Laura Rugarber is a student in the College of General Studies. Her e-mail address is rugarber@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Elizabeth Song | Access is a start, but age limit on Plan B ignores reality
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Elizabeth Song
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Sept. 28, 2006
At Penn Women's Health Services, 11 is the number of the day. Eleven of what exactly? Flu shots, rectal exams, spinach-poisoning outbreaks? Actually, this number represents 11 filled prescriptions. Eleven students who walked into Penn Women's Health Services last Monday and requested Plan B, the only form of emergency contraception on the market.
Avery Lawrence is a College junior from Charlottesville, Va. His e-mail address is lawrence@dailypennsylvanian.com.
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Guest Opinion: Dan Brickley | 'University of Pennsylvania' sounds just right to me
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Dan Brickley
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Sept. 29, 2006
As a new freshman at Penn, I can hardly describe my excitement for the coming four years. Already, I have experimented with uranium, participated in meaningful discussions on U.S. poverty and learned much from amazing professors. Just as Noam Harel wrote in his guest opinion last Friday, "there has never been a better time for current or past Penn students to puff our chests out when we say, 'I go to Penn,' or 'I went to Penn.
On Dec. 11, 2002, I did math homework for the last time. I was done with derivatives forever, since the following day I was accepted early decision to Penn. High school sort of went uphill from there. Last year, 22,754 of the world's overachievers applied to Harvard, 3,869 of whom applied early.
Last week, administrators in the University Registrar's Office were sent scrambling by a novel innovation: Class Buster.
Last week, administrators in the University Registrar's Office were sent scrambling by a novel innovation: Class Buster.
Elizabeth Song | Access is a start, but age limit on Plan B ignores reality
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Elizabeth Song
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Sept. 28, 2006
At Penn Women's Health Services, 11 is the number of the day. Eleven of what exactly? Flu shots, rectal exams, spinach-poisoning outbreaks? Actually, this number represents 11 filled prescriptions. Eleven students who walked into Penn Women's Health Services last Monday and requested Plan B, the only form of emergency contraception on the market.
Avery Lawrence is a College junior from Charlottesville, Va. His e-mail address is lawrence@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Amira Fawcett is a Engineering sophomore from Houston. Her e-mail address is fawcett@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Gabe Oppenheim | Without our help, a beacon of freedom faces death
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Gabe Oppenheim
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Sept. 27, 2006
Our country's most important ally in the war on terror is about to be killed, and most Americans don't even know it.
Have you heard of the human papillomavirus? You should have, because it already affects 20 million Americans. The virus causes 70 percent of cervical cancers and 90 percent of genital warts, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Genital HPV is spread through skin-to-skin contact, unlike most STDs.
Sometimes, all Penn needs is a kick in the ass. On Jan. 22, Amy Gutmann unveiled a plan to beef up Penn security, increasing the Division of Public Safety's budget by 22 percent. The number of Penn Police officers was set to go up 20 percent; the number of security guards, by 50 percent.
Rene Alvarez | College students should find a real cause - not Facebook
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Rene Alvarez
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Sept. 26, 2006
Never let it be said that the college-aged population is apathetic or self-absorbed.
For months now, the future of one of the University's most enjoyable traditions has been in danger.
Abdi Farah is a College sophomore from Owings Mills, Md. His e-mail address is farah@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Earlier this week, after Mayor John Street signed the long-awaited smoking ban, The Daily Pennsylvanian expressed worry because "the bill will have no teeth until the administration begins enforcing it." Well, worry no longer. The Philadelphia Daily News reported this weekend that the city will begin to enforce the ban immediately.
For people who participate in on-campus recruiting, September and October stand out as one of the most stressful months of their undergraduate education. It's that time of year when dinner means stuffing your face with hors d'oeuvres at company presentations, when you can't go out on a Friday night because you're stuck in the library writing cover letters until midnight, when the only reading you have time for is Vault and interview prep guides.
One weekend, not too long ago, I met a guy. He asked for my number, and two days later he called me.
I am a Giants fan - perhaps one of the most blasphemous comments to make in the city of Philadelphia. I grew up playing catch with my dad in suburban New Jersey streets, and most Sundays, I knelt in front of the television screaming "defense" to unhearing white-and-blue defensive linesmen.
On July 2, Mexico faced the most competitive presidential election in its history. On Sept. 5, the Federal Electoral Tribunal - the ultimate arbiter of Mexican elections - officially declared conservative Felipe Calderon the president-elect of Mexico.
As we speak, American scientists are packing their bags and moving to Singapore.
Alicia Puglionesi is a College sophomore from Havertown, Pa.
