2008 Woodie Awards
The Undergraduate Assembly held its first meeting on Sunday night, taking care of internal business and implementing new ways of reaching out to the undergraduate community, especially freshmen.
n Members passed a proposal to allow any member of the student body to speak to any issue or concern during a 10-minute Open Forum at every UA meeting.
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A popular message board that once catered to Van Pelt bibliophiles is now offering an outlet to students bored, well, anywhere.
The site, formerly Boredatvanpelt.com, was relaunched last Saturday night as Boredatpenn.net by creator Jonathon Pappas.
The site now features specific forums, called "spaces," including ones for Nursing students or Penn juniors.
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Twenty-three national fraternities and sororities have joined a new hotline, 1-888-NOT-HAZE, designed to prevent hazing in fraternities and sororities.
Callers are automatically forwarded to a voicemail, where they can leave messages reporting hazing either anonymously or with contact information.
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Penn profs increasingly a political force
Recent study shows U. employees frequently contribute to Dems' political campaigns
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When it comes to political donations, America's professors are schooling other industries. Penn, too, is taking the lead - and it's mostly Democrats who are benefiting. According to data released last month by the Center for Responsive Politics, the education industry has grown to be a major player in campaign finance.
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Alleged campus crook apprehended
Suspect allegedly targeted a number of Universities; unclear if Penn was next target
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After over a year of allegedly stealing and swiping from colleges across the country, Curtis Perry White was finally brought down by West Philadelphia.
White was apprehended by Philadelphia Police in his West Philadelphia apartment last Wednesday night after a year on the lam following burglaries at at least five colleges since February 2006.
Suspect allegedly targeted a number of Universities; unclear if Penn was next target
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Third Malinovskaya trial to start Thursday
Outcome unclear after last two trials of Wharton undergrad ended in hung juries
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Wharton student Irina Malinovskaya will begin her third trial Thursday for allegedly murdering her ex-lover's girlfriend.
Malinovskaya is accused of bludgeoning Temple University graduate student Irina Zlotnikov to death in the victim's boyfriend's Delaware apartment in December 2004.
Outcome unclear after last two trials of Wharton undergrad ended in hung juries
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Six years later, a campus remembers
Student group erects memorial on College Green to commemorate 9/11 attacks
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Members of the College Republicans, joined by other student volunteers, planted 2,977 flags out on College Green last night - one for each life lost in the attacks.
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University officials are continuing to help the Penn community cope with the death of College sophomore Anne Ryan.
At a Penn community gathering yesterday afternoon, about 15 administrators milled around Houston Hall's Bodek Lounge, nibbling at trays of fruit and cookies and waiting to help any students that needed them.
Congress passes legislation to improve fin. aid
Pres. Bush has said he will sign off on bill slashing loan interest rates
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Congress passed a new financial-aid bill Friday that will overhaul federal student-aid programs, including increases in grants and the slashing of interest rates on some student loans.
The program, which was approved by both houses of Congress, constitutes a major increase in the Pell Grant Scholarships, raising them from a current maximum of $4,050 to $5,400 by 2012.
Pres. Bush has said he will sign off on bill slashing loan interest rates
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A fire occurred on the 3900 block of Delancey Street at about 12:30 a.m. yesterday, forcing residents of four houses on the block to be temporarily displaced and injuring one student.
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Quantifying Quality: Rankings criteria creating a whole host of questions
Experts: 'U.S. News' looks at factors that may not measure education
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Just as Penn students are graded on multiple exams, papers and participation, universities are also judged on a variety of factors. U.S. News & World Report puts out an annual ranking of the nation's universities and colleges in an effort to guide readers through the process of choosing which schools to consider.
Experts: 'U.S. News' looks at factors that may not measure education
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