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"In the far distance a helicopter skimmed down between the roofs," wrote George Orwell in the opening scene of his classic novel, 1984. "It was the police patrol, snooping into people's windows."
With the quiet grace of a conductor leading an orchestra of talented musicians, Dean Gary Hack has presided over the School of Design for the last 12 years.
The doctor looked at me apologetically. "I'm sorry," he said.
Hostels aren't just for backpacking through Europe. Now they're in our own backyard.
The federal government is in trouble. No, not for the usual litany of reasons concerning diplomatic blunders abroad, lack of unilateral credibility or a skyrocketing deficit. This time, it's about Boomsday - the looming retirement of thousands of baby boomers from the government. By 2040, over 66 percent of the federal workforce will have retired - and right now, we don't have the manpower to replace them.
At least 41 athletes from all eight Ivy League schools will be competing in the coming days in the Beijing Olympics. They represent 14 delegations and will be competing in 13 sports.
The Penn alumnus most likely to win a rowing gold medal never rowed for the Quakers. And as a nod to the University's diversity, he won't be rowing for the United States, either.
Enforcing our rights
Speed, strength and endurance are on full display this weekend during the finals of the 114th annual Penn Relays.
Remembering Genocide
Sipping water out of that Nalgene bottle might not be so good for you.
*Correction attached.
The University chose Patkau Architects of Canada as the designer of Penn's newest College House to be built on Hill Square.
With his greyish white hair cropped neatly, navy blue suit and persuasive mannerism, Michael Wilson looked and sounded like a man of power in the business world.
PhillyCarShare has some competition.
While Native Americans are a minority on Penn's campus, yesterday at Houston Hall they had a big voice.
Not many kids from Andre Wilkins' neighborhood make it to Ivy League schools.
Cornell's Andre Wilkins hasn't had the typical life of an Ivy Leaguer: He grew up in one of Canada's toughest neighborhoods, a place often compared to Compton, Calif. or the south side of Chicago.
I'm going to admit it: Princeton was almost my first choice when I applied to college. And for my first few months at Penn - when things sometimes got a little overwhelming - I wondered what it would be like had I made my home-away-from-home patrician New Jersey.
International students entering the United States have to worry not only about their student visas and bank account, but also about a basic necessity to keep in touch with their families back home - a cell phone connection.
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