Election's over, but politics don't stop
The votes are counted. There are no candidates to canvass for and no campaign calls to be made. But that doesn't mean Penn students plan to step out of the political world for good.
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The votes are counted. There are no candidates to canvass for and no campaign calls to be made. But that doesn't mean Penn students plan to step out of the political world for good.
The University has a bright idea for making students who live in off-campus apartments feel safer.
The South Street Bridge will close for repairs on Dec. 8, according to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush.
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The city's police forces have been largely spared from Mayor Michael Nutter's wide-ranging budget cuts, which were announced last week in response to the city's projected $1 billion budget gap over the next five years.
Amid economic troubles and uncertainty over gun laws after President-elect Barack Obama is inaugurated in January, one thing is clear: Gun sales are going up.
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As Arizona Sen. John McCain conceded the election to President-elect Barack Obama on national television, Penn students marched en masse toward City Hall.
Tina Fey may do a great Sarah Palin impression, but that doesn't mean Saturday Night Live is the only way young people get their election news.
Inside the Beltway and to politicians around the country, Peter Hart is a highly regarded Democratic pollster conducting surveys for NBC and The Wall Street Journal.
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A number of incidents involving large groups of teenagers on the western end of Penn's campus have prompted Penn and Philadelphia Police to take action to control the area.
Last Friday, Philadelphia Police captains, community members and proud parents alike gathered in Temple University's McGonigle Hall to recognize the Police Academy's newest graduates.
Large amounts of personal property were taken from the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house early Friday morning, Division of Public Safety and Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs officials said.
Engineering senior Ryan Goldstein was sentenced yesterday to one year of various types of confinement and was fined $30,000 for his involvement in a hacking scheme that caused a Penn server to crash.
Police are still looking for the gunman of a Friday night shooting at 40th and Ludlow streets that killed one man and seriously injured another.
Last year during Philadelphia's mayoral race, the city's crime rate was a major talking point for Michael Nutter and perhaps contributed to his landslide victory.
Two shootings occurred Friday night at 40th and Ludlow streets, killing one man and seriously injuring another.
Violent crimes, such as robberies and assaults, are down 42 percent for the year, according to the Division of Public Safety. This trend held for September, with six violent offenses reported this year, down from 12 in the same month in 2007.
Four Philadelphia police officers have died on the job in the past year. Assaults on officers for the first half of 2008 are up 19 percent compared to last year. And Division of Public Safety officials say the number of assaults on campus police has been rising.