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For Lupardus, a new Sweet Home in Philly

Freshman Jess Lupardus has an interesting explanation for her success from the pitcher's circle. The Birmingham, Ala. native grew up with her single mother, who played volleyball at the University of Alabama. Her father died from heart failure after a triple bypass surgery when she was only a year old.


On Monday, a judge sealed documents that reveal the identity of the person whose lungs Tony Grier received during a transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania two years ago. The lungs were cancerous and eventually killed Grier. His mother, Emma Grier, is now suing HUP.

With only weeks left until the end of the academic year, JPMorgan Chase, the investment firm that acquired Bear Stearns last month, has started rescinding offers made last fall for summer internships and full-time positions. But the investment firm is not leaving students completely empty-handed.

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'What would Coltrane do?'

By Shawn Aiken · April 10, 2008

Saxophone musicians today still try to emulate one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time - John Coltrane. Yesterday at Kelly Writers House, jazz critic and Philadelphia native Francis Davis discussed Coltrane's life and music in a review of his upcoming book, Sheets of Sound.

When Graduate School of Education professor John Fantuzzo and his wife moved to their new home six years ago, they had to adjust a bit to their new neighbors: the more than 1,500 students living in the Quadrangle. "At first we felt we were on a different planet," he said.


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When Graduate School of Education professor John Fantuzzo and his wife moved to their new home six years ago, they had to adjust a bit to their new neighbors: the more than 1,500 students living in the Quadrangle. "At first we felt we were on a different planet," he said.


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On Monday, a judge sealed documents that reveal the identity of the person whose lungs Tony Grier received during a transplant at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania two years ago. The lungs were cancerous and eventually killed Grier. His mother, Emma Grier, is now suing HUP.


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With only weeks left until the end of the academic year, JPMorgan Chase, the investment firm that acquired Bear Stearns last month, has started rescinding offers made last fall for summer internships and full-time positions. But the investment firm is not leaving students completely empty-handed.


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The Princeton Review has decided to void a number of responses from Penn for the company's annual guidebook due to worries about perceived bias. The company made the decision after The Daily Pennsylvanian reported that the Admissions office did not seek a random sample of students to respond to the survey, despite a request to do so from the Princeton Review, said Robert Franek, the author of the Princeton Review's Best 366 Colleges.


Penngineers race toward the finish line

The sounds, speed and adrenaline of racing could sum up the atmosphere in Levine Hall on Tuesday when Penn's Formula SAE team unveiled its car for this year's competition. Formula SAE is an annual competition between colleges and universities worldwide. Teams have approximately one year to build a car and then compete with other teams on the race day.


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Burglary March 28 - Several computers, valued at $3,600, were reportedly removed from a secured office within Stemmler Hall, located at 3450 Hamilton Walk, at about 8:30 a.m. March 29 - A male unaffiliated with the University of unknown age reported that an unknown suspect removed cash from his secured hotel room while he was away from his room at the University City Sheraton, located at 3549 Chestnut St.


Thinking beyond the dual race

Former Senator and presidential hopeful Mike Gravel wants to empower you. He also wants to get rid of the IRS, institute a "Fair Tax" program and change America's relationship with Iran. And he wants you to buy his book, "Citizen Power: A Mandate for Change," in which he outlines how citizens, once empowered, will take back their rights.


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In this year's U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate programs, Penn's numbers stayed fairly steady. The Graduate School of Education, which experienced the biggest drop last year from seventh to 11th, rose one spot this year to 10th. The Engineering, Medical and Law Schools each fell one spot, to 30th, fourth and seventh, respectively.


*Getting cozy in the City of Brotherly Love

Looking for a new place to nap? Or maybe it's a mid-afternoon booty call you want. Either way, Philly BedShare might be your solution. Starting next week, BedShare, owned and operated by Philly CarShare, will begin offering its new service - conveniently located private napping quarters equipped with plush queen-size beds scattered throughout Philadelphia.



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*Great Barrier Briefs

April 9, 2008

Coaches to launch new course in Fall '08 If you didn't pre-register for fall classes, don't worry: the newest course wasn't even in the system yet. Several Penn coaches will team up to teach Coachspeak, listed as English 057, in the upcoming fall semester.


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At the end of the day, Obama was believed to be just too polarizing. In an emergency meeting last night, Penn Democrats voted to revoke their March endorsement of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) in favor of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.). Citing increasing unease over the Rev.


*A 'Diamond' girl in the rough

Penn President Amy Gutmann announced yesterday that she will pose for the inaugural issue of the Penn version of Diamond magazine, the controversial Harvard-based erotica publication. The magazine, which is expected to hit campus next fall, will showcase Penn males and females posing semi-nude.


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*Stetson Update

April 9, 2008

AComm loses staff, office; lies still remain After two members of its staff were given pink slips, Athletic Communications is moving to the shit-spewing shack behind Warren Field. Catcher Mike Mahoney was designated for assignment by the Chicago Cubs. And golf contact Parisa Bastani was let go one day after asking the DP for golf coach Francis Vaughn's number, and two days after insisting that officemat Chas was actually Sam.


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Even before the aftermath of the collapse of Bear Stearns has subsided, the credit crisis has found a fresh victim on Penn’s campus: the Student Federal Credit Union. SFCU – an entirely student-run bank – is facing imminent bankruptcy due to heavy losses.


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Part of the plan for the postal lands will include a prison to house members of the Penn community convicted of crimes, administration officials said Tuesday. "With the increasing number of Penn students and faculty running afoul of the law, local facilities just can't handle the burden," said University spokesman Tony Sorrentino.


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Students across campus have reported a number of abuses of the Division of Public Safety's new text alert system. DPS, students say, has been sending text messages that get a little bit too personal, probing students about their weekend plans and using the letter "u" in place of the actual word.