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Penn President Amy Gutmann welcomed what she called the "mighty class of 2012" to Penn yesterday evening by giving them the "license to take their first test flight" and asking them to "enjoy the view."
The ceremony, held every year to officially introduce the freshman class to the University, wa
Gas prices aren't the only costs that are skyrocketing.
Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted that food prices would increase by 4.5 to 5.5 percent this year due to the rising cost of fuel and ethanol and unpredictable weather patterns in crop-growing nations.
Those who knew Engineering sophomore Michael Sheahan, who died in an automobile accident last Monday, say they will remember him as both an ambitious student and a caring friend and son.
"What really made him special was that even though he was so brilliant, you wouldn't know it because … he was such a down-to-earth person," said College sophomore Liz Grant, one of Sheahan's friends.
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Financial aid partnership connects admissions office and students
Penn says QuestBridge will help it reach more low-income applicants
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Some low-income students will have a new way to apply to Penn this fall.
Penn will partner with QuestBridge - a non-profit program that links low-income students with scholarship opportunities at top colleges - for the first time this year.
Through the QuestBridge National College Match, high-achieving, low-income high-school seniors are offered admission and full four-year scholarship grants
Penn says QuestBridge will help it reach more low-income applicants
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In a textbook industry strained by persistent debates over rising prices, many students' cure for high costs may also be a cause.
The used book market is booming, but publishers say it is draining their profits and driving up prices.
Cash-strapped students, who spend about $900 on books each year, want lower bills while publishers want to maintain profit in a changing marketplace - a tug-of-war that represents one of many challenges in an industry that is frust
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The Philadelphia Police Department is adding to its arsenal of crime-fighting techniques.
For the first time in the department's history a select group of officers will carry tasers on duty as part of a new public-safety initiative, the Philadelphia Crisis Intervention Team.
After standing in line in 85-degree heat for several hours, Alex Roman was finally able to rest comfortably in her Radian apartment on Sunday night.
Roman, a College sophomore, said she had "a horrible move in experience," a sentiment echoed by many others who moved into the new 14-story apartment complex at 39th and Walnut Streets.
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When the Republican National Committee called Ashley Gunn out of the blue two weeks ago to speak at its convention, the Wharton junior said she was stunned.
With young people getting more involved than ever in politics this election year, the Repu
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The psychiatric records of former Economics professor Rafael Robb and his murdered wife, Ellen, were released to both prosecutors and Robb's defense at
12,000 free reasons to go to class this year
All By Students and Penn Student Agencies distributing free notebooks
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Freshmen are quickly learning the joys of free food and merchandise during NSO. Upperclassmen can now take part by grabbing a free notebook around campus.
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A daunting winter notwithstanding, Jonathan Goodman, a freshman in the College, left the beaches in San Diego last week for Penn's campus in West Philadelphia.
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Penn will increase its presence in West Philadelphia this fall with the introduction of two more after-school tutoring programs.
The Community School Student Partnerships, a student-run group that provides after-school activities at several nearby West Philadelphia schools, is expanding its work to two more elementary schools this fall.
The Delta Upsilon fraternity relocated its chapter house late this summer in response to University concerns that the property did not meet its standards for safety and quality of life.
With Penn's assistance, the brothers moved from 4035 Walnut St. to a vacant University-owned site at 3829 Walnut St.
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NSO: an entire week devoted to introducing new students to the campus and what is has to offer academically and socially.
For most, it's a whirlwind of informational sessions, ice breakers, parties and awkward situations.
Once students have passed their early years at Penn though, their NSO experience changes dramatically.
Wharton professor Thomas Dunfee - a pioneer in the field of business ethics - passed away on June 22 due to complications from cancer.
He was 66. Dunfee was chairman of Wharton's Legal Studies and Business Ethics department
He left behind his wife of 40 years, three children and six grandchildren.
Phi Gamma Delta returns to campus after nine years away
Fraternity is looking to recruit 'well-rounded and well-behaved' upperclassmen
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Philadelphia may be home to a few more founding fathers this year as a new fraternity arrives on campus.
Phi Gamma Delta, also nicknamed FIJI or Phi Gam, was recently approved to restart its Beta chapter on campus.
The fraternity, FIJI's second chapter, was colonized on Feb.
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Philadelphia public schools reported significantly higher crime rates in 2007 than in previous years, but some say those statistics distort the actual environment in the schools.
Penn officials and students who have worked in Philadelphia schools are worried that the latest round of statistics might deter potential me
The reporter recounts her experiences at the Democratic and Republican conventions.
DENVER - Last week, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama stood on a stage in a football stadium packed with more than 80,000 cheering supporters. Waving to the crowd were his wife and two daughters as confetti rained down and fireworks went off.
