The Pennsylvania State University Op-Ed Program

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December 2006 Bowen Track holiday credit spending
December 2006 Ingram Honoring all cultures in holiday celebrations
November 2006 Cigler Challenges for small, rural water and wastewater systems
November 2006 Chirico Ambassadors on the superhighway
November 2006 Smith Visual flight by small aircraft not a threat
November 2006 Schwartz Overseas adoptions require careful research
October 2006 Remick Nuclear waste project a true success story
October 2006 Cimbala Exit Rumsfeld
October 2006 Speel Lynn Swann is fighting history
October 2006 Kelsey The seasons' rural rhythm
September 2006 Smutz and Shaffer Battening down the hatches
September 2006 Hardin Want to empower a young Latina? Hand her a ball
September 2006 Kroger Ethanol cannot replace gasoline
September 2006 Glasmeier American dream needs higher minimum wage
August 2006 Cimbala Silence of the Lambs
August 2006 Brzycki Can adolescents in today's world be motivated?
August 2006 Clark Recruiting nurses from abroad is not the answer
August 2006 Steffensmeier and Schwartz Stricter enforcement may catch more girls in anti-violence net
July 2006 Rossi Optional failure: Losing the war in Iraq
July 2006 Shen Negative political advertising may fire up voters
July 2006 Locke Impressionism and the rise of consumer culture
July 2006 Dumas Two soldiers
June 2006 Oliver Stereotypes affect viewers' perceptions of crime, race
June 2006 Plant What can we learn from American Idol?
June 2006 Carroll The risks of eBallots that we never see
June 2006 Spanier Balancing national security and academic freedom
April 2006 College of Ag. Faculty Organic Farming Offers Genuine Societal Benefits
April 2006 Dellasega The extreme queen of mean
April 2006 Cimbala Try diplomacy and deterrence - not war - with Iran
March 2006 Yapa Public scholarship: integrating research, teaching and service
March 2006 Duiker Is an organic future sustainable?
March 2006 Ketz Justice may not be certain in Enron trial
February 2006 Dyreson/Hopsicker Is Super Bowl Sunday a national holiday?
February 2006 Speel Fewer candidates, fewer choices
January 2006 Halnon Political bias in the crusade for so-called academic freedom
January 2006 Cimbala Security, liberty and surveillance
January 2006 Cigler Who's on first? The paradox of emergency management
January 2006 Rothwell American workers: Offshore yourselves!
December 2005 Cimbala Getting out of wars
December 2005 Peterson and Somit Ideology meets evolution in nation building
December 2005 Watson Price controls and windfall
profits taxes are bad medicine
November 2005 Cimbala Armies and honor
November 2005 Bogue Girls, women and U.S. global competitiveness
October 2005 Cigler Are DHS and FEMA a clash of cultures?
October 2005 Baker & LeTendre Test scores swing focus on wrong eductional issue
October 2005 Clark Go gentle into Halloween night
September 2005 Cimbala New Orleans rebuilding must consider
future weapons of nature
September 2005 Edmondson Education lawsuit misdirected
September 2005 Comiskey Keep the politics in the appointment process
August 2005 Hardin Supreme Court Nominee Not a Fan of Title IX
August 2005 Ketz Re-forming the tax code
August 2005 Peterson Creation, intelligent design, and evolution
July 2005 Vinson How Memin sparks race relation talks
July 2005 Cimbala Cavalier attitude
June 2005 Rossi Saving Social Security
June 2005 Bergstein The class of 9/11
June 2005 Ketz Christopher Cox doesn't reside at Pooh Corner
June 2005 Levine Nuclear power - electricity or bombs
May 2005 Miller-Day and Dodd Dialogue and personal example works best
for parents in drug talks with teens
May 2005 Frank Ivy-covered liberalism is overrated
April 2005 Dumas Wilson's decade series of plays dissect the American soul
April 2005 Walden Literary giant explored lessons of being a a human being
April 2005 Monk Mr. J's torment and the value-added
accountability model in education
March 2005 Rossi The U.S. record trade deficit: Why it matters
March 2005 Kelley and Troester Online political advocacy is growing force for democracy
March 2005 Remick Nuclear power still necessary
February 2005 Gray Federal initiative threatens high school technical education
February 2005 Dellasega Anorexia isn't pretty
January 2005 Mulvey Listening to the 'Other Side'
January 2005 Alley Schools should teach only science in science classes
January 2005 Lakhtakia Whither goes nanotechnology?
