2008 Woodie Awards
Vote Absentee
Like any daughter, Chelsea Clinton doesn't always agree with her mother.
But none of those differences in opinion came up yesterday, when hundreds of Penn students gathered on Wynn Commons to hear the former first daughter speak about the presidential campaign of her mother, New York Sen.
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College sophomore Lisa Schlesinger sat down in Houston Hall yesterday to an unusual occurrence. Rather than studying or eating lunch, Schlesinger was pampered with a fresh coat of light-pink nail polish.
Get a manicure and support the fight against breast cancer - that was the message behind yesterday's "Manicure for the Cure" event, held on the first floor of Houston Hall.
In efforts to aid victims of the Kenyan political crisis, Student Ambassadors of the World is conducting a drive to collect supplies for a rural village in Western Kenya.
Violence disrupted the country following a contentious December election, killing and displacing thousands, until President Mwai Kibaki and opposition leader Raila Odinga reached an agreement last week with the hope of restoring peace.
SEAS goes global - in Ghana
Partnership with science and tech school will provide opportunities for study abroad
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The national flag of Ghana may be red, yellow and green, but students and faculty at Penn Engineering are working to give the African nation a healthy dose of the red and the blue.
Through a partnership with the nation's main science and technology university and a variety of service projects and programs, SEAS has made Ghana a primary focus of its global outreach efforts - efforts they hope will provide benefits to both Penn and the African nation.
Partnership with science and tech school will provide opportunities for study abroad
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With the completion of Cira Centre South still a number of years away, for now, progress is being marked by subtraction.
Before construction can begin, the Post Office Truck Terminal Annex building that currently stands on the site along 30th Street between Chestnut and Walnut streets must first be demolished.
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Yesterday's preliminary hearing scheduled for Joseph Cho, the former Penn Law student facing charges of attempted murder, has been postponed until April 2.
Judge Frank Bailey issued another continuance yesterday, as Cho's attorney Peter Bowers was unable to attend the hearing for the second time.
The Faculty Senate Executive Committee decided yesterday not to recommend a policy requiring prospective faculty members to disclose previous criminal convictions.
The committee also said it does not support a self-disclosure policy elsewhere in the University, according to a statement.
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Undergrads as research subjects raise issues
Psychologists challenge accuracy, ability to generalize studies to a wider population
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Each semester, approximately 600 students in Introduction to Psychology will participate in research projects, ranging from experiments about coping with stress to improving body image.
The course requirement does more than help students understand how psychology is studied - it provides graduate students and professors with a convenient pool of subjects for their work.
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Pa. could become 'Iowa on steroids'
With race still tight for Dems, all attention is on Pa.'s April 22 primary
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Contrary to most predictions at the beginning of this year's presidential primaries, Pennsylvania now matters - in fact, it could effectively determine the outcome of the Democratic race for President.
Political analysts initially predicted that the Democratic primaries would be decided on Super Tuesday, Feb.
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While some students complain that the administration may be hard to reach, on Friday afternoon Penn officials did all they could to get in touch with every individual on campus.
The Division of Public Safety conducted its first University-wide test of the UPennAlert emergency-notification system, which is meant to reach students, faculty and staff through text messages, e-mails and cell-phone calls in the case of emergency situations.
Last night, the Penn Democrats endorsed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama for president, despite debate about whether to endorse a candidate at all.
The endorsement required a two-thirds majority to pass.
Following the vote, College sophomore Mukul Sharma, Penn Dems vice president, said the group will do "whatever it can" for Obama and wants to host a visit for either the senator or his surrogates before the April 22 Pennsylvania primary.
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