Slavery cartoon To the Editor: A recent cartoon, drawn by artist Abdi Farah, ("Opinion Art," DP, 11/6/06) depicts Uncle Sam and a college professor, accompanied by a chained African American slave, glaring at Amy Gutmann. Uncle Sam points and says, "We knew the always progressive Penn would eventually support terrorism!" In the forefront, Amy Gutmann stands confidently, while a benevolent Ben Franklin comes to her defense.
Many departmental Web sites can't follow simple rules of consistency or haven't been updated in years.
Students turned out to vote in very large numbers this past election.
Rising to the challenge of doing something seemingly impossible can be an unbeatable experience.
Whether it means leaving early or staying late, graduating in December comes with many advantages.
Administrators promised to have new system in place by mid-November.
Administrators promised to have new system in place by mid-November.
Many departmental Web sites can't follow simple rules of consistency or haven't been updated in years.
Students turned out to vote in very large numbers this past election.
Shunning today's technology will cost you.
Even with the Platt center, the growth of performing-arts groups at Penn has been stymied by a lack of facilities and resources.
Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Olney, Md. His e-mail address is farah@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Volunteerism is reaching record highs in many parts of the country; students should think about giving their time.
Universities go too far in shielding themselves from liability; policies should focus on what's best for students.
Dave Anderson is a College senior from Denver. His e-mail address is anderson@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Wrongly associated To the Editor: I've followed with increasing distress your coverage of the Halloween party photographs with your president, Amy Gutmann ("Critics demand Gutmann atone," DP, 11/9/06). My distress has nothing to do with the photographs, offensive though they are, but rather with the continuing suggestion and innuendo that President Gutmann is sympathetic to terrorism or to Muslim extremism.
Every November, thousands of experienced and amateur writers across the country attempt a 50,000-word novel.
Avery Lawrence is a College junior from Charlottesville, Va. His e-mail address is lawrence@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Few people complain at constant Jew-bashing in 'Borat,' yet Saad Saadi's Halloween costume draws fiery criticism.
Some semblance of sanity finally returned to the Tracy McIntosh trial this week. The former Neurology professor and convicted sex offender had - up until this point - gotten away with his crimes with little more than a slap on the wrist. After promising to show the niece of his friend around the Penn area, McIntosh took the 23-year-old to various local bars and then back to his office, where he allegedly raped her.
After a video showed horrific animal-testing experiments 20 years ago, Penn and others have cleaned up their acts.
Amira Fawcett is a Engineering sophomore from Houston. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Penn's ZBT fraternity has long had a history of good and bad; the two have finally split up permanently.
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