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One day after InterFraternity Council President Conor Daly asked the University to crack down on underground societies, many of his fellow Greek leaders said they support Daly's remarks.
Every year, University Police investigate several "inside jobs" allegedly committed by Penn employees.
Residents of Hamilton College House have reason to smile.
The University Board of Trustees approved the first part of a dormitory renovation project proposed by University President Judith Rodin at their annual winter meeting yesterday.
University officials yesterday rolled out an $80 million plan to renovate the high rises over the next several years, starting this summer with Hamilton College House.
Over a month after a private firm assumed control of Penn's residential mail services, reviews of the new service have been mixed, with many students still expressing frustration with the University's mail system.
Though it may look from Locust Walk like the towering Huntsman Hall project has quite a way to go until completion, administrators say the building is indeed on schedule and set to open this summer.
Newly-appointed college house system leader Philip Nichols thinks Penn administrators might be able to help out Mongolia.
David Brownlee, a key player in the creation of the college house system in 1998, will step down as director of College Houses and Academic Services this May.
The control room of UTV-13 flooded last night, forcing the station to cancel all new programming for the next few days.
The good news is, the sprinklers in the Quadrangle are working properly.
Police have arrested a University employee in connection with several incidents of mail theft in the Quadrangle last month.
Pennsylvania Gov. Mark Schweiker has signed into law a measure that will provide financial assistance to colleges to install dormitory sprinkler systems, but will not require that the schools do so.
The committee charged with assessing the current PENNCard policy has decided not to support the adoption of the highly controversial visible ID proposal, initially suggested after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Liquor control agents raided Billybob last night, citing four underage people for using fake identification to gain entry into the popular campus bar.
A bomb scare in the parking garage at 40th and Walnut streets, though ultimately proven to be a hoax, forced the evacuation of the garage, The Freshgrocer supermarket and The Daily Pennsylvanian offices early this morning.
University Police have arrested a man they believe is responsible for four robberies and one attempted robbery in the past two months. William Danks, acting Deputy Chief of Investigations, said the man in custody may have committed a November robbery and an attempted robbery on Walnut Street, two October robberies on Hamilton Walk and one on the 3400 block of Walnut Street. "It's a matching description and type of incident," Danks said. Police have not yet released the name of the suspect, who was arrested this week and has also been accused of burglarizing a house on the 4100 block of Pine Street on November 21. Police believe the man may have committed an attempted robbery and a robbery on the 3100 block of Walnut Street -- adjacent to the Left Bank construction site -- in mid-November. In the first incident, a male Penn student reported that a man approached him on November 14 and demanded money. The student pushed him and ran away. The next day, a female Drexel University student reported that she was robbed of her backpack in the same location. Police believe the man involved in these two Walnut Street incidents is also responsible for three on-campus robberies in late October. The first incident occurred on October 29, when a female University student was robbed on the 3400 block of Walnut Street. Later that same day, another female University student reported that she was robbed of her backpack on the 3600 block of Hamilton Walk, behind the Quadrangle. The next day, a female University student reported that a man snatched her bag on the 3700 block of Hamilton Walk. All five of the alleged robbery victims described the suspect as an African-American male in his early 30s, between 5'8" and 5'10" tall. University Police have also released the name of a man arrested on November 27 for allegedly robbing a University student on 33rd Street and Powelton Avenue. Police believe the man, 19-year-old David Palmer, was also responsible for robbing a University employee on the 100 block of South 32nd Street on November 13 and a University student on the 100 block of South 45th Street on November 14. According to Danks, University Police have also "tentatively identified" two of the three suspects in the robbery of a male University student last Friday. The three suspects, all of whom are juveniles, allegedly approached the student at about 9:30 p.m. on the 300 block of South 43rd Street, displayed a revolver and demanded money. The student handed over his wallet, which contained $40 in cash, and his cellular phone, of unknown value. "We have identified some suspects through some work done by our investigators," Danks said, adding that the suspects were identified because University Police officers had noticed them in the area before the robbery.
