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The University reached a $1.6 million voluntary settlement agreement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday, pledging to clean up its student loan practices. (5 )
The revitalization of a New York railway is inspiring local residents to pursue similar redevelopment in Philadelphia (5 )
U.S. News & World Report released its annual graduate school rankings last week, with the Graduate School of Education experiencing the largest drop of any Penn graduate program. (4 )
For other Ivies, too, admit rates plunge
Six Ivies set records, but experts say Penn's rate to continue drop
By Jon Meza
It's like the limbo for Ivy League admissions rates - they just keep going lower and lower. Five other Ivy League schools joined Penn in admitting the lowest rates of applicants yet, but experts say Penn has the best chance to keep the momentum going. Harvard, Princeton, Dartmouth, Brown and Columbia universities all joined Penn by accepting record-low percentages of applicants.
If you weren't "The Luckiest" when it came to getting Ben Folds tickets and are wondering why the venue won't change, SPEC wants to explain. In an effort to address student concerns about the upcoming Spring Fling concert featuring Ben Folds and Third Eye Blind, SPEC Concerts and SPEC Exec have written an open letter to "members of the University Community" explaining why the concert is set up the way it is.
Former fellow shares heritage, writing history
Gay Talese returns to the Kelly Writers House for lecture
By Katie Karas
"They just don't make men like that anymore." So said College senior Claire Stapleton after attending "dapper" author Gay Talese's lecture on his experiences as an Italian American and his writing career. Talese, who was the first Kelly Writers House Fellow in 1999, returned to Penn for a lecture yesterday evening, speaking to a mixed crowd of about 75 students and adults.

College applicants have rated Penn No. 10 in a survey of "dream schools" by the Princeton Review. But their parents felt differently, with Penn failing to crack the top 10 at all. For the third year in a row, New York University was rated the most popular "dream school" among prospective students.
On Sunday night, the UA passed three student life-related proposals, all of which could benefit students in the near future. The first proposal, regarding the Penn Video Network, urged the University to develop a cost-effective strategy for updating the infrastructure of the system.

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