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On Tuesday, WHYY television station will air a series of documentaries that reveal the blood, sweat and tears required to immigrate into the United States from various countries.
As John Kerry swept most of the polls yesterday in 10 states during the Super Tuesday Democratic primaries, students said that the results were more or less expected.
The recently formed Student Movement for Change announced today that it is pushing forward with its proposal to create an academic requirement highlighting cultural diversity in the United States.
Those complaining about the trek to David Rittenhouse Laboratory should take a lesson from Wharton West student Jane Lin-Baden, who flies in from Beijing every time she heads to class.
The vast majority of us can agree that protecting the United States against terror is important. Unless, of course, that means potentially endangering the habitat of some mosquitoes. Sound ridiculous? Not to some environmentalists.
With Saturday's victory against Brown, Al Bagnoli, the George A. Munger Head Coach of Penn Football, surpassed George Munger on the program's all-time win list -- securing exclusive rights to second place and firmly establishing himself as one of a triumvirate of renowned coaches in Penn football history.
With Saturday's victory against Brown, Al Bagnoli, the George A. Munger Head Coach of Penn Football, surpassed George Munger on the program's all-time win list -- securing exclusive rights to second place and firmly establishing himself as one of a triumvirate of renowned coaches in Penn football history.
Ivy League women's soccer has been defined this year by a healthy mix of dominance by the usual powers and surprises by teams which are faring differently than they did last season.
Many accepted ideas are not grounded in reality per se, but in society's validation of them. Our currency isn't backed by anything, and neither are our clocks.
The University announced yesterday that Deborah Marrow, an alumni trustee and director of the Getty Grant Program in Los Angeles, has agreed to fill the vacant trustee slot on the presidential search committee.
Imagine sitting in the middle of the Quadrangle and talking to your parents in another state using your computer.
Under full anesthesia, a small metallic clip is threaded from a patient's thigh to his or her heart through a plastic tube. The clip is then attached to a valve of the heart, and left there.
Meng Jun. Yue Yao. Yanhong Dong.
For the Penn heavyweight crew team, life has almost become predictable.
Contrary to what the Penn women's soccer team might make you think, it is not normal to bring in 21 new players in two years.
Penn's Student Health Services are "middle of the pack" compared to other colleges and universities nationwide, according to a recent report published in The Wall Street Journal. Some, however, have expressed doubt over the validity of that label.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Arguments for cases that could have far-reaching effects on race relations, college admissions practices and even employment standards across the country took audible form yesterday in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
The message came early in the first inning: Oliver was going to war.
For some, complicated medical procedures are something hidden behind the closed doors of operating rooms.
Despite his multiple appearances on television evening news shows and newspaper front pages, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) thinks that Saddam Hussein may be overrated. "I think there are lots of threats out there, and Hussein is not the worst of them," Wyden said. "But there is no doubt that he's a pathological bad guy." The conflict with Iraq was one of several issues addressed at a talk given by Wyden at the Fels Institute of Government on Friday. His visit to campus coincided with a fundraising trip for his upcoming re-election campaign as well as the 19th birthday of his son Adam, a Wharton freshman. Wyden -- who was one of only 23 senators to vote against the resolution to authorize President Bush to attack Iraq if Saddam Hussein refuses to disarm as required by United Nations resolutions -- discussed the implications of military involvement in response to a question brought up by a student following his speech. "If you don't have a good collection of countries who stand with you, you are very much at risk of being at risk," he said. Wyden said he does not doubt the power of the United States in dealing with Iraqi forces, he explained, but rather the possibility of adverse global reaction. "We are going to win all the fights in the short term," Wyden said. "We have enough military power to clean anybody's clock in the short run. The question is, what consequences will a win mean for the long term?" Despite Wyden's progressive stance on finding alternative energy sources, he is not of the opinion that war with Iraq is driven exclusively by U.S. access to oil. Instead, he sees the conflict as a matter of clashing cultural practices. "In many countries, there is great resentment against the openness of our society and the way we treat women," Wyden said. In addition, Wyden's talk was centered around three issues -- energy independence, rebuilding national infrastructure and expanding healthcare coverage. In order to find alternative sources of energy, Wyden said, "We need to shape a new energy policy free of dependence on foreign oil." Specifically, Wyden's first step would be to popularize the use of alternative fuel for cars. "If you do something concrete to put a hydrogen car on the streets, the tax man will not cometh." With respect to the floundering economy, Wyden proposed increasing jobs by refurbishing the national infrastructure. "The principle part of economic stimulus is to pump dollars into productive areas so that the middle class can spend and invest in the economy in the way only the middle class can do," he said. Wyden also spoke briefly about his unlikely entry into politics. His early aspirations were unlike those of the typical politician. He attended the University of California at Santa Barbara on a basketball scholarship before transferring to Stanford University and later graduating from the University of Oregon School of Law. "All I wanted to do was be in the National Basketball Association," Wyden said. "I think I cracked open a book two times between the ages of 12 and 17." Wyden began his career in politics as an advocate for the elderly at the state level. He spent 15 years in the House of Representatives before being elected to the Senate in 1996. "I had never run for anything before," Wyden said "Not even student body eraser cleaner." But Wyden noted that in his transformation from basketball player to U.S. senator, he found that both professions demanded many of the same skills. "The parallels between basketball and Congress are more than you would think," Wyden said. "Both deal with people who, at times, have strong feelings [and] egos." "The name of the game is to work hard, play by the rules and be creative," Wyden said. Audience members, many of whom were Fels Institute graduate students, responded positively to what the senator had to say. "I enjoyed it," Wharton sophomore Patrick Sherlock said. "I was glad I came. He got his positions across."
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