Students should try courses outside their home schools to get the most out of their college experience
Editorial | Cheers and jeers
Aug. 2, 2007
CHEERS n To Lee Stetson, for announcing the end to a stellar career as dean of admissions at Penn on a high note, following a record-low acceptance rate. n To Facilities and Real Estate Services, for making visible progress on a number of projects, from the Radian housing development to high-rise renovations.
Another suicide bomber blows up American soldiers. Another foreign country turns against the USA. Another damning report released from the U.N. Just another day in the news. With American foreign relations suffering from a low point, it seems that (as long as Bush is at the helm) no one outside the U.
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There is a reason why the city of Philadelphia is in a crisis. You can blame countless organizations, lacksidasical policies and corrupt leaders, but what it comes down to is the cold shoulder that so many Philadelphians give to their city everyday. We, as a whole, are ignoring the problem.
My first swig of malt liquor followed a moment of trepidation, my eyes scanning the Olde English label then shifting to the golden brew. This was a new drink for me - suspiciously cheap - and I now wish I had honored the old adage: You get what you pay for.
My first swig of malt liquor followed a moment of trepidation, my eyes scanning the Olde English label then shifting to the golden brew. This was a new drink for me - suspiciously cheap - and I now wish I had honored the old adage: You get what you pay for.
Editorial | Cheers and jeers
Aug. 2, 2007
CHEERS n To Lee Stetson, for announcing the end to a stellar career as dean of admissions at Penn on a high note, following a record-low acceptance rate. n To Facilities and Real Estate Services, for making visible progress on a number of projects, from the Radian housing development to high-rise renovations.
Another suicide bomber blows up American soldiers. Another foreign country turns against the USA. Another damning report released from the U.N. Just another day in the news. With American foreign relations suffering from a low point, it seems that (as long as Bush is at the helm) no one outside the U.
Weekly Digits
Aug. 2, 2007
5BDollars News Corp. owner Rupert Murdoch will pay for The Wall Street Journal. Murdoch plans to use the paper to compete with The New York Times and USA Today.Source: The Associated Press
The words "summer school" don't have much of a ring to them. Hard for them to, since they conjure up images of miscreant children making up for the cumulative effects of failed English papers about, say, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Weekly Digits
July 26, 2007
580Pounds a Tennessee couple collectively lost recently. The husband and wife, currently 220 and 140 pounds, respectively, attribute their success to faith in God.Source: CNN.com
Losing acceptance
July 26, 2007
Twenty years, the place we call Penn today was a much different institution. The bulk of its applications were sent from Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. The student body wasn't what you could call diverse. And "The University of Pennsylvania" was a name that relatively few knew.
Back in January, Gov. Ed Rendell announced his "Prescription for Pennsylvania," a comprehensive plan aimed at making quality health care accessible and affordable for all, particularly for low-income residents. Last Friday, in the School of Nursing's Fagin Hall, Rendell signed some of the first such pieces of legislation.
Weekly Digits
July 19, 2007
12MCopies of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows being printed by Scholastic. The seventh book of the children's series is being released Saturday at 12:01 a.m.Source: The New York Times
If you can't beat the heat, you might as well embrace it. That was my philosophy for signing up for Bikram yoga in the middle of Philadelphia's recent summer heat wave.
Editorial | Too close to home
July 19, 2007
Living in an urban setting means realizing that crimes can occur and taking the proper precautions - don't travel alone in dark alleyways late at night comes to mind. But Locust Walk doesn't exactly spring to mind when thinking of dark alleys. The main artery of campus, on 37th Street, played host to a recent theft, and a number of other instances of crime have been reported on Locust between 39th and 42nd streets.
In order to preserve the sanity of my parents and myself, I decided moving home this summer was simply not an option. And so I've spent little time at the bump in the road that is my beloved, rural Iowa hometown. Recently, though, I was lucky enough to travel home for the weekend.
Editorial | Two serious faculty losses
July 12, 2007
Faculty hires and departures are often made with little notice from the University community. But, last week, one of Penn's most notable scholars has announced his appointment at another university. Religious Studies professor Michael Eric Dyson's departure from Penn for Georgetown seems sudden, given his short five-year term here.
On its billboard and subway ads, SEPTA upbeat slogan promised that it was "Serious About Change."
