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Two male students were assaulted in separate incidents near campus this weekend.
Division of Public Safety officials said a male student was robbed near the intersection of 40th and Locust streets at about 4:15 a.m. yesterday.
About four or five men exited a dark sport-utility vehicle on Locust Street and attacked the student, inflicting a wound to the back of his head, DPS officials said.
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Former Wharton professor Scott Ward pled guilty today in federal court to producing child pornography for importation into the United States. Ward, who has been held in custody since August, is scheduled for sentencing May 11. His charge carries a sentence of 15 to 30 years in prison, according to a press release issued by the U.
Gary Onufer is flat-lining, and he's never been happier.
Last Monday, the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania made the 46-year-old former fitness instructor the first person in the Northeastern United States to receive a Total Artificial Heart, a cutting-edge "Bridge to Transplant" technology that will keep him alive until he finally gets a heart - and a heartbeat - of his own.
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Want better wireless? Try talking about it
Lack of communication deemed root of computer problems
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Before connecting students to the Internet, Penn computing officials may need to connect with students first.
Communication problems between students and technology administrators are preventing Penn computing from ironing out all the connectivity problems in Penn's residential wireless network, AirPennNet, officials say.
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Market St. liquor store may move
Community leaders in talks to move store on 41st and Market to 43rd and Walnut
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Talks between the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and community leaders to move the Wine and Spirits store, located near the intersection of 41st and Market streets, are ongoing, according to officials familiar with the negotiations.
The PLCB, which regulates all liquor sales in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is looking to lease the retail space of the already-vacated Rite Aid located at 4237 Walnut St.
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Mark Bowden is a living example of how you don't have to write fiction to create a great story.
Bowden, author of the bestselling book Black Hawk Down: A Story of Modern War, visited the Kelly Writers House yesterday afternoon. He was invited by professor Dick Polman for his Advanced Journalistic Writing Class.
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Mayor's Race 2007: Candidate Milton Street sees tale of two weeks
Declared Democrat arrested yesterday for unpaid traffic fines
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Last week, he was announcing his candidacy for mayor.
This week, he was behind bars.
Milton Street, older brother of Mayor John Street and Democratic mayoral candidate, spent several hours in jail yesterday after he was arrested for unpaid traffic fines in Moorestown, N.
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Solo rock climber holds on for dear life
Michael Reardon discusses the fear and freedom of climbs
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He graced the pages of National Geographic. He rock climbed two vertical miles in a day, solo. He wore a Wonderwoman costume as he traversed a 600-foot mountain. He brings granny panties, which he refers to as "prayer flags," on almost every climb.
Michael Reardon, a free solo rock climber, may have done everything there is to do when it comes to solo climbing.
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The Undergraduate Assembly spent Sunday night gearing up for next week's annual budget meeting.
Every year, the UA receives money - a percentage of the general fee in student tuition - to allocate to themselves and four other branches of student government: the Nominations and Elections Committee, the Social Planning and Events Committee, the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education and the Class Boards.
For young parents, new daycare doesn't cut it
Center renovations fail to meet students' needs, some say
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Issues concerning graduate students with children are finally reaching Penn's radar, but it may be too little, too late.
Additional facilities to help improve the University's day care are currently under construction at the Penn Children's Center, but graduate students with children say their needs have been overlooked throughout the entire process.
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Perspective: At universities, new sets of values bring new sets of requirements
From Pilot curriculum to implementations, the evolution of Penn's requirements mirrors those at other top-tier schools pushing new priorities
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What college students need to learn is constantly changing, and universities are working to keep up with the times.
Yale University instated changes to its distribution requirements for the class of 2009 and now requires students to venture abroad.
Harvard University, for its part, recently released a proposal to revamp its own curriculum.
From Pilot curriculum to implementations, the evolution of Penn's requirements mirrors those at other top-tier schools pushing new priorities
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For the first time in over 30 years, Harvard University has proposed major changes to its Core Curriculum.
Eight new subject areas would replace the curriculum's current 11, for which new classes will be created. In addition, a program of "activity-based learning" would try and tie together academic and extracurricular activities.
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On Feb. 19, 2003, the University and Penn Law School Dean Michael Fitts signed individual "friend of the court" briefs to submit to the U.S. Supreme Court in favor of the University of Michigan's affirmative action admissions policy.
The policy, challenged in the Supreme Court at the time, established race as a factor in admissions.
