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9/11 10Th Anniversary Issue

04/22/12 10:57pm

Brennan, Leitner shine brightly against Brown on Senior Day

At Franklin Field on Senior Day, Penn took care of business with a commanding 15-6 win over Brown. But it wasn’t until after the game that the Quakers (7-5, 5-1 Ivy) truly celebrated.
04/22/12 10:35pm

Penn NAACP president sits down with 'The Daily Pennsylvanian'

College senior Megan Reed recently sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to reflect on her experience as the president of Penn’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
04/22/12 10:02pm
Homewood Suites, owned by Hilton Hotels and Resorts, will have a soft opening May 1 with operations fully open to the public. An official grand opening with formal tours will take place early August. GALLERY: Homewood Suites on Walnut Street
04/22/12 9:37pm

Rekindle Reason offers cookies in exchange for souls on Locust Walk

On Friday afternoon, members of Rekindle Reason, a campus atheist group, outdid Klondike. They offered Locust Walk passersby the chance to sign away their souls for chocolate chip cookies.
04/22/12 9:21pm

Aasif Mandvi headlines 14th Annual Intercollegiate Comedy Festival

Trading a black suit for a ginger wig and polka-dot pajamas, Aasif Mandvi, member of the Daily Show’s Best F#@king News Team Ever, joined the cast of Mask & Wig on stage for the 14th Annual Intercollegiate Comedy Festival Friday night. The event was co-sponsored by the Social Planning and Events Committee.
04/22/12 9:04pm
On Friday, more than 100 middle and elementary school students from the Philadelphia area learned what it is like to spend a day in the life of a college student.
04/22/12 8:50pm

Philly Tech Week begins celebration of technology

Philly Tech Week, which begins Monday, April 23, is a string of workshops, panels and hackathons. The week is a celebration of the technology scene in Philadelphia and aims to showcase what tech-savvy people and organizations in Philadelphia have been working on for the past year.
04/20/12 4:46pm

AEPi votes to lose University recognition

Penn’s Gamma Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity has voted to relinquish its charter as a University-recognized fraternity, Office of Student Affairs/Fraternity Sorority Life Director Scott Reikofski wrote in an email statement Friday afternoon. INTERACTIVE: Recent history of Alpha Epsilon Pi at Penn
04/20/12 12:51am
Brennan and Leitner will say goodbye to the stadium they’ve called home for four years when No. 9 Penn hosts Brown in the Quakers’ final regular season home game.
04/20/12 12:47am
For the first time in five years, the Penn softball team will face Cornell without graduated star pitcher Elizabeth Dalrymple. This time, the Quakers will feature the ace.
04/20/12 12:47am
As Penn takes on division leader Cornell at home for a pair of doubleheaders on Friday and Saturday, it will need to win three or four games to remain in serious contention for the division title.
04/20/12 12:47am
Now with their first winning streak of the year, the Quakers (3-8, 1-4 Ivy) have a strong shot at making the Ivy Tournament if they put together a victory in their final Ivy game against Dartmouth (2-8, 0-4) on Saturday. But Murphy is not wavering from his critical perspective.
04/19/12 11:38pm
Last night, Holocaust survivor Michael Herskovitz was brought to Penn’s campus by the Hillel Holocaust Education Committee to tell his story.
04/19/12 11:00pm

Trial date set for Tania Chairez

Chairez’s lawyer Lloyd Long said, however, the date may change in order to allow Chairez and Bryn Mawr College junior Jessica Hyejin Lee, who was arrested with Chairez on March 14, to face trial on the same day.
04/19/12 10:53pm

The Race Task Force | Race still matters

Do you think there is racism among the Penn community? In a recent survey conducted by the Race Task Force, 78.1 percent of participants answered “Yes” to this question.
04/19/12 10:49pm
The Class of 2016 — who will be joining us next fall — promises to be more diverse and representative of the shifting demographics in this country. The increased diversity creates new potential to unite students from all walks of life.
04/19/12 10:44pm
Penn’s current policy encourages students to become repeated offenders and develop poor health habits.
04/19/12 10:29pm

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: April 13

A weekly roundup of news from around the Ivy League and the higher-education community
04/19/12 10:15pm
Members from Penn Police, PennComm, Department of Fire and Emergency Services and AlliedBarton Security were awarded commendations of merit.
04/19/12 9:59pm
Miller, who formerly served as the vice chair for nominations of the NEC, sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss some of his goals for the year ahead.