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.
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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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, SEPTA service can't be compromised
and but the state shouldn't be a cure-all
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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.
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
Editorial | The race still isn't over
May 24, 2007
When the results of the Philadelphia Democratic mayoral primary were released on the night of May 15, a plurality of citizens across the city could breathe a sigh of relief - Michael Nutter was victorious in the election. Almost all of the local print media establishments, from The Philadelphia Inquirer to Philadelphia Magazine (and The Daily Pennsylvanian), endorsed Nutter in the race, lauding his history of service in City Council, the breadth and depth of his plans for the city and his attempts at ethics reform.
My friends and I slogged our way over the Locust Walk bridge and down past Huntsman, moving just fast enough to still call it moving. We were near the back of the procession, behind the dental students who proudly hoisted their battle flag, a five-foot toothbrush.
Even if Penn's academics proved unhelpful in providing direction in life, the four years spent learning about one's self are priceless.
Throughout the year, we constantly get asked the questions: "What does the UA do?" or "Why should I care about student government?" These questions, while seemingly simple, cannot be answered in this limited guest column. We hope, however, to explain some of our accomplishments from this past year and give you a preview of what to expect in the coming year.
Transferring to Penn from a school on the sunny, easygoing west coast wasn't easy, but the rewards made it worthwhile.
As they head off into the great unknown, this year's seniors will always have a home here.
It was never supposed to be like this. Me, I mean. I was never supposed to be like this.
Joanne Tong is a Wharton junior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.
I sat staring at the computer in my guidance counselor's office.
Rachel Feintzeig | It takes more than four years to find direction
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Rachel Feintzeig
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May 11, 2007
Don't stress - graduation is not the deadline for discovering a passion or finding a career that you love.
