Student denies guilt in e-mail fraud incident
(11/09/01 10:00am)
In an electronic mystery that may never be solved, a single e-mail has resulted in an Engineering senior's suspension from the University.
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Motivation, energy the forte of new Wrestling asst. coach
(11/08/01 10:00am)
Even the best things occasionally need fine-tuning.
For visitors, a different Big Apple
(10/19/01 9:00am)
Like many other Penn students, College senior Liz Wittels went to New York over fall break to visit friends.
Penn releases list of alumni lost in terrorist attacks
(10/19/01 9:00am)
As the alumni community struggles with questions over lost classmates, a list of names of those lost in the Sept. 11 attacks has now been released by the University. The toll currently stands at 14.
FBI could ask Penn to turn over student files
(10/03/01 9:00am)
Federal investigators have been enlisting the help of college administrators as they continue to track thousands of leads related to last month's deadly terrorist attacks.
Dorm room dilemma
(09/27/01 9:00am)
Nicole Riley didn't want to take any chances. She didn't want to wind up living with a slob or someone who didn't respect her privacy. So the College freshman took matters into her own hands -- and opted to chose her first-year roommate.
Students vie for trip to `Hollywood'
(09/25/01 9:00am)
"I'll take Gilbert Gottfried for the win."
Wharton stunned as news of missing and dead builds
(09/21/01 9:00am)
On any given day, hundreds of Penn alumni would have passed through the World Trade Center buildings.
Recruiting affected by attacks, slow economy
(09/20/01 9:00am)
As stocks on Wall Street continue to plummet, so have the hopes of many Penn seniors and graduate students looking for jobs.
Eric Dash: Surprising find-No barbarians at the gate
(09/20/01 9:00am)
The images of last Tuesday remain indelibly etched in our national memory. The surreal pictures of the World Trade Center's towers vanishing from the Manhattan skyline, and the thick black clouds of smoke and debris that loomed behind. The portraits of ordinary men and women who arrived for a normal day's work, but were never to return home. The photos of heroic firemen and police officers, of search teams combing through the mountains of rubble under which too many of their fallen comrades lay.
On Rosh Hashanah, festive tone replaced with sadness
(09/19/01 9:00am)
Exactly one week after terrorist attacks struck in New York and Washington, students, faculty and community members gathered together to mark the start of the Jewish New Year yesterday morning among circumstances that could be characterized as anything but celebratory.
Reflections: Looking back at tragedy
(09/14/01 9:00am)
I woke up Tuesday morning immediately hearing about the news in New York and Washington. My initial reaction was complete shock; I could not believe what was happening in my home city.
Kyle Bahr: A day when sports did not matter
(09/13/01 9:00am)
We who work on the sports section of this newspaper often refer to ourselves proudly by the self-proclaimed acronym DPOSTM, "The Daily Pennsylvanian's Only Staff That Matters."
For many, attacks hit close to home
(09/12/01 9:00am)
Numbing. Shocking. Surreal. Amazing. Horrendous.
A `Candide' look at Penn for freshmen
(09/06/01 9:00am)
Few freshmen would like to think about boredom, vice and want before classes even start.
Staff Editorial: 16 months for a dean?
(09/06/01 9:00am)
Sixteen months, four days and one extremely lengthy search process after former Dean Norma Lang announced her resignation, the Nursing School finally has a new leader in place.
New vacancy left in Nursing
(07/05/01 9:00am)
Nursing professor Kathleen McCauley was appointed as the School of Nursing's interim associate dean and director of undergraduate studies earlier this week.
Inability to speak can be frustrating
(06/28/01 9:00am)
I sit outside on a lawn chair this lazy summer afternoon, my feet propped upon another lawn chair. Finished with the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, I sift through the pile of magazines on the table to my right, looking for just the right group of words and pictures to pass the time.
