In year off, students explore the world
About 60 Penn freshmen took a year off after HS last year. Gap years “broaden perspective,” Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said, which is why Penn makes deferring a simple process.
About 60 Penn freshmen took a year off after HS last year. Gap years “broaden perspective,” Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said, which is why Penn makes deferring a simple process.
Penn and Temple scientists are using transcranial direct current stimulation, which applies a weak electrical current to the head to stimulate the brain's memory for proper names.
Outgoing Multicultural Greek Council President and College senior Agnes Nam said interest in the MGC among freshmen is noticeably higher than in previous years. The MGC will decide whether to expand in either the spring or fall of next year.
A list of crimes committed in the Penn Patrol Zone during the week of October 22-28.
Penn and Temple scientists are using transcranial direct current stimulation, which applies a weak electrical current to the head to stimulate the brain's memory for proper names.
Outgoing Multicultural Greek Council President and College senior Agnes Nam said interest in the MGC among freshmen is noticeably higher than in previous years. The MGC will decide whether to expand in either the spring or fall of next year.
In Pennsylvania, the two most prominent races are for governor and U.S. senator. For students, we feel Joe Sestak is the best choice for Senate and Dan Onorato is the best choice for governor.
In Pennsylvania, the two most prominent races are for governor and U.S. senator. For students, we feel Joe Sestak is the best choice for Senate and Dan Onorato is the best choice for governor.
If customer service in medicine doesn’t exist at the point of treatment in HUP or elsewhere in the United States, then patients will take their business to other places that charge lower prices and provide infinitely better care.
Protesters from Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions, a Philadelphia-based group which supports boycotts of the Israeli state, staged a flash mob Sunday at the Fresh Grocer at 40th and Walnut streets.
Monday and Tuesday, nonpartisan political groups will be expending their final efforts on making sure students get to the polls.
We should all calm down about politics because there are bigger issues. Even after the “hope” of Obama’s 2008 victory, Muslims, gays, Latinos and, yes, still blacks and women are harassed on a daily basis.
A glimpse at the National Mall on Saturday might suggest that people turned out to voice their opinions on issues ranging from marijuana to immigration, bears to pirates.
On Saturday night, members of Philo and other participants dressed in black robes, masks and costumes and chanted the haunting stanzas of Edgar Allen Poe’s “The Raven” and “The Bells of Ill Omen” as they marched down Locust Walk for its traditional Poe Vestpertil event.
At Temple University on Saturday, the President delivered a short speech to a crowd of approximately 1,500 students and volunteers, imploring them to sign up to canvass before Election Day.
At Temple University on Saturday, the President delivered a short speech to a crowd of approximately 1,500 students and volunteers, imploring them to sign up to canvass before Election Day.
On Saturday, PAACH held a homecoming reception marking its 10th anniversary. The event was catered to students and alumni involved with PAACH, who gathered in the ARCH building lobby to discuss their experiences.
Coming into Saturday night’s game undefeated in Ivy League play, the No. 14 Penn men’s soccer team knew it would be tough to hold on to its impressive conference record against No. 13 Brown.
On Friday, the Caring People Alliance and a Management 100 group held the Fifth Annual Caring People Alliance’s Halloween Carnival at the West Philadelphia Community Center.
The Student Labor Action Project used Gutmann’s Halloween party as an opportunity to protest Penn’s economic sponsorship of HEI Hotels and Resorts, in a setting where they could not be ignored.