2008 Woodie Awards
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A judge will decide within the next week whether jailed sex offender and Penn student Kurt Mitman will be allowed to return to campus, though any release from prison will likely be accompanied by additional security.
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A grieving father and a life-sized coffin brought the stark reality of the Iraq War's death toll close to home.
Draped in an American flag, the coffin - displayed on Locust Walk yesterday afternoon - was meant to represent the one that 20-year-old Lance Corporal Alexander Arredondo was buried in after being killed in Iraq on Aug. 25, 2004.
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Forty-seven fewer students have been invited to join fraternities, compared to last year.
Since Bid Night earlier this week, 362 men have decided to join one of the many campus brotherhoods, and more may be on the way.
Of the 514 bids that were offered earlier this week, 57 were declined, and 95 students have until noon on Friday to make a decision.
First African American mayor shares vision
Rev. Wilson Goode says education is key to Phila.'s future
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Former Philadelphia Mayor Rev. Wilson Goode could easily rest on the laurels he has already attained, but this Philadelphia Inquirer 2006 Citizen of the Year says there is still a lot of work to be done.
In light of the upcoming mayoral elections, Goode paid a visit to the Fels Institute of Government yesterday afternoon to speak about how far Philadelphia has come and where he sees the city going in the future.
Rev. Wilson Goode says education is key to Phila.'s future
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After feasting on falafel, 40-some audience members sat down with satiated stomachs and open minds to listen to a discussion entitled "Jerusalem: One City, Three Religions" last night at the Penn Newman Center.
Panelists included visiting scholars David Johnston and Rehav Rubin, as well as Religious Studies professor Guy Stroumsa.
Princeton freezes tuition; raises room, board
Penn, other Ivy League universities unlikely to follow suit
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Princeton University announced this week that it will not raise its tuition for the first time since 1967, but some experts do not believe the move will spark a trend among Ivy League schools.
Princeton will keep its tuition for the 2007-2008 school year at $33,000, though room-and-board costs will increase $1,780 - a 19-percent jump from last year.
Penn, other Ivy League universities unlikely to follow suit
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For students looking to travel to the Big Apple on a budget, cheap transportation just got a little easier.
The P2P Circulator service, which operates low-cost buses between Philadelphia and New York City, is now available at a newly opened Philadelphia terminal at the intersection of 30th and Market streets.
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Philippe Bourgois has spent time with homeless communities and drug abusers, but soon he will take on a different sort of challenge - Penn students.
Penn president Amy Gutmann tapped Bourgois to be the fifth Penn Integrates Knowledge professor in a press statement released yesterday.
