A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without. A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERSA recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament. A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERSA recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.· To the University, for cutting off negotiations to bring a new indie rock club to the periphery of campus based on unfair and inappropriate stereotypes of the venue's expected clientele;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.· To the University, for cutting off negotiations to bring a new indie rock club to the periphery of campus based on unfair and inappropriate stereotypes of the venue's expected clientele;· To the University, for failing to adequately focus on the need for affordable shopping and dining options in the campus retail mix;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.· To the University, for cutting off negotiations to bring a new indie rock club to the periphery of campus based on unfair and inappropriate stereotypes of the venue's expected clientele;· To the University, for failing to adequately focus on the need for affordable shopping and dining options in the campus retail mix;· To the University, for failing to ensure sufficient faculty and resources for Penn's language departments, yielding overcrowded classes for students taking Spanish, French and several other languages;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.· To the University, for cutting off negotiations to bring a new indie rock club to the periphery of campus based on unfair and inappropriate stereotypes of the venue's expected clientele;· To the University, for failing to adequately focus on the need for affordable shopping and dining options in the campus retail mix;· To the University, for failing to ensure sufficient faculty and resources for Penn's language departments, yielding overcrowded classes for students taking Spanish, French and several other languages;· To city officials, for failing to reach an agreement on new baseball and football stadiums before the end of the year;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.· To the University, for cutting off negotiations to bring a new indie rock club to the periphery of campus based on unfair and inappropriate stereotypes of the venue's expected clientele;· To the University, for failing to adequately focus on the need for affordable shopping and dining options in the campus retail mix;· To the University, for failing to ensure sufficient faculty and resources for Penn's language departments, yielding overcrowded classes for students taking Spanish, French and several other languages;· To city officials, for failing to reach an agreement on new baseball and football stadiums before the end of the year;· To housing officials, for not permitting current graduate-student residents of Mayer Hall to stay in the building through the completion of their degrees, as originally promised;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.· To the University, for cutting off negotiations to bring a new indie rock club to the periphery of campus based on unfair and inappropriate stereotypes of the venue's expected clientele;· To the University, for failing to adequately focus on the need for affordable shopping and dining options in the campus retail mix;· To the University, for failing to ensure sufficient faculty and resources for Penn's language departments, yielding overcrowded classes for students taking Spanish, French and several other languages;· To city officials, for failing to reach an agreement on new baseball and football stadiums before the end of the year;· To housing officials, for not permitting current graduate-student residents of Mayer Hall to stay in the building through the completion of their degrees, as originally promised;· To Career Services, for implementing its ill-fated Crimson Solutions resume-drop software without adequate testing;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.· To the University, for cutting off negotiations to bring a new indie rock club to the periphery of campus based on unfair and inappropriate stereotypes of the venue's expected clientele;· To the University, for failing to adequately focus on the need for affordable shopping and dining options in the campus retail mix;· To the University, for failing to ensure sufficient faculty and resources for Penn's language departments, yielding overcrowded classes for students taking Spanish, French and several other languages;· To city officials, for failing to reach an agreement on new baseball and football stadiums before the end of the year;· To housing officials, for not permitting current graduate-student residents of Mayer Hall to stay in the building through the completion of their degrees, as originally promised;· To Career Services, for implementing its ill-fated Crimson Solutions resume-drop software without adequate testing;· To the Athletic Department, for prohibiting student season-ticket holders from standing during men's basketball games at the Palestra. When the fans are most excited, security guards should not be forcing the Quakers faithful to take their seats;A recap of those things we liked from last semester, and a few with which we would have gladly done without.CHEERS· To the University, for finally naming Eduardo Glandt the permanent dean of the Engineering School. The wait was long, but the choice was excellent;· To the University, for revising its policy on parental notification of drug and alcohol violations in a way that balances students' rights to privacy and independence with families' interests in the health and welfare of their loved ones;· To the School of Arts and Sciences, for pursuing innovation in advising, general education reform and classroom use of information technology;· To Mayor Ed Rendell, for his eight years of service to the City of Philadelphia. We congratulate him on his appointment to the top post at the Democratic National Committee and look forward to his teaching on campus next semester;· To John Street and Sam Katz, for their clean and issues-based mayoral campaigns;· To Penn students, for their interest in this fall's mayoral race. Those who voted or worked on campaigns -- or even engaged in the lively debate around campus -- are proof that young people are not as apathetic toward politics as many would have us believe;· To the Undergraduate Assembly, for its proposal to bring outdoor basketball courts to the parking garage at 38th and Spruce streets, potentially filling a long-standing campus need;· To the UA, for its effort to increase collaboration with the United Minorities Council, giving Penn's minority community a greater voice in campus affairs;· To the University, for establishing La Casa Latina as a center for Latino student support services and the celebration of Latino culture;· To the UA and Spectaguard, for their plan to provide late-night studiers at Van Pelt Library with walking escorts back to college houses and off-campus residences;· To the Tangible Change Committee and Connaissance, for bringing several high-profile speakers and performances to campus, including Binyamin Netanyahu, Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect, Donald Trump and Def Comedy Jam;· To the women's soccer team, for earning its first-ever berth in the NCAA Tournament.JEERS· To the University, for ending yet another semester without permanent deans for the Law and Wharton schools;· To James M. Wilson and researchers at Penn's Institute for Human Gene Therapy, for the numerous procedural lapses -- some of which raise important ethical questions -- in the gene therapy treatment of Jesse Gelsinger, who died under their care;· To the School of Arts and Sciences faculty, for its lackluster response to the school's plan to overhaul the current General Requirement, further manifesting an apathy toward issues related to undergraduate education.· To the University, for cutting off negotiations to bring a new indie rock club to the periphery of campus based on unfair and inappropriate stereotypes of the venue's expected clientele;· To the University, for failing to adequately focus on the need for affordable shopping and dining options in the campus retail mix;· To the University, for failing to ensure sufficient faculty and resources for Penn's language departments, yielding overcrowded classes for students taking Spanish, French and several other languages;· To city officials, for failing to reach an agreement on new baseball and football stadiums before the end of the year;· To housing officials, for not permitting current graduate-student residents of Mayer Hall to stay in the building through the completion of their degrees, as originally promised;· To Career Services, for implementing its ill-fated Crimson Solutions resume-drop software without adequate testing;· To the Athletic Department, for prohibiting student season-ticket holders from standing during men's basketball games at the Palestra. When the fans are most excited, security guards should not be forcing the Quakers faithful to take their seats;· To the former Billybob, for not keepin' it real. While the renovations make the restaurant more inviting, we miss the one-time campus dive's old personality.
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