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After almost 250 years of publication, the Encyclopaedia Britannica is no more. The authoritative reference company announced this week that they are making the digital switch.
Every Tuesday at 8 p.m., millions of viewers eagerly tune into Glee to listen to its flawless covers of the latest hit songs, to follow up on drama among the characters and to catch the latest details on the budding romances between Kurt and Blaine as well as Brittany and Santana.
Despite learning very dutifully how to wrap a condom onto a banana, I have yet to find a practical use for putting contraceptives on my fruit. If this is a common experience among high schoolers in the United States, then it’s no surprise that American sex education is out of whack.
The city’s curfew law, passed last October, was meant to reduce crimes related to flash mob violence.
I was horrified to read Brian Goldman’s chilling account of his assault at the hands of a gang of teenagers in busy and bustling Center City on a Saturday night, an incident which reminds me of the stunning attack, sexual assault and murder of Queens resident Kitty Genovese in March 1964 when 38 witnesses similarly neither did anything to help her nor call the police.
College senior Brian Goldman and his cab driver were allegedly assaulted by three juveniles last Saturday. The three teens will not be charged with a hate crime, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office.
Director Martin Scorsese could not have scripted this.
Cheers and catcalls erupted from the audience as PENNaach dancers assumed position on stage. Foot-tapping notes and pounding Bollywood beats kicked off Saturday night’s annual Emily Sachs Dance Benefit.
[Disclaimer: Papyrus is such a joke. So is this post.] It's been awhile, but we're back with a new edition of Meet The Mayors! This week, we investigate a place no man*, mayor (on Foursquare, for all you rock-dwellers out there) or Penn student** has ever gone before: Chili's. The mayor in question is Lance B., a 32-year old ex-artist and LPS student from Laurel, MS.
After attracting wide acclaim for their innovative approach to raising literacy rates in Sierra Leone, College seniors Fatmata and Mariama Kabia are ready to launch Memunatu Magazine to fulfill their mission of education and female empowerment.
It is a well-known fact that this country’s morals are degrading at a faster rate than ever these days. With a shaky economic climate, rising unemployment and a seemingly constant string of costly military endeavors, it is no big wonder that many are becoming disillusioned with the moral consistency that is the foundation of this country. While evidence for this tragic fall from grace can be found by just turning on the television, this moral ineptitude truly embodies itself in today’s hook-up culture.
Penn students gathered in a small Hunstman Hall classroom to hear the secrets to career success from someone who has achieved it.
Friday afternoon, I headed downtown. About halfway there, as I hit the Schuykill, I began to regret my choice of footwear. I looked up from readjusting the ball of my foot in my stacked oxfords and was met with a crowd of beanie-wearing, sign-toting people chanting “We’re unstoppable/Another world is possible.” I’d forgotten about the Occupy Eric Cantor protest. Plans for an afternoon in Rittenhouse were scrapped.
This Friday, business-minded Philadelphia youth gathered at Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia to bring healthy, local produce to their communities.
Interactive timeline laying out the changing flash mob enforcement over this past summer. Related: Philadelphia looks to extend teen curfew
Just when minors thought they were off the hook, Philadelphia may consider a new curfew bill to keep teens off the streets.
While fraternity party fliers advertise “Freshmen Disorientation,” Penn Public Safety continues to enforce “party responsibility,” according to the Vice President of Public Safety Maureen Rush.
A newly-enforced curfew in Philadelphia led to the apprehension of dozens of juveniles this past weekend. While police hope that the new ordinance will protect parts of the city – including the Penn area – from violent mobs, it may end up targeting some of Penn’s younger students.
Week snore Four of The Bachelorette opens with host Chris Harrison's announcement to the boys that they're all packing up to meet Ashley in Phuket, Thailand.
To join Facebook, children need to be at least 13 years old. To obtain a Pennsylvania driver’s license, teenagers need to be at least 16 years old. And to vote, the minimum age of 18 remains the law of the land.
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