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Here come the brides

Here come the brides

By Jody Pollock · Feb. 12, 2008

With the presidential election fast approaching, College freshman Atlee Melillo thought it would be the perfect occasion for some wedding cake. Adorned with two grooms on one side and two brides on the other, Melillo said she hopes the white cake she passed out yesterday in Houston Hall will serve as an educational - and delicious - reminder that gay marriage is still very much an election issue, she said.


Penn students are usually pretty vocal about letting the administration know exactly what they want. Cheaper printing! A longer add/drop period! Better high rise elevators! But a proposal to install an energy-producing wind turbine in the "wind tunnel" on Locust Walk? Now, that's a different story.

Student life and safety were the main topics on the agenda at Sunday night's Undergraduate Assembly meeting as the body tackled housing, printing, a student union and security improvements around campus. - The Housing Committee announced it will soon put out a survey for students on academic support at the University.

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Feb. 12, 2008

With the arrival of Philadelphia Runner, fans of locally owned businesses have a new place to turn to for their running needs. The store, located on Walnut Street between 36th and 37th streets, celebrated its grand opening last week. Philadelphia Runner's opening was the latest in a series of local businesses that have come to University City in the last several years, following student staples like The Last Word Bookshop, Pizza Rustica and Metropolitan Bakery.

A Delaware Superior Court judge has granted a change-of-venue request from lawyers for Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya should she be tried a fourth time. Malinovskaya, accused of killing her ex-boyfriend's then-girlfriend in December 2004, has been tried three times for murder, each time resulting in a hung jury.

Whartonites no longer have to make their way to Van Pelt to print for eight cents per page. Last December, Wharton computing labs lowered their price from 10 cents per page for black-and-white printing to meet the level charged at libraries and other locations on campus.


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Whartonites no longer have to make their way to Van Pelt to print for eight cents per page. Last December, Wharton computing labs lowered their price from 10 cents per page for black-and-white printing to meet the level charged at libraries and other locations on campus.


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Penn students are usually pretty vocal about letting the administration know exactly what they want. Cheaper printing! A longer add/drop period! Better high rise elevators! But a proposal to install an energy-producing wind turbine in the "wind tunnel" on Locust Walk? Now, that's a different story.


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Student life and safety were the main topics on the agenda at Sunday night's Undergraduate Assembly meeting as the body tackled housing, printing, a student union and security improvements around campus. - The Housing Committee announced it will soon put out a survey for students on academic support at the University.


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On the day of the Pennsylvania primary, choosing a candidate will be the hardest part. But in some other states, registering to vote can be an even bigger challenge. As the youth vote becomes increasingly pivotal this election year, young voters are facing additional requirements before they are allowed to cast a ballot at their respective voting precincts.


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College junior Meredith Jones, 21, was arrested early Friday morning at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after she allegedly assaulted a female hospital employee during treatment, Division of Public Safety officials said. The incident took place at about 2:30 a.


How loyal are your Facebook friends?

Relationship Status: It's Complicated. While Facebooking classmates during lectures, few students stop to consider the implications their involvement in social networking sites have on their daily lives. Facebookology: The Effects of Social Networking on Relationships, a Women's Week panel discussion, sought to explore the issue last night.


Fattah speaks to better future

The last time Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) was in Houston Hall, he was a work-study student running the arcade next to Houston market. Yesterday, he returned to Penn's student union to give a speech honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. sponsored by the School of Nursing and the Office of Diversity and Cultural Affairs.


Photo Essay: Car Show Drives Through Philadelphia

This year's Philly Auto Show took place from Saturday, Feb. 2 through Sunday Feb. 10 at the Convention Center. A wide variety of cars were displayed, ranging from tuners to concept cars. Several high-end brands were represented, including Jaguar, Maserati, Lamborghini, Rolls Royce, and Aston Martin. One dollar of every ticket sold will be donated to the Auto Dealers CARing For Kids Foundation benefitting The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. One thing is for certain, car fans, young and old, will be coming back next year.


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When Penn officials broke ground on Skirkanich Hall in October 2003, they claimed they were making a strong statement about the architectural vision for Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. And now, with the planning phase underway for the Singh Center for Nanotechnology - which will be built at 32nd and Walnut streets as part of the Penn Connects eastward expansion project - that vision is being realized.


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A bill passed by the U.S. Congress eight years ago is slowly beginning to change the face of urban development in West Philadelphia. The Hub, an apartment and retail building located at 40th and Chestnut streets, was the first project in Pennsylvania to take advantage of the New Markets Tax Credit program, created as part of the Community Renewal Tax Relief Act of 2000.


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Could College Hall become the next campaign soapbox? Several university presidents have chosen to endorse a candidate in the 2008 presidential election, but Penn President Amy Gutmann says she will not be one of them. As nonprofit organizations, universities are legally prohibited from engaging in campaign-related activities, Political Science professor and Fels Institute director Don Kettl said.


Exhibit showcases soldiers' moral qualms

An exhibition of photos and testimonies about the Israeli-occupied area of Hebron made its first stop in the United States, opening on Saturday night at the Rotunda to a hotbed of discussion. The exhibit is organized by an Israeli-based foundation known as "Breaking the Silence.


Blood and bones, in theory and practice

Last week, inexperienced medical students fumbled around in the emergency room, unable to locate IV bags or organize their efforts, as their patient's blood dripped to the floor. Fortunately, although their patient "died" that afternoon, there was no family to inform - it was all just a simulation.


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International students entering the United States have to worry not only about their student visas and bank account, but also about a basic necessity to keep in touch with their families back home - a cell phone connection. Most mobile phones require a social security number, or at least a credit history.


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Pennsylvania is one of 17 states ranked as being at "high-risk" for voting-machine mishaps by the nonprofit organizations Common Cause and the Verified Voting Foundation. However, state officials and students varied greatly over whether this recent report is cause for concern.


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The University announced its master plan earlier this month for a sustainable Neural and Behavioral Sciences building, which is slated to be operational in September 2011. The building will be designed by SmithGroup, an architecture firm with a reputation for sustainable design.


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Troy Brown - the man known as the 'screwdriver bandit' for 10 robberies he committed in University City in November 2006 - was sentenced to serve a term of 45 to 80 years in prison on Friday. Brown was convicted on 10 counts of robbery and related offenses in December 2007 for committing a string of robberies using a screwdriver to threaten female victims, two of whom were affiliated with Penn.