SAS program will give tech training
(04/26/01 9:00am)
In an effort to give the traditional liberal arts education more high-tech flavor, School of Arts and Sciences Dean Samuel Preston yesterday announced a new information technology program that will allow SAS students to receive a certificate in technological aptitude. Beginning next spring semester, students will be able to choose from a list of courses related to information technology to fulfill the four-course program requirements. Students who complete four of the courses listed will receive a computing aptitude certificate on their transcripts, which are seen by potential employers and graduate schools. Preston said the new program is a part of an effort to increase the role of information technology in humanities courses at Penn. "In the long term, we would like to see the availability of information technology spread throughout the school," Preston said. "I see this as an important component of the instruction in the school, but it's also an opening wedge in incorporating information technology into our existing programs." The certificate will serve much like the current foreign language proficiency indicator that appears on students' transcripts. College of Arts and Sciences Dean Richard Beeman said that although the program is not the only means of incorporating technology into SAS courses, he believes it fits well into the school's strategic plans. "I think that the IT certificate is a vital part of the strategic plan's proposal to incorporate the revolution in information technology into SAS courses and departments," Beeman said in an e-mail statement. The school will also create an Information Technology Venture fund, which will provide incentives to faculty members who want to develop courses with an IT component. The program, which was initially suggested at an alumni meeting, was developed by a faculty committee headed by Associate Dean of Graduate Studies Joseph Farrell, a classical studies professor. Farrell said the first step will be to create an introductory course in computer science for SAS students. He said that more 200- and 300-level courses would be added over time. "Last year, it occurred to us that there was a content area that we needed to pay attention to," Farrell said. "Many College students said they wanted more integration between their courses and computing." But Beeman said that the groundwork for the program has already been laid by interested students. "A substantial -- and ever growing -- number of College students are going over to the Engineering School to take existing computer science courses," Beeman said. "In addition, we are involved in discussions with Computer Science about other courses that they might design with College students in mind." Preston said that a large number of the courses on the initial list would be existing computer science courses, but that more would be added in the future. Farrell said the program -- officially approved at a faculty meeting on Tuesday -- has already drawn interest from faculty in many different departments. "We have faculty who have been doing this stuff in their research for years, but haven't been able to incorporate it into their classes," Farrell said. "It's got pretty wide publicity among the faculty." Beeman said he believes that the new program is a natural progression for faculty and students alike. "The most important incentive for SAS departments to incorporate information technology into the content of their courses resides with the professional development and self-interest of individual faculty members within the departments," Beeman said. Preston said that Penn would devote a sizeable amount of resources to the project to help it catch on with faculty and students. The school is currently searching for a director for the new program. "We're going to make some substantial investments in this," Preston said. "This is a testimony that students have achieved a level of technological ability in a subject."
Crepes and music for a good cause
(04/13/01 9:00am)
For many students, a combination of crepes and music is an attraction in itself. The opportunity to help out a good cause is just icing on the cake. The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and Kappa Alpha Theta sorority co-sponsored Philanthropy Rocks, a music concert fundraiser for West Philadelphia Habitat For Humanity, held last night at the SAE house. The proceeds from the benefit go toward Habitat For Humanity to build a house for a West Philadelphia family. "Frats have a great amount of power over campus, and we are trying to use the power to raise money for a good cause," said Engineering sophomore Dmitry Koltunov, an SAE member and event coordinator. For the price of admission, the 300 attendees got four hours of live music and food from campus vendors, including La Petite Creperie and SaladWorks. Establishments such as Eastern Mountain Sports and White Dog Cafe donated gift certificates for a raffle. Four student bands -- Planet Terker, Liam & Me, Blacklist and For Sale -- performed, along with Philadelphia native Kenn Kweder, who plays weekly at Smokey Joe's. "We have a lot of a cappella groups perform on campus, but we also have a lot of rock groups," Koltunov said. "You never hear of a Penn band, so we are trying to do something that hasn't been done." SAE raised $1,600 toward Habitat's $10,000 goal. Upon reaching that goal, Habitat will be eligible for a $30,000 matching grant from the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils. Penn is also considering donating $10,000 toward the $50,000 needed to build the house. "SAE and Theta have done a tremendous job organizing and putting together this fundraiser for Habitat," said Wharton junior Rob Smith, co-chairman of Penn Habitat For Humanity. By providing a non-alcoholic rock concert to benefit a good cause, SAE representatives said they hoped to show how Greeks can benefit the campus and the surrounding community. Theta helped out with advertising and selling tickets, while the Undergraduate Assembly donated $200 for advertising the event. "Our goal for next year is to build the house and sell it to someone in the community at cost," Smith said. When searching for a charitable cause, SAE members said they wanted to find a group that would use the funds to help the community. "One of my friends in Civic House was telling me that Habitat for Humanity was in current need of funds for their West Philadelphia branch," Koltunov added. Overall, most attendees said they were happy to support such a good cause and enjoyed the social atmosphere. "It's a nice day and everything went well," College sophomore Alex Ellenberg said. "It's a nice event for a good cause."
