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Law students safe in down job market so far
Ninety-eight percent of Penn Law students were either employed or continuing their educations upon graduation last year. Shortly afterward, another one to two percent found employment.
Fresh Grocer closed preemptively
Documents in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas confirm that Fresh Grocer negotiated the terms of the 40th Street store’s closure prior to its temporary shutdown on Feb. 17.
Phila. universities to create statewide electronic database
Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research, a coalition of Pennsylvanian colleges and universities, was awarded $99.6 million in federal stimulus money to construct the Pennsylvania Research and Education Network, or PennREN.
Grad students trade punches for charity at Philly Fight Night
Philly Fight Night, a boxing match to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia, will pit graduate students from the Wharton School, the Law School and the School of Engineering and Applied Science against one another in the ring.
Sex-for-tickets trial delayed until March
According to Finkelstein’s defense attorney William J. Brennan, the move was purely to accommodate a separate, federal trial he is handling.
FroGro: Closure was ‘voluntary’
Dept. of Public Health reiterated the closure was due to a court order following failed inspections, but a Fresh Grocer spokeswoman called reports "entirely innaccurate."
Cell phone privacy case worries students
The Department of Justice is arguing in a federal appeals court in Philadelphia that the government should be able to obtain cell phone location data from phone towers without a warrant.
Nobody hurt in electrical fire at ZBT
Smoke, ladders and fire trucks were reported Monday morning at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at 39th and Spruce streets. At about 11 a.m., the smoke appeared to have stopped.
FroGro closure due to mice
The grocery store was closed Wednesday and Thursday due to mouse infestation and improper storage violations, despite initial reports of electrical problems by store managers.
Trial date set for Wharton alum accused of insider-trading scheme
The criminal trial of 1983 Wharton graduate alumnus Raj Rajaratnam — accused of receiving and profiting from insider trading tips — will occur on Oct. 25, after his civil trial.