December 2004 Rothwell Job training: An expense — or an investment?
December 2004 Carroll The Internet gains as a source of political information
December 2004 Kaplan Linking lives through breaking bread
November 2004 Nelson Should we bring back the cage?
November 2004 Calvert Privacy and the high court: Battles for Bush's new term
October 2004 Brockopp Understanding Islamic ethics of war
October 2004 Cimbala Apocalypse in waiting
September 2004 Rossi Bush's economic record of the last four years
September 2004 Kaplan Grandparenting -- The vital connection
September 2004 Dellasega How to make a mean girl
September 2004 Tuana Just war: Religious antecedents
August 2004 Cimbala Our government stuck in intelligence inertia
August 2004 Cimbala The second Bush term?
July 2004 Cimbala Our government stuck in intelligence inertia
July 2004 Zolten A yard-sale find saves a long-lost voice from oblivion
July 2004 Spanier For 150 years, Penn State has been making life better
June 2004 Treviño Debunking ethics myths
June 2004 McGarrity Colorectal cancer screening saves lives
June 2004 Stoekl Cycling, translating follow similar paths
June 2004 Cimbala Supreme terror
June 2004 Cimbala A fine madness
May 2004 Trauth Diversity is simply good business
May 2004 Jordan Hollywoodization of world cinema
represents cultural colonialism
May 2004 Drago and Colbeck Faculty walk tightrope in balancing career and family
April 2004 Benson Bush's media challenges recall those of JFK
April 2004 Woessner Winning the battle and losing the war
April 2004 Clark Imagination goes a long way for chronically-ill children
April 2004 Sawyer Technology made me do it ... or did it?
March 2004 Rothwell and Wang Innovation: The competitive challenge of the future
March 2004 Rossi Plant to close, jobs lost: why?
March 2004 Rothwell and Wang Is this the Chinese century?
February 2004 Clark Global economy requires new road map
February 2004 Ward New state plan creates collaboration to reduce cancer in PA
November 2003 Spanier Napster agreement to meet student demand, teach integrity
November 2003 Glasmeier, Wood State needs to guide the broadband highway to help rural, metro needs
October 2003 Mara States need to start planning ways to care for aging prisoners
October 2003 Heller Fewer needy students going to college
September 2003 Montemurro Sexual harassment on sitcoms not so funny
September 2003 Colvin Conflict and compromise in the workplace
September 2003 Tuana The femme in the Arnold
October 2002 Spanier Penn State's ambitious financial aid plan
December 2001 Ellis Down time still boom time for business education
December 2001 Vicere Changing times place new demands on business leaders
October 2001 Cimbala A better peace
September 2001 Krauthammer The collapse of the World Trade Center
September 2001 Olian Venture Capital Financing is Down, But not Out
September 2001 Olian Business NOT as Usual
September 2001 Ghadar It's not good to be big in the global econony
September 2001 Christy The keys to success in college
May 2001 Bergstein Don't trust anyone under 33
May 2001 Marks Cultivate an alumni network early and often
May 2001 Snow Managing in the converging economy
April 2001 Olian Go for convergence
April 2001 Ketz Alice-in-Wonderland accounting hurts Social Security
March 2001 Giroux Children on trial
March 2001 Gioia The business school rankings game
March 2001 Spanier Don't throw out the SATs with the bath water
March 2001 Ghadar Engage Iran's reform movement
March 2001 Kaplan Preventing school violence
January 2001 Asbury Change in law gives parents new roll in alcholo intervention
January 2001 Calvert So-called 'Reality TV' shows hardly reflect real life
January 2001 Miller Information technology and the teaching/learning environment
Jan. 23, 2001 Spanier Partnering in a Global World
December 2000 Bussel Pa. mushroom workers remain in election limbo
Dec. 13, 2000 Spanier E-Business Dedication Day remarks
November 2000 Sujan Seeking advice from electronic, human sales people
November 2000 Newman Something for everyone in undergraduate research
Nov. 6, 2000 Jones An open e-mail to the University community
Nov. 2000 Young/Madonna Is school out at the Electoral College?
Oct. 2000 Garoian/Gaudelius The art of identity in the digital age
Oct. 25, 2000 Jones Are we really Penn State?
