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Quidditch team mounts its brooms

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By Bridget McGeehan · Oct. 23, 2011

Penn’s new Quidditch team held its first practice on Hill Field, with about 20 students sporting athletic gear and brooms organizing themselves into a scrimmage. VIDEO: Penn Quidditch’s first scrimmage

Despite being down 20-10 at one point, the Quakers rallied back to win their 18th straight Ivy game, 37-25. VIDEO: Penn vs. Yale highlightsGALLERY: The best photos from the 2011 Penn football seasonTHE BUZZ: The good, the bad and the ugly from Yale

Readers sound off on Eric Cantor’s speech cancellation and the protest surrounding it. ERIC CANTOR: Wharton remarks, as prepared for delivery CHARLES GRAY: Get better, not bitter


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Readers sound off on Eric Cantor’s speech cancellation and the protest surrounding it. ERIC CANTOR: Wharton remarks, as prepared for delivery CHARLES GRAY: Get better, not bitter




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In the aftermath of demonstrators storming campus after House Majority Leader Eric Cantor canceled his Friday appearance at Huntsman Hall, Penn students reflected on the protest hitting close to home. VIDEO: ‘Occupy Eric Cantor’ERIC CANTOR: Wharton remarks, as prepared for deliveryGALLERY: 62 photos of Cantor protest at Huntsman HallTOPICS: Occupy movement



Read the speech that the House Majority Leader had prepared for his Wharton Leadership Lecture.


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After House Majority Leader Eric Cantor canceled his Wharton Leadership Lecture slated for Friday afternoon, protesters congregated on campus, chanting inside and outside Huntsman Hall and prompting increased security efforts. VIDEO: Protesters in Huntsman Hall GALLERY: Photos of protesters on campus REACTION: Online response to Cantor’s cancellation










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Friday afternoon, an estimated 500-1,000 protesters will stand outside Huntsman Hall while House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) speaks to the Penn community about income inequality in his Wharton Leadership Lecture.


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Earlier this month, Ben & Jerry’s board of directors declared its support for the Occupy Wall Street protests on its website. Closer to home, the Ben & Jerry’s on campus is trying to balance its support for the company and support from Penn students.