2008 Woodie Awards
One by one, they keep jumping off the wireless bandwagon.
But Philadelphia keeps on plugging along.
One of a handful of pioneers to announce plans for a citywide wireless system in 2004, Philadelphia's wireless network is now 70 percent complete and on track to be finished by the end of the year.
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"In 1987, three white Jewish boys from New York City were the most fascinating phenomenon in the burgeoning rap music scene.
"No, really."
So reads the back cover of music journalist Alan Light's 2006 book, The Skills to Pay the Bills: The Story of the Beastie Boys, about which Light spoke last night at the Kelly Writers House.
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The pioneer group of Penn Civic Scholars has arrived on campus.
Penn welcomed its first group of Civic Scholars this semester, and its students are set for a college career immersed in community service.
The Civic Scholars program, thought up by Civic House faculty director Walter Licht less than two years ago, aims to integrate academic achievement and civic engagement.
In a Senate Finance Committee hearing yesterday, a panel of experts urged Congress to set a minimum spending requirement for university endowments in order to make college more affordable.
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When roommates Priscilla Matos and Jessie Daniel head to class in the morning from their 18th-story Harnwell College House dorm room, Matos typically takes the stairs, and Daniel uses the elevator.
Usually, they say, Matos reaches the lobby first.
For Matos, a Wharton senior, and Daniel, a Nursing senior, that result underscores problems with the high-rise elevators that have recently drawn attention from students and alumni.
Student Murder Trial: Prosecution rests case against Malinovskaya
Defense gets chance to prove defendant's innocence despite pattern of jealousy
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The prosecution rested its case yesterday, finishing its portrayal of Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya as a jealous woman whose obsession drove her to the murder of her ex-lover's then-girlfriend, Irina Zlotnikov, in 2004.
Jurors also saw the defense's side for the first time yesterday afternoon, hearing expert testimony that the forensic evidence should absolve of her of the crime.
Defense gets chance to prove defendant's innocence despite pattern of jealousy
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For just 75 cents a day, you, in the words of Sean "Diddy" Combs, could have "silky smooth cocoa-butter skin."
How? Just ask Katie Rodan, who led a lecture last evening at Levine Hall.
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For Class Board hopefuls, toilet covers, jousting
Seven candidates for Class Board President respond to 'DP' survey
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Freshmen running for Class Board President made some waves with their responses to the annual Daily Pennsylvanian quiz, designed to familiarize readers with the candidates.
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