Commerce Bank was robbed yesterday afternoon for the second time this semester. The robbery occurred at 4:18 p.m. when a man entered the bank, located at 3731 Walnut Street, and handed the teller a note demanding money. According to University Police Chief Maureen Rush, the suspect got away with $2,000 in cash. The entire crime was caught on a surveillance videotape, which Rush said provides a clear image of the suspect. The suspect was also pictured on a University Police closed-circuit television camera as he was fleeing the scene. "There's a good probability of solving this because of the tapes," said Rush, who is also the acting Vice President for Public Safety. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is working on the case in conjunction with the Penn and Philadelphia police forces. The teller described the suspect as an African-American man in his mid-20s, about 6'1" tall, with a medium build and a medium complexion. He was wearing a black leather jacket and a black skullcap with a Polo logo at the time of the incident. Upon leaving the bank, the suspect fled west on Walnut Street toward 38th Street on foot. None of the witnesses reported seeing the man display a weapon. There were no injuries. The first Commerce Bank robbery this semester occurred on October 21, when a man with a simulated weapon reportedly robbed the bank in broad daylight. The man got away with $700 in cash. He was later arrested by the FBI after allegedly robbing a bank in southern New Jersey. According to Penn Det. John Peterson, the suspect admitted to committing the Commerce Bank robbery but has not yet been tried. His name has not been released. Commerce Bank was also robbed in July 1999, March 1997 and March 1996. Peterson said he believes the FBI, which handles bank robberies, has a good chance of nabbing the suspect. "I'd say it's an 83 percent chance," Peterson said, quoting a national statistic on the percentage of bank robbers who are eventually captured.
The Division of Public Safety will have a new vice president by February, Executive Vice President John Fry said yesterday. The search committee, which is led by Fry, has received more than 50 applications for the post, vacated in October by Thomas Seamon. The vice president of Public Safety oversees the University Police, Special Services and Fire and Occupational Safety. After reviewing the applications, the committee has narrowed the pool down to 10 candidates, who will be interviewed within the next month. The only internal candidate of the 50 applicants is University Police Chief Maureen Rush, whom Fry said is one of the top 10 candidates. "She will definitely be among the people we interview," Fry said. "Maureen Rush, at her tenure at Penn, has done a tremendous job." After the search committee interviews the 10 candidates, its members will narrow the pool to between three and five people, who will be interviewed by various University committees. When a final choice is selected, that person will be interviewed by University President Judith Rodin. Rush has been acting as interim vice president since Seamon's departure at the end of October. If Rush assumes the position on a permanent basis, Penn Police will have to start searching for a new chief. According to Rush, if she is promoted, all lieutenants, captains and deputy chiefs will be eligible to apply for the job. "We will fill from within if we decide to go with Maureen [for vice president]," Fry said. "We've worked very hard in the last five years to build some real capacity in that organization." An obvious candidate for the job is Deputy Chief of Operations Michael Fink, who has moved into Rush's office and is acting as chief while she serves as interim vice president. Fink is currently the second-highest ranking police department employee, right behind Rush. "If the chief is promoted, I would definitely apply and submit a resume for the position," Fink said. And former Deputy Chief of Investigations Thomas King, who left the department yesterday for a position at Haverford College, said Fink would be an effective chief of police. "He's eminently qualified, not only on paper, but his temperament is ideally suited for this job," King said. "He's got a long and prosperous future here in this department.... I have no doubt he'll be chief someday, if not managing director or vice president." Rush said that, if it is necessary to conduct a search for a new chief, the department will conduct the process "as quickly as possible." She also emphasized that there would be no rush to find a permanent chief. "Mike Fink is the acting chief right now and doing a great job," she said. The appointment of a new vice president will be only the latest in a series of major administrative changes the division has seen this semester. In September, the division folded its Security Services Department, outsourcing security tasks and firing Security Services head Stratis Skoufalos. Seamon stepped down in October to become the CEO of TrainLogic, Inc., a new security training and consulting firm. And King's departure has left another void. Det. Supervisor William Danks is serving as deputy chief on an interim basis until a permanent replacement for King is selected.
Police have caught the man believed to be responsible for two robberies just off campus in the past three weeks. Philadelphia Police arrested the man, whose name has not yet been released, on Monday, after he robbed a University student on 33rd and Powelton streets. The suspect is in custody for the latest robbery, but police must obtain a warrant before they can continue to hold him for the two previous incidents, Penn Det. Supervisor William Danks said yesterday. "We have identified the perpetrator and we have a warrant pending," Danks said. He said police expect to have the warrant within the next week. Penn Police believe the man took part in the robbery of a male University employee on the 100 block of South 32nd Street and a male University student on the 100 block of South 45th Street. In the first robbery, the employee was walking north on 32nd Street at about 10 p.m on November 13 when he saw two men descend the stairwell next to the Left Bank construction site. The men stopped the employee and demanded his money. The employee handed the two men $185 from his wallet, and the men fled. One of the suspects was described as African American, between 18 and 25 years old, 5'6" to 5'9" tall, with a medium build, a dark complexion and short black hair. The other man was described as African American, around 20 years old, 5'10" tall, with a thin build, a dark complexion and bushy black hair. In the second robbery, a University student was approached by two men on the 100 block of South 45th Street on November 14 at about 6 p.m. One of the men said he had a gun, but the weapon was never displayed. The student gave the men his backpack, which contained his wallet and watch. The two men then fled. The two men were described as African American, in their late teens or early 20s. Both were wearing dark clothing at the time.