An off-campus residence-hall-style apartment building costs more than the dorms, but it may be worth it.
A proposal to place a liquor store at 43rd and Walnut has a community divided.
The arbitrary and inconsistent system of ranking colleges and universities only confuses already-stressed students.
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The good that profit from potential casinos in the city will bring may likely outweigh any negatives.
Amira Fawcett is an Engineering sophomore from Houston, Texas. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Daily Digit
Feb. 27, 2007
23,000Estimated elephants in Africa killed illegally last year for their ivory tusks. Source: The Washington Post
Daily Digit
Feb. 27, 2007
23,000Estimated elephants in Africa killed illegally last year for their ivory tusks. Source: The Washington Post
A proposal to place a liquor store at 43rd and Walnut has a community divided.
The arbitrary and inconsistent system of ranking colleges and universities only confuses already-stressed students.
While it may be more convenient to volunteer close to campus, students are needed throughout the city. As an Alpha Phi Omega brother, I'm required to do at least 20 hours of community service a semester. It's relatively easy to accomplish, considering the opportunities we have around our campus - soup kitchens at Penn churches, Pennevelopes, work-study tutoring jobs in West Philadelphia, the list goes on.
Daily Digit
Feb. 26, 2007
23Delta Zeta sorority members at DePauw University asked to leave; this included all overweight and minority members. Source: The New York Times
Natural threats To the Editor: I was very, very disappointed to read Geology Professor Giegengack's interview replies about the state of the planet's environment ("Inconvenient Truth with a 'political' slant," DP, 2/12/07). His remarks, which concluded that alarm over the environment is a political myth, were unfortunate, to say the least.
Creative workouts with friends and dormmates can be a nice alternative to the solo-oriented Pottruck.
Alicia Puglionesi is an College junior from Haverton, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Daily Digit
Feb. 23, 2007
980,000Philadelphians registered to vote in the upcoming mayoral election; 75 percent are registered Democrats. Source: Philadelphia City Paper
Daniel Schwartz is a College freshman from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwarm@sas.upenn.edu.
Caveat emptor, prospective students, when it comes to looking at the latest college guidebooks and rankings.
Criminology isn't 'CSI' To the Editor: Your headline on the proposed major in Criminology ("Miles Davis, fingerprinting await," DP, 2/21/07) said that Penn is likely to teach fingerprinting. Nothing could be further from the truth. Your report misquotes me as saying "Criminology is not just forensic science.
The city's move to possibly prosecute Geno's owner Joey Vento for discrimination trivializes the meaning of the word.
Thanks to Penn's follow-through on promoting interdisciplinary education, Marx and Nietzsche are making a comeback.
HUP's lack of office space forces women to go to clinics for abortions and denies doctors a valuable learning experience.
Joanne Tong is a Wharton junior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Daily Digit
Feb. 22, 2007
$28Total amount (in billions) donated to U.S. colleges and universities by alumni in 2006. Source: Associated Press