Sept. 22, 2000 Thomas Building leaders for a digital-based, global economy
Sept. 2000 Ryan Distance education works
Aug. 19, 2000 Spanier President's Convocation
Aug. 14, 2000 Spanier Remarks on the engaged university
July 2000 Schoen Osteoporosis is a preventable disease
July 2000 Dimmick Who said competition is bad?
June 2000 Calvert National voyeurism mas come at a cost
June 2000 Shea What's the right prescription for Medicare, medicine?
June 13, 2000 Spanier Testimony on gambling before Committee on Judiciary
May 13, 2000 Alexander Jane Alexander commencement address
May 2000 Shea What's the right design for a Medicare drug plan?
May 24, 2000 Goldenberg Remarks at Commission on Postsecondary Education
May 2000 Moore Alumni matter to alma maters
May 4, 2000 Spanier Remarks at Luncheon for DOD-sponsored Research
April 2000 Foreman Campbell Bill would temper dominant HMOs
March 2000 Calkins Knowledge is the best medicine
March 2000 Baratta Uranium buyout sensible
March 2000 Eckhardt Genetic diversity and human performance
March 2000 Giroux Merger-mania dazzles eyes, but imprisons you and me
March 2000 Knight Focus on flood risks rather than warning
March 2000 Nelson Can education improve without raising teacher salaries?
February 2000 Ibrahim Tobacco settlement funds and Pa. health
January 2000 Dimmick Just don't get caught
January 2000 Vondracek The role of work needs more attention
January 2000 Vallance Our second prohibition is a failure
January 2000 Eckhardt Kinesiology can contribute to health care cost reduction
January 2000 Grenci This is YOUR weather
January 2000 Kelley Peace in the Balkans: Mission Impossible
January 2000 Manlove High turnover of child care teachers hurts everybody
January 2000 Rolls Variety should be an ally in weight management
November 1999 Fedoroff Genetically modified plants: Monsters or miracles?
November 1999 Spanier Binges burdening colleges
October 1999 Granger Saliva could be the diagnostic fluid of the future
September 1999 DeMicco Take part in a global classroom
September 1999 Greenberg Preventing mental and behavioral problems in children
September 1999 Bussel The union card: Don't leave home without it
September 1999 Farrell Life after the Human Genome Project
September 1999 Holt We need nurses with Ph.Ds
August 1999 D'Augelli Fear and loathing in high school
August 1999 Sebastianelli Take advantage of career days
August 1999 Wildes There is a difference between service and servitude
July 1999 Newell Movement in kinesiology
July 1999 Ibrahim Improving Pennsylvania's diabetes awareness
July 1999 Dimmick Can interscholastic sports be justified?
July 1999 Barry Legislation needed to stop global trafficking of women
June 1999 Glasmeier Kennedy legacy: Appalachia 40 years later
June 1999 Richards House Bill 393 protects citizens from SLAPP suits
May 1999 Greenberg Suspensions, expulsions aren't always the answer
April 1999 Cimbala A different kind of war
April 1999 Cimbala NATO vs. Yugo: A script too strange for Hollywood
March 1999 Lucas Corporate sponsorship still best for Olympics
December 1998 Cimbala What to do about Saddam Hussein?
October 1998 Palmer The dangers of animated advertising
July 1998 Spanier University deplores Beaver Avenue incident
July 1998 Spanier Student access must be paramount
July 1998 Spanier College education a better deal than many realize
June 1998 Lichter A day for fathers to give thanks
Feb. 1998 Cimbala Policy "Train Wrecks" contributed to current scandal
Feb. 1998 Giroux Real race talk faces hard truths, embraces justice
Jan. 1998 Nichols Castro, the Pope and U.S. policy toward Cuba
Dec. 1997 Cross Must We Have the Must-Have Toy?
Dec. 1997 Rose The Innovative Path to Kyoto
Sept. 1997 Brooks Diana and the Media: Blaming the Victim
Sept. 1997  Spence Maybe Teaching is a Bad Idea
June 1997 Spanier Public Higher Education remains a good buy
May 1997 Calvert Tolerating Intolerance
Spring 1997 Spanier A report to the taxpayers
Spring 1997 Spanier Penn State contributes broadly to local community
March 1997 Atwater What Go 'Round Come 'Round
January 1997 Pangborn General Education Revisited
Nov. 1996 Moore What Universities Owe Their Students