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The Daily Pennsylvanian

9/11 10th Anniversary Issue


Last Thursday, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame announced its induction class of 2016. One team and 15 individuals will be inducted — some posthumously. And in a class that features world boxing champions, NFL Hall of Famers and the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers, one induction will be an old Quaker. George Washington Orton graduated from Penn with a Masters in 1894 and a Ph.D.

Though the Penn men’s basketball Class of 2020 has been more or less set for a while now, head coach Steve Donahue made things official when he unveiled the newest Quakers last week. “These young men possess the type of talent and character that good programs are built upon,” the second-year coach said in a statement.

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“I have a Coca Cola plant in my district with 435 jobs that will be impacted,”  Councilwoman Sanchez said. “Any time you’re looking at an industry that could potentially shut down and move across the bridge, it’s my duty to protect those jobs.”



George Washington Orton, a graduate from Penn with an M.A. in 1894 and a Ph.D. in 1896, was just announced as a member of the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame's induction class of 2016, thanks to his many accomplishments, including a gold medal at the 1900 Paris Olympics.

Last Thursday, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame announced its induction class of 2016. One team and 15 individuals will be inducted — some posthumously. And in a class that features world boxing champions, NFL Hall of Famers and the 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers, one induction will be an old Quaker. George Washington Orton graduated from Penn with a Masters in 1894 and a Ph.D.


Having brought in a handful of guards and a couple of talented forwards, Penn men's basketball will be looking to have a strong 2016-17 season.

Though the Penn men’s basketball Class of 2020 has been more or less set for a while now, head coach Steve Donahue made things official when he unveiled the newest Quakers last week. “These young men possess the type of talent and character that good programs are built upon,” the second-year coach said in a statement.


Maria Sharapova

What do you do when you can’t play the sport you love? Turn your fighting energy towards a different arena: the business world. On a hiatus from the game of tennis, 29 year-old Maria Sharapova has chosen to attend Harvard Business School for a two-week summer program.








The renovation of the Perelman Center for Jewish Life began in 2005 and will be part of the Lubavitch House at Penn

The newly renovated center, located at 4032-34 Spruce Street, houses a synagogue, library, Beis Midrash (a Jewish learning center), eight studio apartments for students as well as one three-bedroom apartment, lounge areas, Kosher dining and offices for the Jewish Women’s Resource Center and the Healthy Living Task Force.



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Seim, an associate professor of Business, Economics, and Public Policy, will join the Federal Communications Commission as the chief economist, a rotating position that is offered to a new academic every one or two years, she said.




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The college houses affected include Kings Court, English, Mayer, the Quad, DuBois, Stouffer, Harrison, Harnwell and Rodin College Houses. Students will now swipe with their Penn cards at the lobby and swipe again at their suite, before entering their unique four digit code in order to access their rooms.