2008 Woodie Awards
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Video games and homework aren't always mutually exclusive.
One-hundred-fifty students at the University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering took an innovative new class on video games this semester, playing them on various consoles designed to provide students with a technical and historical foundation for games.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has cleared the way for casino construction to begin in Philadelphia.
In a ruling Monday, the court found "deliberate inaction" in City Council's failure to vote on zoning and land-use requests from the SugarHouse casino, set to be built in Fishtown and Northern Liberties, and issued the go-ahead itself.
Theft
Nov. 25 - A male student reported that at about 1 p.m., an unknown suspect removed a painting from the a building on the 3600 block of Locust Walk.
Nov. 25 - A female student reported that at about 5:05 p.m., an unknown suspect removed a computer from a secured room within the Clinical Research Building, located at 415 Curie Blvd.
Amidst all the media attention regarding the war in Iraq, there exists a myriad of differing opinions on how to bring stability to the nation.
Chris Coyne, author of After War: The Political Economy of Exporting Democracy, provided a fresh perspective on the United States' foreign policy at the Penn Bookstore yesterday evening.
Walking escort use steady after exposure
DPS and AlliedBarton conduct audit of security-guard behavior
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The alleged exposure of a security guard to a Penn student after he walked her home one night does not seem to have affected the number of people using the escort service, the Division of Public Safety has reported.
Current walking-escort numbers are "running pretty much neck-and-neck" with escort use prior to the exposure, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said.
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Penn Student Agencies has added a host of new services for Penn students to utilize.
PSA general manager Aviva Hirschfeld will now offer a notary service from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays or by appointment. Notarized signatures are often required for legal documents like drivers' licenses and house deeds.
The past couple of months have been busy for 2005 College alumnus Edward Anderton and his girlfriend Jocelyn Kirsch.
To support their lavish lifestyle, the two committed fraud on a massive scale, taking in thousands of dollars in forged credit- card transactions, according to Philadelphia Police.
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November, year see slight increases in crime
For year to date, thefts increase; robberies decline
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Crime in the Penn Patrol zone increased slightly in 2007 compared to last year, with the biggest jump occurring in thefts.
Total crime increased year-to-date by six percent, according to the Division of Public Safety.
Statistics for the month of November show a 20-percent increase in total crime compared to the same month last year.
For year to date, thefts increase; robberies decline
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Strobe lights, music, karaoke and chocolate fondue - sounds like a party!
Add Penn President Amy Gutmann and a student dressed as a cardboard dreidel and you have last night's Hanukkah candle lighting at Hillel.
Penn Hillel celebrated the first night of the Festival of Lights with a party for the University community.
