas.upenn.edu.
It was 9:00 on one of the last nights of finals week. I patted myself on the back for managing to get a seat among the crowd of Penn students cramming at the Bucks County cafe on the corner 40th and Locust streets, and I settled in for a few hours of reviewing for my last final of the semester, a cumulative exam for one of my English classes.
Weekly Digits
May 31, 2007
30BAdditional dollars President Bush requested from Congress yesterday to fight AIDS in Africa. Source: The Associated Press
Alicia Puglionesi is a College junior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is apuglionesi@sas.upenn.edu.
The Penn students currently on campus probably have some idea of what this summer has in store. But for everyone else - those here on campus for the first time taking summer session courses, doing internships or working (and, of course, the eventual throngs of high schoolers who will crowd campus come late June) - the City of Brotherly Love could seem a little intimidating.
Daily Digit
May 24, 2007
40,000Dollars a court ordered two former Coca-Cola workers to pay after attempting to sell trade secrets. Source: CNN.com
