In the world of higher ed, hosting a presidential debate is like hosting the Olympics. That's why many students on campus were disappointed a month ago when the Democratic primary presidential debate went to Drexel instead of Penn. As for the reason why, the University continues to fall back on the Irvine excuse. (2 )

'Let's just calculate the discount rate and then we can dance." My Advanced Corporate Finance group minimizes the Excel worksheet and lets loose. It's 2 a.m. in Huntsman and passersby stare. (Yes, it is weird that we're breaking it down in a study room, but it's also weird that you're 19 and pretend you're Gordon Gekko. (7 )

The youth of America are looking to the 2008 presidential candidates for a change in policy and fiscal responsibility. We will no longer support the culture of deficit spending and pork-barrel legislation, as we will have to bear that burden, crippling our future and America's economic might.