2008 Woodie Awards
Burglary March 28 - Several computers, valued at $3,600, were reportedly removed from a secured office within Stemmler Hall, located at 3450 Hamilton Walk, at about 8:30 a.m. March 29 - A male unaffiliated with the University of unknown age reported that an unknown suspect removed cash from his secured hotel room while he was away from his room at the University City Sheraton, located at 3549 Chestnut St.
A plea deal is likely in the works for former Marketing professor Scott Ward, who is facing child-pornography charges. Ward, 65, is awaiting arraignment on two counts of transporting child pornography and one count of giving a false statement to a governmental agency.
Saxophone musicians today still try to emulate one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time - John Coltrane.
Yesterday at Kelly Writers House, jazz critic and Philadelphia native Francis Davis discussed Coltrane's life and music in a review of his upcoming book, Sheets of Sound.
In this year's U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate programs, Penn's numbers stayed fairly steady.
The Graduate School of Education, which experienced the biggest drop last year from seventh to 11th, rose one spot this year to 10th. The Engineering, Medical and Law Schools each fell one spot, to 30th, fourth and seventh, respectively.
The sweet side of sisterhood
Penn Women's Center invites sororities to learn more about its resources in a delicious way
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If you want women to get along, just add chocolate to the mix.
Yesterday, the Women's Center opened its doors to Panhellenic and Multicultural Greek women all over campus with an inaugural open house.
"The purpose of [the open house] is to get the sorority houses involved and aware of the services that the Women's Center offers," said Engineering junior and Executive Vice President of the Panhellenic Council Elizabeth Rosenblatt.
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Profs cope with 1,500 neighbors
Professors who live in Quad say living with students, even during Fling, is enjoyable
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When Graduate School of Education professor John Fantuzzo and his wife moved to their new home six years ago, they had to adjust a bit to their new neighbors: the more than 1,500 students living in the Quadrangle.
"At first we felt we were on a different planet," he said.
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Steven Pinker has a way with words.
Named one of Time's 100 most influential people in 2004, the best-selling Harvard psychology professor spoke in Irvine Auditorium yesterday on his new book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature.
His presentation was part of the 2008 Levin Family Dean's Forum, an annual celebration of the arts and sciences featuring leading intellectual figures.
On Monday, a judge sealed documents that reveal the identity of the person whose lungs Tony Grier received during a transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania two years ago.
The lungs were cancerous and eventually killed Grier. His mother, Emma Grier, is now suing HUP.
Classical Studies professor Ralph Rosen has been appointed the new Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences.
Rosen, who has been at Penn for the past 25 years, will be responsible for overseeing the School's doctoral programs, which enroll approximately 2,000 students.
The sounds, speed and adrenaline of racing could sum up the atmosphere in Levine Hall on Tuesday when Penn's Formula SAE team unveiled its car for this year's competition.
Formula SAE is an annual competition between colleges and universities worldwide. Teams have approximately one year to build a car and then compete with other teams on the race day.
Surveys voided after bias concerns
Admissions Office did not seek random sample to respond to Princeton Review survey
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The Princeton Review has decided to void a number of responses from Penn for the company's annual guidebook due to worries about perceived bias.
The company made the decision after The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that the Admissions office did not seek a random sample of students to respond to the survey, despite a request to do so from the Princeton Review, said Robert Franek, the author of the Princeton Review's Best 366 Colleges.
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With only weeks left until the end of the academic year, JPMorgan Chase, the investment firm that acquired Bear Stearns last month, has started rescinding offers made last fall for summer internships and full-time positions.
But the investment firm is not leaving students completely empty-handed.
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Thinking beyond the dual race
Former Senator Mike Gravel shares his ideas for an empowered America
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Former Senator and presidential hopeful Mike Gravel wants to empower you.
He also wants to get rid of the IRS, institute a "Fair Tax" program and change America's relationship with Iran.
And he wants you to buy his book, "Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change," in which he outlines how citizens, once empowered, will take back their rights.
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Colbert gets truthy about Pa. primary
Comedy host talks with the DP about filming at Annenberg next week
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Next week, Penn will have the opportunity to witness the "Colbert bump, " as the popular Comedy Central show, The Colbert Report, will film at the Annenberg Center for Performing Arts next Monday through Thursday nights.
In a telephone interview with the show's host, Stephen Colbert, the Daily Pennsylvanian had the chance to ask Colbert about his views on filming at Penn, his job and the Pennsylvania primary.
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