The new point system for room selection in the high rises gives freshmen too much of an advantage.
Daily Digit
Feb. 2, 2007
15Diamonds set into the ring which the winner of Friday's Wing Bowl 15 will receive. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Students should view Witness Week as a starting point for action about - not a final solution for - the genocide in Darfur.
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Daniel Schwartz is a College freshman from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwarm@sas.upenn.edu.
Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Owings Mills, Md. His e-mail address is abdm@sas.upenn.edu.
Getting out the vote To the Editor: "Gone but not forgotten," Mara Gordon's column (DP, 2/1/07), ignores the tremendous past and present success of the Penn Democrats. With a little research, Ms. Gordon would have learned that the Penn Democrats are one of the most active collegiate political organizations in the country - and one of few that have tangibly affected an election.
Getting out the vote To the Editor: "Gone but not forgotten," Mara Gordon's column (DP, 2/1/07), ignores the tremendous past and present success of the Penn Democrats. With a little research, Ms. Gordon would have learned that the Penn Democrats are one of the most active collegiate political organizations in the country - and one of few that have tangibly affected an election.
Daily Digit
Feb. 2, 2007
15Diamonds set into the ring which the winner of Friday's Wing Bowl 15 will receive. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Students should view Witness Week as a starting point for action about - not a final solution for - the genocide in Darfur.
As aesthetically pleasing as the high-rise chairs may be, it shouldn't come at the cost of fiscal transparency.
Daily Digit
Feb. 1, 2007
33Homes, circa 2600 B.C., discovered in an archaeological dig near Stonehenge. Source: The Boston Globe
Penn Athletics' general-seating policy at last weekend's basketball game against St. Joe's should be a regular promotion.
The mayoral primaries will take place after graduation, making publicity about absentee ballots a must.
The vets of Penn's New Bolton Center did more than just treat a horse.
Joanne Tong is a Wharton junior from Manila, Philippines. Her e-mail address is tong@dailypennsylvanian.com.
The Institute of Contemporary Art should look to the Rotunda's success at attracting diverse audiences.
It reflects poorly on Penn that a woman has yet to be chosen as a PIK professor.
The high cost of college often forces students to use their degrees to pay back loans, rather than to pursue passions.
Daily Digit
Jan. 31, 2007
$250 Millions Americans spend annually on "remedies" for the untreatable common cold. Source: The Washington Post
Alicia Puglionesi is an College junior from Haverton, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.
As one of only two states to provide legislators with cars, Pa.'s current gas-guzzling fleet sets a bad example.
Atlantic City will set a bad example by allowing some smoking in its casinos.
Adopting a pass/fail policy that allows students to opt for a full grade later provides greater incentive to do well in harder classes.
