Don't support China To the Editor: My son recently received advertising from the University of Pennsylvania Computer Connection. It promoted Dell, Apple and IBM ThinkPad laptops. IBM recently sold its IBM ThinkPad laptop product line to a company called Lenovo.
The events of Sept. 11 have made many of us immigrants question our identities and sense of belonging and shocked us into the realization that we as a nation are as vulnerable as any developing country - unprepared for the attacks and the subsequent renewal.
Harvard University officials announced today that the school will end its early-admissions option beginning with the class entering in 2008.
Hate Webmail crashes? Uneven bricks on Locust Walk? Student-government leaders sure do, and they've got a host of other items on their plate as well. The Undergraduate Assembly met for the first time Sunday night, outlining new projects and announcing the new committee heads.
It is 10 a.m. on a Friday, and the scene in Penn's Office of International Programs has all the trappings of business as usual. Students and staff walk briskly to and fro, telephones ring shrilly, and the hum of jovial voices pervades the air. Amid this sea of activity, a small red sign perched on a desk attracts a few glances here and there.
Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya faces her second trial for first-degree murder starting on Thursday.
Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya faces her second trial for first-degree murder starting on Thursday.
The events of Sept. 11 have made many of us immigrants question our identities and sense of belonging and shocked us into the realization that we as a nation are as vulnerable as any developing country - unprepared for the attacks and the subsequent renewal.
Harvard University officials announced today that the school will end its early-admissions option beginning with the class entering in 2008.
Rev. Beverly Dale knows what her detractors might say about her. "'She's that crazy person interested in sex and God,'" she said, mimicking her critics. But Dale - director of the Christian Association and informally known as "Rev Bev" - isn't concerned with naysayers.
As soon as sophomore midfielder Natalie Capuano's feet left the ground, it was clear that this game was going to be a little bit different.
Increasing competitiveness about the college process means that more applicants these days are eschewing the traditional SAT exam in favor of another test - the ACT. Experts says the ACT has grown in popularity over the past decade, including in areas where taking the SAT used to be an unrivaled rite of college preparation.
Poet and screenwriter Cristin Aptowicz returned to her home city of Philadelphia yesterday to commemorate the emotions and events of Sept. 11th on its five-year anniversary. After the attacks, Aptowicz said, Manhattan's Lower East Side poetry community came together to serve as a haven for those affected by the terrorist attacks.
Social networking site Facebook.com - long accessible only to college and high school students - will soon open its doors to everyone.
You can add Indian food to range of cuisine that a PennCard will get you. Cafe Spice Express - the Penn meal-plan version of the upscale Cafe Spice restaurant in Old City - opened for lunch in the lower level of 1920 Commons and in Houston Market last week.
I began Sept. 11, 2001, doing what I do best: eating - I had breakfast in the West Wing.
For Wharton senior Laura Forton, it's all about shaking hands, making eye contact and knowing a thing or two about sports. Having spent her summer working as a technical analyst at Smith Barney, a subsidiary of Citigroup Inc., Forton said that being the only girl in a sea of ties and suits motivated her to work even harder in an initially "intimidating" environment.
The Quakers football team lost its last four games in 2005, and the offense was a big part of the problem.
Philadelphia high-schooler Priscilla Clinkscales remembers clearly a pivotal moment in her life: the day her uncle was sentenced to jail for a crime she is convinced he did not commit. Clinkscales was just seven years old at the time, but it changed her. She started watching Court TV and soon had big dreams of becoming a lawyer.
Simply being relevant to students tops the to-do list for this year's Undergraduate Assembly. With its first meeting yesterday, the UA rolled out an ambitious plan to revamp both its tasks and direction for the year. Its members are looking to increase the number of tangible projects they work on this year.
By Samuel Dangremond The Daily Pennsylvanian The back-to-school crunch will result in at least $36.6 billion spent by college students, but forget long lines at Target as you put the finishing touches on your dorm room. College students are spending their money online.
Penn Medicine alumna Dana Beyer could make history tomorrow by becoming the first openly transgender person to run on a party ticket for state legislature. However, Beyer, 54, faces tough competition as one of eight Democrats campaigning for three seats in the 18th district of the Maryland House of Delegates in the primary tomorrow.
Upon arriving in Charlotte, N.C., last weekend, the womens' volleyball team met southern hospitality with a special song mix entitled "The Dixie Chick Quakers Come to UNC," made by parents of team members. Despite the warm welcome, the Quakers fell in all three tournament matches.
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