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(11/28/11 4:05am)
Some people use it as a study space, others use it as a hangout spot, and some even use its leather couches for a nap in between classes. As the home for three main cultural centers on campus — Makuu Black Cultural Center, La Casa Latina, and the Pan-Asian American Community House — as well as the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, the ARCH building plays a central role in campus life.
(11/28/11 1:47am)
Some people use it as a study space, others use it as a hangout spot, and some even use its leather couches for a nap in between classes. As the home for three main cultural centers on campus — Makuu: Black Cultural Center, La Casa Latina, and the Pan Asian American Community House (PAACH) — as well as CURF, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships, the ARCH Building plays a central role in campus life.
(09/09/11 7:15am)
In an article published on Sept. 12, 2001, Psychology professor Harvey Grill told The Daily Pennsylvanian that Americans reeling in the wake of the tragedy were unlikely to “direct our anger at ourselves.” It’s “easier [to direct it] at some amorphous, darker-[skinned] target.”
(07/14/11 9:09am)
The country’s economic doldrums have not stopped large donations from pouring into university fundraising campaigns.
(06/23/11 10:03am)
Children with public health insurance — namely Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program — face significantly lower access to specialty health care than those with private insurance, according to a recent Penn study.
(06/02/11 7:57am)
The Penn Alexander School — an elementary school at 4209 Spruce St., created from a partnership between Penn, the School District of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers — is facing potential overcrowding for the first time in its history.
(05/12/11 10:57pm)
Though budget cuts that the United States Congress passed last month went into effect for the 2011 fiscal year, one of its main education-related cuts won’t affect students studying at Penn this summer.
(04/28/11 5:18am)
It is not every day that a school erupts in violence. But on Dec. 3, 2009, long-simmering racial tensions at South Philadelphia High School exploded, leading to attacks on Asian students that made headlines around the country.
(04/21/11 8:34am)
He’s dabbled in beauty pageants, real estate and reality television — but now, real estate mogul and Penn alumnus Donald Trump may be looking toward 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
(04/20/11 8:28am)
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.
(04/18/11 5:26am)
As the Republican primary field continues to jostle around with potential candidates, many are already looking towards the 2012 election. Wharton and College junior Charles Gray, a Daily Pennsylvanian columnist and the newly elected president of the College Republicans for the next academic year, discussed his plans to expand the group’s membership base while maintaining an eye on the forthcoming Republican primary and elections.
(04/15/11 3:23am)
While the hotly contested budget proposal passed Thursday made cuts for the rest of the 2011 fiscal year for various nationwide programs, those that affect Penn have not undergone major changes.
(04/08/11 6:17am)
As proposed budget cuts at a federal and state level continue to impact all aspects of civic life, this week, the spotlight fell on education.
(04/07/11 8:10am)
Out of the world’s total population, which is close to 6.7 billion people, an estimated 1 billion are either illiterate or low-literate, Graduate School of Education professor Daniel Wagner said.
(04/06/11 10:42am)
While President Barack Obama has seen his national approval rate tumble since the beginning of his presidency, his support among college students stays strong.
(04/05/11 8:20am)
*This story appeared in the 2011 Joke Issue.
(04/04/11 7:42am)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, 37 International Relations students traded the dreary skies of Philadelphia for the cherry blossoms of Washington.
(04/04/11 4:24am)
When he was the editor-in-chief of the Penn Political Review, 2010 Wharton graduate Bob Ma had been searching for a cheaper printer for the magazine. This seemingly routine search gave way to what is now a nationwide organization.
(03/28/11 6:49am)
A speech Lee Hamilton gave on the floor of the House of Representatives in the 1970s could be delivered exactly the same way today, he said, except with the increase of one figure — the amount of United States dependence on foreign oil.
(03/25/11 8:50am)
The Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in Jerusalem is where School of Nursing students take classes abroad and attend clinicals. On Wednesday, it became the hospital that treated the injured from the first bombing in the city in four years.