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The Higher Education Opportunity Act, signed into law in August 2008, requires colleges and universities that participate in federal financial aid programs to provide more information in their annual security report.
The Philadelphia Police Department avoided having to lay off more than 700 police officers after state lawmakers approved a 1-percent raise on the Philadelphia sales tax and a two-year city pension deferment plan earlier this month.
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The 13 speakers that the University installed this past summer to alert the greater campus outdoor area in case of an emergency were successfully tested over a three-day period at the end of last month.
After a spring and summer marked by disturbances on 40th Street, Penn’s Division of Public Safety has taken steps to evaluate their causes and prevent similar occurrences in the future. Large riot-like crowds of teenagers disrupted the western end of Penn’s campus last March, and Penn and Philadelphia police had to intervene to take control of the situation. Then in April, large crowds of several hundred high school-aged West Philadelphia residents gathered at 40th and Walnut streets before being dispersed by police. That area of campus was plagued again when shots were fired near 40th and Walnut streets last month. No one was injured in the shooting. In response to these disturbances on 40th Street, DPS talked to food and retail establishments in the area at the beginning of the summer to try and institute changes that would help curtail illegal activity. Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said one of the main food establishments that contributed to these large gatherings of juveniles on 40th Street was McDonalds. “We did meet with the owner … and he was very cooperative, and in turn changed some of his procedures, added new management [and] added security inside his store,” Rush said. “That curtailed the problem and it was very helpful.” Rush also said DPS has worked with other establishments such as Marathon Grill and the Bridge Movie Theater in order to solve the problem. DPS will also enforce the curfew violation ordinances of the city of Philadelphia to help prevent future gatherings of juveniles on 40th Street. The city’s curfew ordinances prohibit those under age 18 from being out unaccompanied between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and between midnight and 6 a.m. Friday and Saturday. DPS will continue to use other security measures it already has in place to prevent future disturbances. “Our public safety programs are based on visibility of police and security — making sure that they are visible throughout all of our patrol areas and concentrating them in areas such as 40th Street if necessary,” said Rush. But some students still don’t feel the increased presence of Penn Police and security officers on 40th Street. College sophomore Hena Kadri, who lives on 39th Street, said she feels there aren’t as many security officers on 40th Street as there are on more central areas of campus. “That makes me feel a bit more uncomfortable because when I’m walking home at night, I haven’t seen many police around so far,” she said. Despite all the measures that DPS has in place to prevent these incidents, Rush said the juveniles still have a right to gather and it is within limits that police can move them along. She said the juveniles are not always disruptive, but that Penn Police and security have to work with them to keep them from gathering in large groups and blocking the sidewalks. “It’s important that people have a purpose and are not just loitering the neighborhood,” Rush said.
It's not every day you go for a run and see 1,000 naked people riding past you on bikes, skateboards and unicycles.
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Municipal Judge Thomas Nocella recently ordered defendant Domenique Wilson, the suspect in the home invasion and sexual assault at 44th and Spruce streets last December, to a mental-health evaluation, the Philadelphia Daily News reported.
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project - Pennsylvania's first legal center dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted inmates - started accepting applications earlier this month.
The Superior Court of Pennsylvania recently upheld a 2007 decision by a Philadelphia trial court mandating that Penn pay Mark Helpin, former chairman of the Department of Pediatric Dentistry, $4.04 million for breaching their employment contract.
When Penn students sign up for classes next year, they may have to not only decide which courses to take, but also whether to register to vote in the next election.
*This article appeared in the 2009 joke issue.
It is not uncommon at Penn to see students pull out their cell phones in the middle of a lecture and respond to an e-mail or text message from a friend.
Although interest in Arabic language programs is increasing around the country, the number of U.S. students opting to study in Arab countries still remains relatively low, according to a report issued by the Institute of International Education.
Heading into the top of the ninth inning with an 11-8 lead in the second game of a doubleheader against Harvard yesterday afternoon, it looked like the Quakers were finally ready to put a close on their first Ivy League win.
The collapse of Ruckus has left the Undergraduate Assembly searching for a new way to legally distribute music on campus.
Former Penn student Diexia Wang pleaded guilty on Monday to five separate counts of defiant trespassing in the dormitories of female residents at Penn.
Philly Diner and the University recently agreed to shorten the restaurant's hours of operation in response to a shooting that occurred outside the diner last month.
Penn students challenged by the task of completing a demanding curriculum within four years often choose not to study abroad - but within the next 10 years, they may have more opportunities to do so.
The U.S. Housing and Urban Development Agency announced last week that as part of President Barack Obama's economic-stimulus package, Philadelphia would receive slightly over $21 million to spend on fighting homelessness.