Joanne Tong is a Wharton junior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.
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.
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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.
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
The recent events at West Philadelphia High School highlight why the city has trouble keeping good teachers.
Too many college students graduate without understanding the basics of personal finance; luckily, hip-hop artists are here to help.
Amira Fawcett is an Engineering sophomore from Houston, Texas. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Strengthen standards To the Editor: We are writing to express our frustration and concern over the Political Science department and Middle East Centers' co-sponsorship of the event featuring Norman Finkelstein. There is no question, however, that the student groups sponsoring the event have every right to host him.
Daily Digit
March 20, 2007
20Percent of the world's 10,000 freshwater fish and plant species that are either extinct or endangered. Source: The Associated Press
AutoAdmit may be legal, but it's unethical and reflects poor judgement.
Daniel Schwartz is a College freshman from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwarm@sas.upenn.edu.
Fulfilling the College's curriculum requirements is only a chore if students pick classes they're not interested in.
Guest Opinion | Would the Political Science department invite David Duke?
By
Alan Dershowitz
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March 19, 2007
Recently, Norman Finkelstein was invited to Penn. Among the "sponsors" are the Political Science department as well as other groups. Some of those extending the invitations are unaware of Finkelstein's willing collaboration with neo-Nazis, Holocaust deniers and anti-Semites.
Daily Digit
March 19, 2007
200Years, prior to Feb. 27, since a bald eagle was spotted in Philadelphia. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Daily Digit
March 16, 2007
68Percent of college students who drink, according to a new survey; 40 percent binge drink and 23 percent are substance abusers.Source: The Associated Press
