2008 Woodie Awards
Former Dean of Admissions Lee Stetson, whose 29-year tenure at Penn ended with an abrupt resignation last semester, is starting his own college consulting company, to the surprise of the admissions community.
The company - called Stetson College Advisory - will work with "colleges and universities in evaluating their admissions programs, advising selected high-school students regarding the college search process and conducting searches for secondary schools," according to the description posted on the Harvard Summer Institute on College Admissions's Web site, which lists Stetson as a faculty member.
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Despite last week's court ruling blocking the enforcement of new gun-control measures in Philadelphia, some faculty, students and city residents are still calling for what they call "common-sense" firearm laws.
The proposed measures, signed into law by Mayor Nutter earlier this month, would limit individuals to one firearm purchase per month, require that owners report lost or stolen guns within 24 hours, ban the possession of automatic weapons and prohibit persons with an order of protection against them and persons deemed dangerous from possessing firearms.
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Speed, strength and endurance are on full display this weekend during the finals of the 114th annual Penn Relays.
Penn Relays, America's premiere track and field event of the early outdoor season, invited qualifying teams from 950 high schools and 250 colleges worldwide this year, along with professionals from some of the world's top track clubs.
Thanks to a new program by Housing and Conference Services, throwing out unwanted items at the end of the school year has never felt better.
In an effort to promote environmental and social responsibility, HCS will be collecting students' old clothes and appliances and donating them to charity during the move-out period.
If you're stressed or upset, you're not alone.
That's the message of the Me Too Campaign, launched by Duke junior Deepika Ravi this past March as an effort to remind students that their peers are dealing with many of the same problems.
In addition to handing out 370 T-shirts with the phrase "Me Too" written on them, campaign leaders hung banners and flyers around campus, held a barbecue to raise awareness and created a Me Too blog for students to post their stories, feelings and experiences.
As finals week approaches, teaching assistants across the university are probably gearing up for long nights spent answering last-minute questions over e-mails and extra office hours.
However, they did have an opportunity to relax with free food and drinks last night at the Graduate Student Center, where the University honored 12 TAs for Excellence in Teaching.
Giant puppets and a herd of elementary-school students may not seem like the most obvious path for social activism, but a local nonprofit organization is giving it a try anyway.
The Spiral Q Puppet Theater, which uses puppets, street theater, parades, and pageants to promote community unity and social activism, will be putting on the first of its three spring parades today.
Green is the new red and blue - at least, that's the message Penn is hoping to instill in incoming students before they even set foot here.
PennGreen, a new pre-orientation program created by the Undergraduate Assembly earlier this year, will officially debut with a pilot run to train 14 recently-selected freshmen and sophomore leaders this August.
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