2008 Woodie Awards
While most students were dozing through Friday morning recitations two weeks ago, College sophomore Cameron Clark and his classmates were exploring African and Native American Art artifacts.
The excursion was a required field trip for his World History Class to the University of Pennsylvania Museum.
What comes to mind when you think of blinking traffic lights?
For B.J. Ellis , executive director of The N Crowd, a Philadelphia comedy troupe, they are a "clear attack of the epileptic liberation front".
It takes about five seconds before the audience will find themselves laughing out loud.
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Yesterday, some of Penn's most powerful decision-makers, the University Board of Trustees, weighed in on key University projects.
Six committees met and discussed prevalent issues in the first day of the board's winter meeting, one of three meetings held each year.
End of writer's strike brings joy, apathy
Some worry the shows they started watching in past months may lead to overloaded TV schedules
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For Carol Baniqued, a Wharton junior described as a "TV addict" by her closest friends, the Writer's Guild of America Strike could have symbolized the apocalypse.
But now that it's over, Penn students are realizing that while they missed TV, the strike wasn't as bad as they thought.
Some worry the shows they started watching in past months may lead to overloaded TV schedules
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The 10th annual WILith Fair hosted by the Women in Leadership Series went off without a hitch last night.
WILith Fair - a celebration of female leaders on campus - featured good food, quality entertainment and a long list of honorees, guests and students being recognized for their distinguished leadership and outstanding achievement.
Taking a year off with a purpose
Princeton planning program to send pre-frosh overseas for service
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Instead of studying for exams and going out to parties, some Princeton freshmen could be spending their first year after high school overseas helping others.
Earlier this week, Princeton University announced that it is working on a program to send about 100 students, or 10 percent of its entering class, abroad for a gap-year program before the students come to campus.
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At Penn, students are constantly reminded to think globally. One Penn alum took this advice literally, and he is now surrounded by 192 countries on a daily basis.
Wharton MBA alum Hugh Dugan is not a perpetual globe-trotter - he is a United States delegate to the United Nations and member of the United States Diplomatic Corps.
Hotel debate continues
Developer says zoning meeting about 40th and Pine hotel provided ideas; neighbors still hesitant
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Last week's meeting of the Spruce Hill Zoning Committee, which discussed plans for an 11-story extended-stay hotel at 40th and Pine streets, seems to have created only a greater divide between developers and the community on an already divisive issue.
Nearby residents expressed strong disapproval of the hotel at the meeting, while developers heaped praises on the design.
Developer says zoning meeting about 40th and Pine hotel provided ideas; neighbors still hesitant
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Zionist students protest traveling art exhibit
Breaking the Silence exhibit draws 15 protestors to Hillel dinner with ex-Israeli soldiers
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Last night, about 15 protesters gathered outside of a Hillel-Steinhardt conference room that was hosting a dinner and discussion with the two former Israeli soldiers who have put on a controversial exhibition of photographs about the Israeli occupation.
Mostly members of the Zionist Freedom Alliance, the protesters sang Jewish songs and refused to join the discussion going on inside, citing philosophical differences with the exhibit, called Breaking the Silence.
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Checking Facebook anywhere in Philadelphia will still soon be possible, even though the company running the city's wireless network is dropping out.
Last week, Earthlink announced its plans to sell its municipal wireless business - which includes Philadelphia's program.
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