2008 Woodie Awards
Penn is getting a little more Hollywood.
From one alumnus who directed treadmill-oriented music videos that are viewed 20 million times since its release on YouTube to another who became a singer-songwriter, Penn alumni like these were featured last week at PennFest - an annual alumni festival that takes place in Los Angeles, Calif.
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Universities usually don't hold black-tie galas in empty parking lots.
But that's exactly where hundreds of Penn alumni will be celebrating the kick-off of Penn's multi-billion dollar Capital Campaign this Saturday.
Former Neurosurgery professor Tracy McIntosh will proceed with his court-mandated resentencing for a 2002 sexual assault, and could potentially face time in state prison for the crime.
McIntosh and his lawyer, Joel Trigiani, announced the decision Friday in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
A 41-year-old woman not affiliated with the University was robbed Sunday near the intersection of 39th and Market streets, Philadelphia Police officials said yesterday.
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Student Murder Trial | Bondar returns to stand after recess
Defense rips Bondar apart for inconsistencies
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WILMINGTON, Del. - Contradictions posed by previous sworn statements played a key role yesterday as the defense once again tried to discredit Robert Bondar, the ex-boyfriend of Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya.
Malinovskaya is on trial for the third time for allegedly bludgeoning Bondar's then-girlfriend, Irina Zlotnikov, to death in Dec.
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Microsoft Office a 'steal' online
University's Computer Connection can't compete with prices at theultimatesteal.com
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Those can't-live-without-'em college essentials - Word, Excel and Outlook - are now available for almost half of what Penn's Computer Connection charges.
The promotion, available at Microsoft's Web site theultimatesteal.com, offers the Microsoft Office software for $59.
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What to do with nuclear waste?
Institute of Environmental Studies hosts lecture on government waste disposal project
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Deep below the surface of the earth, scientists are researching the best ways to dispose of nuclear waste left over from defense projects without harming the environment.
As an inaugural speaker for its 2007-2008 lecture series, the Institute for Environmental Studies invited Laurence Brush from the Sandia National Laboratories to talk yesterday afternoon at the Lynch Auditorium in the Chemistry Building.
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Former ambassador slams war in Iraq*
Peter Galbraith speaks at Penn Program in Ethnic Conflict seminar at Law School
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Peter Galbraith refused to beat-around-the-Bush during his lecture on America's involvement in Iraq on Wednesday, calling the war a mistake and a failure in front of 100 students and faculty members who gathered in Silverman Hall to hear his speech.
Galbraith, the former United States ambassador to Croatia, delivered a decisive and resounding seminar for 45 minutes.
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Administration winds up for launch of five-year capital campaign
Homecoming kick-off of fundraising campaign will include unveiling of funds raised so far
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This Saturday, Penn will launch the public phase of its five-year capital campaign with a celebration on College Green and a highly anticipated public declaration of financial goals.
Homecoming kick-off of fundraising campaign will include unveiling of funds raised so far
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Stetson Departure | Trustees not told reasons for exit
Many not briefed on why Stetson left, and some want answers
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The Board of Trustees is the University's highest governing body, but some trustees are still in the dark about the reasons behind the departure of former Dean of Admissions Lee
Stetson.
About half of the trustees who spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian said they had not been told why Stetson abruptly resigned in late August.
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Robb to rely on surveillance footage for alibi
Defense hopes proof of various stops made the morning of wife's murder will prove innocence
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Economics professor and accused murderer Rafael Robb plans to use surveillance-camera footage at several locations he visited the morning his wife was killed in order to provide an alibi at his November trial, according to court papers filed Friday.
In the papers, defense attorney Frank DeSimone outlines Robb's activities on the morning of Dec.
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According to the rhetoric of some of the Western world's most visible political leaders, poverty and lack of education are to blame for terrorism.
But when Princeton economist Alan Krueger came to the Penn Bookstore last night to promote his new book, What Makes a Terrorist, he told an audience of 22 people that both associations were false.
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