What organizers had intended to be an open discussion forum aimed at dispelling misconceptions surrounding atheism quickly turned into support for atheism itself.
The Penn Inquiry & Freethought Forum, a new club aimed at discussing secular opinions and ideas, hosted "Ask a Skeptic" last night in Huntsman Hall, hoping for a balance of religious and non-religious attendees who would foster healthy debate.
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High-school students who hate the alphabet soup of admissions testing may instead opt to Zinch.
Launched in April, Zinch is a Facebook-like Web site that allows students to show prospective schools more than their PSAT and SAT scores.
Applicants can create profiles that showcase their accomplishments and extracurricular activities and upload video, images and audio clips.
Noisy jack-hammering on Locust Walk should come to an end today as University officials move into the next stage of renovations of the 38th Street pedestrian bridge.
The reconstruction, which has included loud drilling since last week, is part of a $128,000 effort by the University to spruce up the campus for Homecoming.
"In extraordinary times, there are no ordinary lives."
So reads the tagline of noted documentary filmmaker Ken Burns' new production, The War, for which there was a preview screening and panel discussion last night in College Hall.
Modern European History professor Ronald Granieri, Classics professor Peter Struck and Tom Childers, who previously viewed the entire film and interviewed Burns, comprised the panel.
Oft-maligned SEPTA delays West Philly El construction once again
Transit agency pushes back Market-Frankford work to Dec. '08; estimated cost jumps $290M
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When it began in 2000, SEPTA's Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project, an effort to replace 11,000 feet of elevated subway on the Market-Frankford Line, seemed to be on the right track.
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New RIAA letters threaten 31 Penn students
Pre-litigation letters offer chance to settle to alleged infringments
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The school year has barely started, but the Recording Industry Association of America hasn't wasted any time continuing its legal onslaught against students.
Pre-litigation letters offer chance to settle to alleged infringments
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New syllabi: books, tests and blogspot?
They're no Perez Hilton, but blogging profs are the new trend in academia
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Along with at least 1,000 other scholars, Linguistics professor Mark Liberman is part of a recent trend of professors delving into a new, informal aspect of academia: the blog.
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Malinovskaya placed at the murder scene
Testimony shows she was outside Bondar's apartment near the time of Zlotnikov's death
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WILMINGTON, Del. - Through two expert analysts and one witness, Delaware prosecutors yesterday attempted to place Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya in the vicinity of the scene of Irina Zlotnikov's murder.
Malinovskaya is facing her third trial for allegedly bludgeoning Zlotnikov to death on Dec.
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Alumni reconnect downtown
Penn Alumni Club of Phila. hosts fall event, boasts recent membership increase
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About 100 alumni rekindled their Penn pride at the annual First September event of the Penn Alumni Club of Philadelphia, held last night at the Triumph Brewing Company in Old City.
Penn Alumni Club of Phila. hosts fall event, boasts recent membership increase
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NSO social site hit by popularity contest
Ubiquitous Facebook threatens future of Pennster for next class
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Move over, Pennster - but don't leave just yet.
Penn's social network for incoming freshmen saw the lowest number of users this summer than ever before in its four-year history.
Pennster managers are currently discussing the future of the site - whether to improve it or can it.
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