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For many Penn students, Chinatown is a place to go for bubble tea, a cheap bus ticket to New York or for BYOBs with inexpensive Asian food and lax enforcement of drinking laws. For the close-to-1,000 residents of Chinatown, it's home. Today's Chinatown grew from a small Chinese-owned laundry in the late 19th century into a true community with dozens of small businesses, arts organizations and a charter elementary school.


For weeks, Penn women's soccer coach Darren Ambrose has been preaching that his team must play at a high level for a full 90 minutes. Senior Molly Weir appears to have taken that message to heart. With 22 seconds left in yesterday's match against University of Maryland, Baltimore Country - and Penn already ahead 3-0 - Weir ran at full speed after a pass down the right side.

You've seen the flyers and the Sigma Kappa girls in their event t-shirts, but are you going to tonight's charity event Rock Steady? Well according to the sorority, you should be. The event is a Battle of the Bands, and the proceeds will benefit Alzheimer's research.

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By Brandon Moyse · Sept. 25, 2008

With so much attention bestowed on Penn quarterback Robert Irvin and his backup-slash-punter Kyle Olson, most people have probably forgotten about junior Brendan McNally. McNally saw some snaps in five games last year as the second-stringer to then-senior Bryan Walker.

A Penn Masala YouTube video warns students against a "Facebook stalker." But, according to a recent study, the person carefully studying your facebook page may be none other than a college admissions officer. According to the Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions' fifth-annual survey of college admissions officers, "one in 10 college admissions officers visited students' social-networking pages as part of the evaluation process.


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A Penn Masala YouTube video warns students against a "Facebook stalker." But, according to a recent study, the person carefully studying your facebook page may be none other than a college admissions officer. According to the Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions' fifth-annual survey of college admissions officers, "one in 10 college admissions officers visited students' social-networking pages as part of the evaluation process.


W. Soccer | A crash course in effort

For weeks, Penn women's soccer coach Darren Ambrose has been preaching that his team must play at a high level for a full 90 minutes. Senior Molly Weir appears to have taken that message to heart. With 22 seconds left in yesterday's match against University of Maryland, Baltimore Country - and Penn already ahead 3-0 - Weir ran at full speed after a pass down the right side.


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You've seen the flyers and the Sigma Kappa girls in their event t-shirts, but are you going to tonight's charity event Rock Steady? Well according to the sorority, you should be. The event is a Battle of the Bands, and the proceeds will benefit Alzheimer's research.


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Members of the university and local community gathered in Irvine Auditorium to celebrate Iftaar and discuss the situation in Darfur- after sunset yesterday, which signaled the end of another day of fasting for Muslims observing Ramadan. Engineering sophomore Eyas Mahmoud explained the link between Ramadan and the situation in Darfur.



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For the first time since the Penn field hockey team's season opener, starting off strong wasn't a problem. Although coach Val Cloud didn't put peppers in their socks, the Quakers got on the scoreboard first. They passed more effectively and generated more chances.


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Why do college students like Barack Obama? Sure - he's a fresh face on the scene who talks about a new kind of politics for America. But Obama's popularity runs deeper than vague ideas about change. College students like Obama because he stands for the issues they care about.


Sex educators demystify orgasms

Meg Ryan closed her eyes, tilted her head back and moaned, "Oh god, oh god." She appeared to be experiencing an orgasm - but unknown to most men, she was faking it. Sex educators Dorian Solot and Marshall Miller presented this clip from When Harry Met Sally to introduce issues regarding female sexuality in their program "I


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We're all experts in education. That is, all of us have intimate and formal experience in the field. Personally, I enjoy fond memories of my public-school education. I was fortunate to find myself engaged with challenging course work and dedicated teachers until my graduation day.


M. Soccer | For fresh breath, beat Penn St.

Penn men's soccer coach Rudy Fuller has a bad taste in his mouth. A year and a six-game shutout streak have done little to wash it out. Tonight, he hopes to find his Listerine: A win against Penn State (2-4-2) at Rhodes Field. Last season, the Quakers suffered a bitter 3-2 loss at University Park, Pa.


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Its final tuneup before Ivy League play begins on Saturday, the women's soccer team improved to 3-3-1 with a dominating 3-0 shutout over UMBC (1-9-0). Kristin Kaiser started the scoring at 25:52 with a rebound off a shot that was deflected by a UMBC defender.


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As we noted last year, it's hard to ask freshmen to run real, substance-driven campaigns after they've barely spent a month at Penn. Many fall back on popular anti-dining positions, while others resort to superficial slogans or other flashy gimmicks to win votes.



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Tell me a joke. Or a funny story. Actually, what's your favorite food truck on campus? These questions may not seem out of the ordinary to the average person, but when they appear in the middle of an On-Campus Recruiting interview this week, students may be thrown for a loop.


Bridge design alters bike and vehicle lanes, speed limit

New changes to plans for the imminent reconstruction of the South Street Bridge include fewer vehicle lanes, a lower speed limit and wider pedestrian and bicycle lanes. The City of Philadelphia has already sent the original plan out to contractors to solicit bids for the project but will release an addendum with these new revisions, according to Marcia Wilkof, Democratic leader of the 30th Ward and Jim Campbell, president of the South Street Bridge Coalition.


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Bouncers demanding IDs. Bartenders checking for wristbands. Spaces that are off-limits. This may be the scene freshmen will face at the average fraternity party during next year's New Student Orientation. On Sunday night, the Undergraduate Assembly passed a proposal put forth by the InterFraternity Council to repeal Penn's ban on registered fraternity parties during NSO.


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Penn is continuing its efforts to maintain its status as a pioneer on the final frontier - the human brain. The University announced the creation of five new Penn Integrates Knowledge professorships related to the field of neuroscience last week. The move will expand the PIK program beyond its original goal of 18 professors and bolster Penn's growing neuroscience programs.