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Chipotle Mexican Grill and Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches have confirmed that they will join the growing number of retail and dining opportunities in the Radian Apartment building on the 3900 block of Walnut Street, which is currently under construction. Penn's executive director of real estate Ed Datz also announced last week that Capogiro Gelato Artisans and CVS Pharmacy will also be opening


Engineering sophomore Michael Sheahan was killed in a car accident Monday evening. Sheahan, 20, who is from Madison, Wisc., died when his car collided with a dump truck in Caledonia, Ill. Frank Pellicone, the dean of Harrison College House - where Sheahan would have lived this fall - said a memorial service on campus will be organized depending on the wishes of Sheahan's friends and family.

With the cost of tuition rising faster than income levels, loans provide a last-minute recourse for families nationwide as tuition bills roll in. Yet the credit crunch has made finding providers for federal loans more difficult and private loans costlier and scarcer, increasing stress for students and families still seeking funds for tuition.

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The final extended shutdown of the El shuttle bus service due to the Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project will begin on Aug. 8. at 8 p.m., and will run until Aug. 25 at 5 a.m. During these 16 days, El service will not operate to 52nd Street, 60th Street, Milbourne or 69th Street Terminal.

In an opinion authored by Judge D. Brooks Smith on Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in favor of Temple University student Christian DeJohn in DeJohn v. Temple University. The ruling upheld a previous decision stating that Temple's former sexual harassment policy was unconstitutional.



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Engineering sophomore Michael Sheahan was killed in a car accident Monday evening. Sheahan, 20, who is from Madison, Wisc., died when his car collided with a dump truck in Caledonia, Ill. Frank Pellicone, the dean of Harrison College House - where Sheahan would have lived this fall - said a memorial service on campus will be organized depending on the wishes of Sheahan's friends and family.


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With the cost of tuition rising faster than income levels, loans provide a last-minute recourse for families nationwide as tuition bills roll in. Yet the credit crunch has made finding providers for federal loans more difficult and private loans costlier and scarcer, increasing stress for students and families still seeking funds for tuition.


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Yesterday, Penn announced the hiring of Scott Allen as Director of Golf. In that position, Allen will serve as head coach of the men's program and will oversee the direction of the women's program. He replaces Francis Vaughn- who was a part of Penn's golf program in various ways for the past 12 years - as Director of Golf.


Penn Praxis redesigns casinos

It may be possible to make a city environmentally and civically friendly with two big casinos on the riverfront, according to a recent analysis by Penn Praxis. After Penn Praxis Executive Director Harris Steinberg declared that the waterfront may not be a good location for the planned Foxwoods and SugarHouse casinos, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter asked Penn Praxis to analyze the current casino plans.



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Susan Francia and her boat crossed the finish line where they were supposed to be - in first - but it didn't stop them from celebrating like their achievement was miraculous. In winning the gold medal with the U.S. boat in the women's eight event Sunday afternoon, Francia became the first Penn alum to win the top prize at the Olympics since 2000.


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Over two months after suspending her presidential campaign, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has paid her bills to all universities and colleges. Clinton - who held rallies and policy speeches at campuses throughout the country during the Democratic primaries - still owed $146,347.



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In a world where people strap bombs to their bodies and blow up other humans, is it too much to ask that we reconsider how we treat animals used in scientific research? Does the book of Genesis statement that man has "dominion over all animals" justify cruel and sadistic experiments committed in the name of understanding? As a scientist and an atheist, I don't think so.


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Crime Log

By the and Emily Schultheis · Aug. 7, 2008

Theft July 31 - A female unaffiliated with the University, 53, reported that an unknown suspect entered her vehicle on the 3900 block of Powelton Street and removed change at 11:45 a.m. July 30 - A female unaffiliated with the University, 38, reported that an unknown suspect broke a window to her vehicle in the Presbyterian Hospital parking lot and removed a laptop at about 1 p.


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By Abby Schwartz The Summer Pennsylvanian gamail@dailypennsylvanian.com Most campers this summer found themselves making friendship bracelets and singing songs around a campfire. But 28 middle school girls are spending one week at a camp this summer where they create their own lip gloss and make DNA glow in the dark.


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In April, The Daily Pennsylvanian Opinion Board encouraged the City to adopt the South Street Bridge Coalition's changes to the current proposal. Now, almost four months later, the bridge is still open - albeit with a 6-ton weight limit - and it is time to take some sort of action.


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Collegesoccernews.com released its annual rankings of the top 40 soccer recruting classes, and Penn's incoming freshmen came in at No. 36 on the list. Penn - the only Ivy League school on the list - will bring in five freshmen in the Class of 2012. Christian Barreiro was additionally honored in the website's list of the Top 100 Freshmen to Watch.


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Competing for the gold is not enough for U.S. Olympic rower and Penn alumnus Tom Paradiso. Thanks to his partnership with an environmental organization, Paradiso will use his platform to promote environmental awareness through the most subtle of fashion accessories - his shoelaces.



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Updated 8:49 p.m. -- Tuesday, Aug. 26 Blackouts hit 3,400 West Philadelphia residents at approximately 5:20 p.m. today and lasted until approximately 7:50 p.m. The cause of the blackout was a transformer at 43rd and Sansom streets, said Division of Public Safety spokeswoman Stef Cella.