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Alum arrested after fight at Pi Kappa Phi
(11/02/10 7:48am)
According to the Division of Public Safety, a fight broke out at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday between a Penn alumnus and another male outside of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house, located at 4040 Walnut St.
Interest rises in less-taught languages
(10/18/10 9:25am)
Approximately 91 percent of Americans studying foreign languages at both the secondary and collegiate levels choose French, German, Italian or Spanish, according to the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages. By contrast, a mere nine percent choose to study “languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Yoruba […] and the other languages spoken by the overwhelming majority of people around the world.”
Buttercream Philadelphia truck confiscated
(09/02/10 1:02am)
University City cupcake connoisseurs were outraged last Tuesday when cupcake truck Buttercream Philadelphia, operated by “cupcake lady” Kate Carrara, was confiscated for violating vendor parking restrictions at 33rd and Market streets.
Penn sees increase in overseas internships
(05/27/10 8:23am)
In an ever more globalized market, growing numbers of students and working professionals are flocking to overseas firms and organizations for internship experience.
Seven sex crimes reported in April
(05/14/10 3:50am)
Part of a year-to-date 25 percent increase in overall crime, forcible sex offenses saw a dramatic increase last month.
Aimed at hunger reduction, public garden will open Tuesday
(04/29/10 2:06am)
As part of the Triscuit Home Farming Movement, which plans to create 50 community-based home farms nationwide in 2010, the nonprofit organization Urban Farming will launch a farm next Tuesday at Woodland Presbyterian Church, located at 401 S. 42nd St.
Dog ownership affects voter preferences, study finds
(04/26/10 3:43am)
While on the campaign trail, a candidate’s best friend may indeed be his canine companion.
Students report violent guard
(04/21/10 9:23am)
According to several student eyewitnesses, a security officer at Friday’s Spring Fling concert used excessive force against a female concert attendee while attempting to clear an aisle.
Crime log: April 10-16
(04/21/10 8:48am)
April 14 — Karlius McCord, 42, unaffiliated with the University and of the 5500 block of Greenway Avenue, was arrested at about 10 p.m. for allegedly striking a female unaffiliated with the University, 23, with a soda bottle at Fresh Grocer, located at 4001 Walnut St.
Responding to increased thefts, Public Safety bolsters campaign
(04/21/10 6:44am)
In response to a recent rise in unattended theft, the Division of Public Safety will initiate efforts to reinforce its ongoing anti-theft campaign Wednesday.
Study finds PG-13 film violence on the rise
(04/15/10 8:12am)
A recent study conducted by the Adolescent Communication Institute at Penn's Annenberg Public Policy Center found that over the decades, top-selling films within the PG-13 category have been growing steadily more violent.
Woman hit by bus in stable condition
(04/15/10 12:12am)
A 28-year-old female was struck by a SEPTA Route 40 westbound bus at 40th and Spruce streets at about 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, according to SEPTA spokeswoman Sylvana Hoyos and the Division of Public Safety.
VP for Public Safety to serve as Restaurant School trustee
(04/14/10 6:53am)
Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush was recently appointed to the Board of Trustees at the Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College, located at 42nd and Walnut streets.
On the road to driverless cars
(04/12/10 8:37am)
According to second-year Engineering graduate student Rahul Khosla, there is much more to the robots he helped program than their “funky name.”
March crime rose 66 percent
(04/08/10 8:20am)
Crime rates this March rose by approximately 66 percent as compared to last March’s statistics, according to data provided by the Division of Public Safety.
Crime log: March 27-April 2
(04/07/10 8:00am)
Robbery
*UPennAlert confuses, befuddles campus
(04/06/10 9:26am)
*This story appeared in the 2010 Joke Issue.
‘DP’ rides along with Penn Police
(04/05/10 7:04am)
As we navigate the streets within Penn Police’s patrol zone — which spans from 30th Street to 43rd Street and from Baltimore Avenue to Market Street — Sergeant Casey Busch observes that the night has been unusually quiet in spite of the good weather.
Flash mobs may reflect need to 'see and be seen'
(04/01/10 4:29am)
Given the rising rates of flash mob activity in recent years, the emergent urban phenomenon has come under increasing national scrutiny.