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The Daily Pennsylvanian

EDITORIAL & OPINION: Spring 1999 Cheers & Jeers

Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without. Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus. Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus.JEERS:Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus.JEERS:· To the University, for the highly troubling decision to limit the quantity of alcohol that of-age students were allowed to bring into their homes over Fling weekend and for failing to notify students in a timely fashion about the change in policy.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus.JEERS:· To the University, for the highly troubling decision to limit the quantity of alcohol that of-age students were allowed to bring into their homes over Fling weekend and for failing to notify students in a timely fashion about the change in policy.· To the University and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 274, for their childish behavior during negotiations over the job status of 37 Faculty Club workers.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus.JEERS:· To the University, for the highly troubling decision to limit the quantity of alcohol that of-age students were allowed to bring into their homes over Fling weekend and for failing to notify students in a timely fashion about the change in policy.· To the University and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 274, for their childish behavior during negotiations over the job status of 37 Faculty Club workers.· To the Athletic Department, for its incredibly poor handling of the ongoing situation involving the women's lacrosse team and its coach, Anne Sage.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus.JEERS:· To the University, for the highly troubling decision to limit the quantity of alcohol that of-age students were allowed to bring into their homes over Fling weekend and for failing to notify students in a timely fashion about the change in policy.· To the University and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 274, for their childish behavior during negotiations over the job status of 37 Faculty Club workers.· To the Athletic Department, for its incredibly poor handling of the ongoing situation involving the women's lacrosse team and its coach, Anne Sage.· To the University, for failing to consult with students prior to the initial announcement of a ban on alcohol at registered undergraduate functions.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus.JEERS:· To the University, for the highly troubling decision to limit the quantity of alcohol that of-age students were allowed to bring into their homes over Fling weekend and for failing to notify students in a timely fashion about the change in policy.· To the University and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 274, for their childish behavior during negotiations over the job status of 37 Faculty Club workers.· To the Athletic Department, for its incredibly poor handling of the ongoing situation involving the women's lacrosse team and its coach, Anne Sage.· To the University, for failing to consult with students prior to the initial announcement of a ban on alcohol at registered undergraduate functions.· To the University, for delaying the announcement of a decision not to host high school basketball championships at the Palestra this year, gravely inconveniencing three area leagues.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus.JEERS:· To the University, for the highly troubling decision to limit the quantity of alcohol that of-age students were allowed to bring into their homes over Fling weekend and for failing to notify students in a timely fashion about the change in policy.· To the University and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 274, for their childish behavior during negotiations over the job status of 37 Faculty Club workers.· To the Athletic Department, for its incredibly poor handling of the ongoing situation involving the women's lacrosse team and its coach, Anne Sage.· To the University, for failing to consult with students prior to the initial announcement of a ban on alcohol at registered undergraduate functions.· To the University, for delaying the announcement of a decision not to host high school basketball championships at the Palestra this year, gravely inconveniencing three area leagues.· To Penn Relays organizers, for deciding not to sell discounted tickets to Penn students for Saturday's races.Things we liked about the last semester and those we could have done without.CHEERS:· To the University and its partners for continued progress -- most recently, unveiling site plans -- in bringing a movie theater and market to 40th Street.· To the Political Science Department, for hiring two new professors, Princeton's John DiIulio and Stanford's Jerome Maddox, a solid step along the road back to respectability.· To University Trustee David Pottruck, for his $10 million donation for major renovations to Gimbel Gymnasium; and to the University, for ongoing renovations to Bower Field and the construction of a 1,000-seat baseball stadium on Murphy Field.· To the University, for plans to renovate Skinner Hall, transforming the current Faculty Club site into a permanent center for the Fine Arts Department.· To the men's basketball, fencing and wrestling teams and the women's gymnastics team, for winning their respective league championships. And to basketball's Diana Caramanico and gymnastics' Molly Sullivan, for earning player of the year honors in their respective leagues.· To Sigma Nu, for raising $3,100 through sales of buttons to aid their alumni advisor, Robert Drake, the victim of a brutal assault.· To SPEC Jazz, for bringing jazz greats Joshua Redmond and Herbie Hancock to campus.JEERS:· To the University, for the highly troubling decision to limit the quantity of alcohol that of-age students were allowed to bring into their homes over Fling weekend and for failing to notify students in a timely fashion about the change in policy.· To the University and Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees Union Local 274, for their childish behavior during negotiations over the job status of 37 Faculty Club workers.· To the Athletic Department, for its incredibly poor handling of the ongoing situation involving the women's lacrosse team and its coach, Anne Sage.· To the University, for failing to consult with students prior to the initial announcement of a ban on alcohol at registered undergraduate functions.· To the University, for delaying the announcement of a decision not to host high school basketball championships at the Palestra this year, gravely inconveniencing three area leagues.· To Penn Relays organizers, for deciding not to sell discounted tickets to Penn students for Saturday's races.· To the University, for searching bags at an apparently arbitrary list of college houses over Spring Fling weekend.