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38Th And Spruce Street Intersection

In light of recent accidents at the intersection at 38th and Spruce streets, the Daily Pennsylvanian has begun reporting on why the intersection is dangerous, and what experts feel can improve the intersection's safety.

11/20/12 1:54am

Cheering on Penn men's hoops in style

As part of the package for men’s hoops student-section season ticket holders, a T-shirt designed by PANYC State — pronounced “panic” — is included. These shirts, currently available in white, read “Hurrah Pennsylvania 12-13” and feature a basketball-toting Ben Franklin.
11/20/12 1:48am
Al Bagnoli stubbornly ran the ball over and over again in the first half against Cornell at a rate of less than 1.3 yards per carry, but it paid off in the end. The lesson? Trust Al Bagnoli.
11/20/12 1:45am

Tony | Time to plan beyond Fran

Dougherty is averaging 20.4 points and 9.0 rebounds per game in the first five games of this season. He’s playing all the roles for a team that still has plenty of casting to do. From beyond the arc, he’s nailed four three-pointers.
11/20/12 1:45am

Fencing has its leader in Evan Prochniak

As one of just three seniors on the squad, captain Evan Prochniak has stepped up to assume a leadership role on the men’s fencing team.
11/20/12 1:38am
Penn isn’t the only one of its peers that doesn’t require senior theses. But schools that have made it a requirement view it as a cornerstone of the undergraduate educational experience.
11/20/12 1:36am
Here’s a simple rule that would allow professors to keep lecturing and syllabi to continue without disrupting anyone: no exams, quizzes or papers should be due the first class back after a break.
11/20/12 1:34am

Editorial | Objectivity: lost in the fray

While pro-Israel and pro-Palestine students have condemned the killing of civilians on these very pages, they’ve also voiced seemingly irreconcilable views on the conflict. No resolution or coalition will be achieved unless students on both sides of the aisle are willing to listen to each other.
11/19/12 10:06pm

UA Recap: Transgender and Transfer Students are focus

On Sunday night, the Undergraduate Assembly focused its attention on the status of several smaller groups at Penn, including transgender, international and transfer students.
11/19/12 8:33pm
As the buzzer called the end of the game, Miles Cartwright’s last-second three-point heave fell short and Fordham handed Penn a 70-68 defeat in the consolation round of the NIT Season Tip-Off tournament.
11/19/12 7:58pm

One-on-one with new chair of the Latino Coalition

The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Hernandez Ruiz to discuss her plans for the upcoming year.
11/19/12 7:02pm

Male student robbed at 41st and Pine streets

At around 6:24 p.m. Monday evening, a male student was robbed by two males around 41st and Pine streets. One of the suspects had a dark complexion and was wearing a dark coat and black hat, according to the Division of Public Safety.
11/19/12 6:12pm

HUP adjusts to implementation of Affordable Care Act

According to Daniel Polsky, Perelman School of Medicine and health care management professor, the ACA will impact how hospitals operate.
11/19/12 6:04pm
Melanie Breaux, who graduated from Penn Law in 2007, wrote a murder mystery novel called “The Puppeteer,” which is set at Penn.
11/19/12 5:53pm

Hillel hosts discussion on escalating violence in Gaza

The Israel Sector of Penn Hillel hosted an hour-long discussion Monday night for students to reflect on what they thought was the appropriate way to respond as Penn students.
11/19/12 5:45pm
Lapinski, a political science professor and the deputy director of elections at NBC, spent Election Day in a “quarantine room” analyzing a blitz of election data with a team of 70 statisticians, pollsters and political scientists.
11/19/12 5:43pm

Penn moves to interview 100 percent of applicants

The Office of Alumni Relations recently launched the Penn Alumni Interview Program, with the goal of interviewing 100 percent of applicants by 2015.
11/19/12 2:38pm

Like Rhodes, no Marshall Scholars for Penn

A year after producing two winners, Penn saw no Marshall Scholarship recipients this year, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships announced Monday. 
11/19/12 1:55am
With three wrestlers in the finals, Penn had a chance to make up for a disappointing finish to last weekend’s Binghamton Open. All three title bouts went into overtime.
11/19/12 1:54am

Akiva Sanders | Let's end this tragedy once and for all

We have, and will continue, to use our power as American citizens to urge our government to demonstrate strong diplomatic leadership in facilitating a negotiated two state solution to the Israeli- Palestinian conflict.
11/19/12 1:47am

Arielle Klepach | Get with it

I’m angry. I’m angry with the Republican Party. I’m angry because they just don’t get it.