Daniel Schwartz is a College freshman from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwarm@sas.upenn.edu.
Complaining to friends and family is a good way to blow off steam, but it shouldn't get in the way of real communication.
Alternative viewpoints To the Editor: It's not surprising that when Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz spoke at Annenberg, University of Pennsylvania on March 14, he seized his opportunity to grandstand in polemics against renowned political scientist Norman Finkelstein.
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Although 18 and 21 bring a host of new experiences, turning 20 is the true, traumatic entry point into adulthood for many students.
Daily Digit
March 26, 2007
$372,000Price paid for the skull of a large, carnivorous dinosaur and the tusk of a mammoth from the Ice Age. Source: The New York Times
Disney's introduction of an African American princess can only go so far in educating children about race.
Disney's introduction of an African American princess can only go so far in educating children about race.
Complaining to friends and family is a good way to blow off steam, but it shouldn't get in the way of real communication.
Alternative viewpoints To the Editor: It's not surprising that when Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz spoke at Annenberg, University of Pennsylvania on March 14, he seized his opportunity to grandstand in polemics against renowned political scientist Norman Finkelstein.
For students and professors struggling with e-mail etiquette, keeping it formal is the safest choice.
Curriculum facts To the Editor: I write to correct serious misrepresentations in a column on the College's new requirements ("Bottom of the Course Barrel," DP, 3/16/07). I did not characterize the "distributional" courses, which were eliminated from the new curriculum, as being more difficult than the ones remaining.
Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Owings Mills, Md. His e-mail address is abdm@sas.upenn.edu.
Daily Digit
March 23, 2007
3,196Active-duty soldiers who deserted from the Army last year; this is 853 more than previously reported. Source: The New York Times
To fully appreciate Baker's speech, graduating seniors have a responsibility to research the facts and tune out the spin.
Joanne Tong is a Wharton junior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Daily Digit
March 22, 2007
10 Million unsold flu vaccine doses that will be destroyed on June 3; 110 million were produced this year. Source: The Associated Press
National and state regulations on stem cell research are forcing ground-breaking research to take place elsewhere.
Sponsored by some To the Editor: I am a member of the Political Science faculty. I have also been a tenured member of the Penn faculty for something like thirty years. In all the time that I have been at Penn, this is, in fact, the first time that I have ever found that academic standards and values have been so seriously violated in connection with a singularly academic matter.
Alicia Puglionesi is an College junior from Haverton, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Penn's decision to award Aretha Franklin an honorary degree raises questions about the nature of the process.
The Political Science department's decision to sponsor Norman Finkelstein encourages engagement with controversial scholarship.
The Political Science department was justified in bringing Norman Finkelstein.
Daily Digit
March 21, 2007
229Applications for civil union licenses in N.J. since the state legalized them on Feb. 19. Source: The New York Times
