They're not exactly the Oregon Ducks, but the Penn football team's uniforms have a slightly less conservative look this year. Nike has designed some of the most outrageous gear for college teams. But in the past few years the uniforms designed for Penn have been as simple as possible.
While most 15-year-olds are waiting for Sweet-16 invitations and drivers licenses, 15 year-old Brittney Exline is waiting to meet her Math 104 professor. She's also trying to test into a higher level math class - and don't be surprised if she does.
It's getting even harder to earn an MBA from Wharton. Or from anywhere else. Local and international applications to MBA programs are rising steadily due to a stronger economy and more company demands for management degrees, the Graduate Management Admissions Council reported in August.
The administration can finally exhale: They officially have the postal lands. After last Friday's announcement that the University purchased the 18-acre plot of land between Walnut and Chestnut streets, top administrators are eager to bring their long-awaited project one step closer to completion.
While most 15-year-olds are waiting for Sweet-16 invitations and drivers licenses, 15 year-old Brittney Exline is waiting to meet her Math 104 professor. She's also trying to test into a higher level math class - and don't be surprised if she does.
It's getting even harder to earn an MBA from Wharton. Or from anywhere else. Local and international applications to MBA programs are rising steadily due to a stronger economy and more company demands for management degrees, the Graduate Management Admissions Council reported in August.
Even though the scoreboard read 2-0 for Seton Hall after the first half last night, Penn men's soccer coach Rudy Fuller "was looking forward to the second half." Unfortunately for him, he got more than he bargained for. The Pirates (2-0-0) netted four more goals in the latter 45 minutes to blow the Quakers (0-1-0) away 6-2 in their season opener in South Orange, N.
There was a moment, perhaps no more than two seconds long, when Penn's fate seemed to literally hang in the balance during its 4-1 win over Robert Morris on Sunday at Rhodes Field. In the 55th minute, the Quakers were clinging to a 1-0 lead that by all accounts should have been larger.
From Botswana to the postal lands, Penn scholars and students are exploring the world and making an impact
A letter from 'DP' Executive Editor, Shawn Safvi
The Kelly Writers house chose a number of respected writers and artists as Writers House Fellows for the sprting semester, according to a University press release. Art Spiegelman, Lynne Sharon Schwartz and Jerome Rothenberg will all visit campus as part of the program.
Joanne Tong is a Wharton senior from Manila, Philippines. She can be reached at tong@dailypennsylvanian.com
Friends and neighbors of Ellen Robb have installed a garden gazebo in her honor outside of Roberts Elementary School in Wayne, Pa. Robb, who was found bludgeoned to death in her Wayne home last December, was an active volunteer at the school, and had a daughter who attended the school as well.
67.7Percent of Pennsylvania students who scored proficient or above on their reading exams this year. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Quakers knew the injuries would come and that they wouldn't be pleasant. But for a team with no seniors, a disabled list that had grown three regulars deep by sunset on the first day of preseason has been a tricky hole to fill. Women's soccer coach Darren Ambrose detailed on Tuesday the offseason ailments of Allison Rosenbloom (chronic illness, which caused her to retire) Allyson Gordon (anterior cruciate ligament), and Marisa Stock (second ACL) that meant they would be out for the forseeable future.
Herbert Levine, Economics professor at Penn from 1960 to 2006, died in June, succumbing to complications from leg surgery after battling prostate cancer for the past 15 years. He was 78. Receiving his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University, Levine specialized in Soviet economics.
For a program that has won 12 Ivy League championships in the last 25 years, two consecutive losing seasons has the distinct feel of a slump.
Diplomats don't have to be politicians, but being a president helps. Penn President Amy Gutmann took a trip to Botswana this summer to visit the University of Botswana, which Penn has partnered with for the past six years. On her trip, Gutmann met with the president of the university, the president of Botswana and the U.
In the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech last April, Penn's Division of Public Safety announced Monday that it has implemented a new emergency notification system. The system, called PennAlert, includes the ability for DPS officials to send text-message alerts in the event of an emergency.
Frank DeSimone, the lawyer for Rafael Robb, the Economics professor who will face trial this fall in connection with the death of Ellen, his wife, wants to bar expert testimony from court that claims murder was likely a personal attack.
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