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(04/08/04 9:00am)
In addition to the toga parties and art museum galas that have typically been a part of New Student Orientation programs in years past, the Class of 2008 will also be exposed to some more substantial activities that will make their debut this year as the brainchildren of the Undergraduate Assembly and the NSO Committee.
(04/06/04 9:00am)
Though all four of the Undergraduate Assembly's referenda items were passed during last week's elections, dissension still exists among students about the equity of some of the constitutional changes.
(04/05/04 9:00am)
(This article appeared in the 4/5/04 joke issue)Sticking with his pledge of insomnia, Undergraduate Assembly Chairman Jason Levy has endured 35 sleepless days and nights since the UA unanimously passed a proposal urging a reworking of Penn's final exam schedule.
(04/02/04 10:00am)
The Nominations and Elections Committee was serving double duty last night -- both deliberating on a campaign violation charge and announcing the results of the 2004 spring election season.
(04/01/04 10:00am)
The two major political parties on Penn's campus will once again be facing each other in debate -- except this time, the discussion will not involve the standard political issues like abortion or gay rights.
(03/31/04 10:00am)
In 1995, Real McCoy topped the charts, scrunchies were all the rage and Penn was recycling at a rate of 27.5 percent of its waste.
(03/30/04 10:00am)
An online glitch disrupted the Undergraduate Assembly referenda section of the Penn InTouch voting process last Tuesday. Students voting that morning encountered problems with casting their ballots, and since then, only some have been allowed to recast their votes.
(03/30/04 10:00am)
A little Wharton-bashing goes a long way.
(03/29/04 10:00am)
The Undergraduate Assembly passed a proposal last night encouraging University officials and Graduate Employees Together-University of Pennsylvania to enter into negotiations with the goal of preventing future strikes.
(03/25/04 10:00am)
The Undergraduate Assembly, the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly and the University Council have all put their weight behind a proposal calling for the administration to improve the current PennPass system, which offers discounted Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority fares to students.
(03/22/04 10:00am)
Over 190 student groups on Penn's campus will be looking to a new point person for funding information from now on, with the election of the Student Activities Council's top positions yesterday.
(03/19/04 10:00am)
Some are making posters. Others will be displaying signs that read, "I'm out shaking hands, kissing babies and looking fabulous for the media" on their door handles. And one even shaved his hair into a mohawk for the occasion.
(03/18/04 10:00am)
Elementary school pastimes are back in style again.
(03/16/04 10:00am)
Though the March 11 terrorist attacks did not physically strike the Philadelphia area, many Penn students are feeling the impact of the Madrid bombings, which left 192 dead and 1,400 injured.
(03/04/04 10:00am)
Although the Undergraduate Assembly unanimously passed a proposal to modify Penn's final exam period, the changes cannot go into effect unless approved by Penn officials.
(03/03/04 10:00am)
Huntsman Hall is not the only place that you are likely to catch Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel -- many of his students may also encounter their Finance professor while channel-surfing through networks such as CNN and CNBC.
(03/01/04 10:00am)
The Undergraduate Assembly passed a unanimous proposal last night to rework four logistical aspects of Penn's final exam period.
(02/26/04 10:00am)
The American Federation of Teachers filed an unfair labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board against the University yesterday.
(02/26/04 10:00am)
The Undergraduate Assembly passed a resolution condemning the Graduate Employees Together-University of Pennsylvania's use of striking tactics, while simultaneously pledging neutrality on the topic of unionization.
(02/25/04 10:00am)
The impending strike that Graduate Employees-Together- University of Pennsylvania is planning for Thursday and Friday remains intertwined with several broader legal issues. The actions of the University in response to GET-UP's efforts, as well as the long-term effects of possible unionization, remain subject to individual discretion.