2008 Woodie Awards
Pope Benedict XVI may come to Philadelphia next April, according to a report from the Catholic News Service.
A Vatican spokesman had said earlier this year that the pope was planning a trip to the United Nations and New York City in 2008, likely in April.
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n "I just loved watching her life play out. It was beautiful. She was always doing something extraordinary. There was nothing ordinary she would do."
"Her family came before anything else in the whole world. She would give anything up for her family."
- Penn State University sophomore Missy Rupp, Ryan's high-school best friend
n "I was obsessed since the moment I met her.
Jennifer Jagger is out to make giving birth a little bit easier - or, at least, the preparation for it.
Jagger, a Nursing graduate student, co-edited the newly launched Philadelphia Guide to a Healthy Birth.
Published by Choices in Childbirth - a non-profit consumer advocacy group that educates the public about women's rights and options in childbirth - the Guide lists 155 female-friendly practitioners, all of whom have been referred by mothers and midwives.
New dean, but no change to early decision
Gutmann, Kaplan say that early decision will continue after Stetson's departure
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A change in admissions deans notwithstanding, Penn continues to maintain that early decision is here to stay.
After Harvard and Princeton universities announced last fall that they were both dropping their early-admissions programs, many expected Penn and the other Ivies to follow suit.
Gutmann, Kaplan say that early decision will continue after Stetson's departure
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New approach to women's safety
University of Kentucky sees results from surveys; DPS says it has policies in place
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One university's tactics toward improving women's safety have shown the benefits of doing your own research.
Worried about the violence against women on campus, the University of Kentucky engaged in a campus-specific "Women's Safety Study," beginning in 2004.
University of Kentucky sees results from surveys; DPS says it has policies in place
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While Penn's $6 billion endowment may not be as huge as those of financial giants Harvard and Yale universities, it's safe to say that the University is doing its best to catch up.
With the data on returns on Penn's endowment investments for the fiscal year to be released later this week, The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with the woman behind the numbers, Chief Investments Officer Kristin Gilbertson.
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Friends remember 'beautiful,' 'humble' girl
Those closest to Anne Ryan share memories about 19-year-old's life
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When College sophomore Anne Ryan died from meningitis last Sunday, she left behind a legacy as a model of two kinds.
First, as a girl whose striking beauty didn't stop at the surface, and second, as a scholar whose passions for learning and life made her an ideal student, her friends at Penn say.
Those closest to Anne Ryan share memories about 19-year-old's life
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Thanks to the recent opening of the Jean Madeline Aveda Institute, students can get pampered on a budget.
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Hard to follow recitation? You're not alone
SCUE-sponsored program tries to help TAs improve communication with students
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There will always be that one student who just doesn't understand question five.
Fifty minutes later, the frustration in the classroom is palpable, recitation is over, and the teaching assistant has yet to explain the answer thoroughly.
It's a problem that is troubling - and all too familiar - to the undergraduate population: A lack of communication between TAs and students.
SCUE-sponsored program tries to help TAs improve communication with students
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