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The University's handling of the departure of former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson may be doing Penn more harm than good, crisis-management experts say.
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Imagine what would happen if all the rules of the library - no speaking, shouting or running - were broken, and the books began reading themselves aloud.
Just that happened last night in the Kelly Writers House's Art Cafe during "Suddenly Everyone Began Reading Aloud," a project by College senior Matthew Abess.
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To describe the inner workings of the underground economy that exist in many urban communities, Columbia professor Sudhir Venkatesh told a story at the 23rd annual public lecture hosted by the Urban Studies Department.
Venkatesh, an ethnographer of life in urban neighborhoods, conducted his research on the intricacies of the underground economy in Brownsville, Chicago, an extremely poor and predominantly African American community.
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'Your prof added you as a friend on Facebook'
Faculty use social networking site to stay in touch with students
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While teaching Marketing 101 last fall, Wharton professors Keith Niedermeier and Peter Fader made a bet: They challenged each other to create Facebook profiles and see who would have more friends by the end of the semester.
But there was one rule: neither professor could make any friend requests.
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Come fall 2009, freshmen and sophomores can kiss their four-day break goodbye
University, students decide to cut part of semester vacation
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As sophomores and freshmen leave today for a four-day break, they should count their blessings: Come fall 2009, fall break will be one day shorter.
The Council of Undergraduate Deans made the decision last May to shorten the break in 2009 to one day in order to squeeze a full 13 weeks of classes into the fall semester.
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With RIAA, schools weigh options
Many schools comply somewhat with industry's legal requests, but some back students
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College sophomore Brandon Moyse never thought Buckcherry would get him into trouble.
But when Moyse - who is also a DP sportswriter - opened his inbox last Friday, the rock band was the cause for a distressing e-mail: A message from the Recording Industry Association of America demanding that he remove one of the band's hit songs from his computer.
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ONLINE UPDATE: Robb to use alibi defense at trial
Econ prof to rely on surveillance footage to prove innocence
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Economics professor and accused murderer Rafael Robb plans to use surveillance-camera footage at several locations that he visited the morning his wife was killed in order to provide an alibi defense at his November trial, according to court papers filed Friday.
Econ prof to rely on surveillance footage to prove innocence
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ONLINE UPDATE: McIntosh doesn't fight resentencing in sexual-assault case
Prosecutors say they will ask for 5 to 10 years in prison for former prof
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Former Neurosurgery professor Tracy McIntosh will proceed with his court-mandated resentencing for a 2002 sexual assault.
McIntosh and his lawyer, Joel Trigiani, announced the decision Friday morning in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. McIntosh's other option was to try to withdraw his original no-contest plea and go to trial.
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