2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
With the addition of the Radian to residential options, sororities are having an unusually difficult time filling their houses for next year.
Because rush occurs during the spring, many girls have already signed contracts for housing next semester. Most off-campus leases are signed during the fall, as are contracts for in-house room change.
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Several Nursing students may be traveling to rural areas in Honduras - but that won't stop them from blogging about it.
As part of the Nursing course, Infant and Maternal Care in the Americas, nine Nursing undergraduate and graduate students will help out in underserved communities in Honduras to improve health care, particularly in midwifery, for two weeks this May.
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The flat-screen television flashing with vivid images of superheroes and Charlie Brown seemed out of place at the time-worn Kelly Writers House last night as Pulitzer Prize-winning artist and author of Maus Art Spiegelman presented "Comix 101."
The presentation was a condensed history of comic-book evolution intertwined with his personal experience writing graphic novels.
Several Web sites that require users to log in with their PennKeys for access - including PennPortal and Blackboard - were unavailable for several hours on Sunday afternoon due to problems with the server that allows for PennKey authentication, according to Robin Beck, vice president for information systems and computing.
Katrina aftermath examined
Penn students venture to the Gulf region to assess the health of Katrina victims
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Penn students reported their findings on a region hit hardest by Katrina, the deadliest hurricane in U.S. history, last night at a panel entitled "Penn in the Gulf."
On Jan. 12, 2008, students and faculty from the Schools of Dental Medicine, Engineering and Applied Science, Nursing, Social Policy and Practice and Veterinary Medicine provided volunteer services at a well-attended health fair in Pearlington, Miss.
Penn students venture to the Gulf region to assess the health of Katrina victims
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Penn students like green, and they're not waiting until incoming students get here to spread the message.
Members of the Undergraduate Assembly passed a proposal last Sunday evening supporting the creation of an environmentally themed pre-orientation program.
Even in the liberal arts job pressure hits home
From Wharton to the College, Penn's pre-professional climate keeps students looking forward
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When Wharton sophomore Dennie Zastrow was applying to Penn, his parents encouraged him to select Wharton to boost his chances of finding a good job. Two years later, it's that career-minded focus that's driving him to get out.
Zastrow, who is currently trying to transfer into the College, said he was turned off by Wharton's emphasis on finding the right internships and jobs as early as freshman year.
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Bloomberg to address graduates
NY mayor will be the 2008 Commencement speaker, officials announced yesterday
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New York Mayor and Bloomberg, L.P. founder Michael Bloomberg will address this year's graduating class, University officials announced yesterday in a press release.
Bloomberg will speak at Penn's 252nd Commencement on Monday, May 19 and will receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.
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It's no secret that the top summer internships are often unpaid.
But what's less known is that many students must pay their universities to receive the academic credit that some employers - wary of labor laws governing unpaid internships-require as a condition of the job.
Swipe in, but only in Gregory
College House keys have seen recent changes, but electronic pilot program won't expand
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Penn began piloting an electronic-key system in Gregory College House in 2002 - but there are still no plans to expand the program, despite attention on dorm safety following a rash of burglaries in Harnwell College House over Thanksgiving break.
In Gregory's Class of 1925 building, residents must swipe their PennCards and punch in their PIN in order to enter individual rooms, not just the main building.
College House keys have seen recent changes, but electronic pilot program won't expand
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Political speakers posing a challenge
Student groups hope for a candidate visit before Pa. primary
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With no end in sight, it is likely the remaining Democractic presidential candidates will descend upon Pennsylvania before the April 22 primary.
However, despite the state's potential role in deciding the nominee, the likelihood of campaign rallies and speeches at Penn remains in doubt.
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