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It's not every day that an Ivy League president operates a trackhoe. But Penn President Amy Gutmann used one yesterday before an audience of local business and political leaders, including Mayor-elect Michael Nutter and city Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, to officially began construction on the recently acquired postal lands.


A second teenager from a group thought to be responsible for at least six robberies of Drexel students was arrested this past weekend, police officals said. The 16-year-old male was arrested at his home Friday night after victims positively identified him, Philadelphia Police Lt.

The shuttle to Center City is back, but only for night owls. Recent safety concerns have prompted the University to create a new trial shuttle service that will provide door-service transportation as east as Broad Street. Despite the University's decision to shelve the Octobus shuttle service last week, officials believe that a late-night shuttle service to Center City is an important component of a comprehensive safety plan.

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By Bianca Gonzalez · Nov. 20, 2007

Family, food, Black Friday and traffic jams are just some of the things commonly affiliated with Thanksgiving. Beyond that, though, the upcoming holiday has a long history dating back to the first American settlers. Attendees of "Thanksgiving 101," a lecture held at the Graduate Student Center yesterday, learned about the historical origins of Thanksgiving and the facts and fictions behind the holiday.

Despite some political pundits dismissing Sen. John McCain's (R-Ariz.) presidential campaign as "dead," he came out swinging last night before a packed audience of Penn students. McCain's "Straight Talk Express" pulled into Annenberg's Zellerbach Theater for a town-hall forum with a crowd of nearly 1,000.

Webmail's gone. There are no more server crashes. And another company is handling e-mail at no charge. It's the saga of Penn e-mail, but it's now the story of hundreds of other schools across the country. Penn made the decision to outsource its e-mail to Microsoft last year.


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Webmail's gone. There are no more server crashes. And another company is handling e-mail at no charge. It's the saga of Penn e-mail, but it's now the story of hundreds of other schools across the country. Penn made the decision to outsource its e-mail to Microsoft last year.


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A second teenager from a group thought to be responsible for at least six robberies of Drexel students was arrested this past weekend, police officals said. The 16-year-old male was arrested at his home Friday night after victims positively identified him, Philadelphia Police Lt.


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The shuttle to Center City is back, but only for night owls. Recent safety concerns have prompted the University to create a new trial shuttle service that will provide door-service transportation as east as Broad Street. Despite the University's decision to shelve the Octobus shuttle service last week, officials believe that a late-night shuttle service to Center City is an important component of a comprehensive safety plan.


Wharton reject narrates string of successes

What's on mega-entrepreneur Ted Leonsis' holiday wish list? It could be a company he has had his eye on, a fourth sports team, second stadium or a third motion picture. In his keynote address at the 11th annual Wharton Entrepreneurship Conference, themed "Confessions of an Entrepreneurial mind," Leonsis told his story to over 500 Wharton MBA students, undergraduates, venture capitalists and aspiring entrepreneurs.


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There's a new sheriff in town. Mayor-elect Michael Nutter announced Thursday that former Washington D.C. Police Chief Charles Ramsey will be Philadelphia's next police commissioner. Ramsey, a sometimes controversial media-savvy police chief, managed Washington, D.


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The University will implement a series of initiatives to supplement security on and around campus, officials announced in an e-mail to the University community late Thursday night.


Yale Library goes digital with Microsoft's aid

Too lazy to make the trek to the library? There may be a solution on the horizon. Earlier this November, Yale University signed a contract with Microsoft to upload their entire library collection onto a search engine, which will allow students to access Yale's media and book collection- anywhere, anytime.


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John McCain's "Straight Talk Express" is making a pit stop at Penn. The Republican presidential candidate and Arizona senator will address students in Zellerbach Theatre tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. in a town hall-style meeting. The event, sponsored by the Penn College Republicans, will also feature remarks by Utah governor Jon Huntsman and former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge.


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College and Wharton senior Joyce Meng was among 32 American students to receive the Rhodes Scholarship last Saturday. Meng, a Joseph Wharton Benjamin Franklin scholar as well as a Wharton Research Scholar, said she is excited to study at Oxford University, where she plans to obtain two Master's degrees in economics for development and financial economics.


Selling rock singles, saving Darfur

While other students were easing into the college experience, Wharton freshman Andrew Dudum was adding two new singles to iTunes. And fellow students were listening. Dudum beat out two other professional choices to headline last Friday's Rock the Mic for Darfur concert, which aimed to raise money for the Darfur Alert Coalition.


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Harvey Rubin, director of Penn's Institute for Strategic Analysis and Response, has contributed to a five-point roadmap for increasing worldwide biosecurity, according to a University press release. A Consensus Statement of Priority Actions for the Promotion of Global Biosecurity presents recommendations - such as the development of an international database monitoring biological holdings and infectious disease patterns and the promotion of global compliance standards and law enforcement - in order to better prevent and respond to biological terrorism.


Autism-awareness advocate promotes book

When Barbara Firestone met a child with autism during her freshman year in college, she discovered her true calling. "I was so struck by the fact that I couldn't reach out to him, but more struck by what that experience must have been like for him - to be isolated from the world," Firestone said at an event Friday evening to promote autism awareness, as well as her book, Autism Heroes: Portraits of Families Meeting the Challenge.


Students hold their own democratic debate

Inform yourself. This was the overarching sentiment yesterday evening when Penn Democrats, Penn Forum and Fox Leadership Program sponsored "A Democratic Presidential Primary Forum" in Huntsman Hall. Yesterday's forum gave students a chance to explore the policy views of the three leading Democratic nominees for the 2008 presidential election: John Edwards, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.


Nurses train to be examiners

A training program at Penn is bringing nurses out of the hospital and onto the crime scene. This week at the Nursing School, 42 professional nurses participated in a 15-year-old training program to learn the information and skills necessary to become a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner.


A college revolution

A college revolution

By Albert Sun · Nov. 16, 2007

It's hard to imagine a more appropriate location for last weekend's Ron Paul rally than Independence Mall. The National Constitution Center, the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall provided the inspiration for his political beliefs; the nearby U.S. Mint and Federal Reserve branch, he wants to do away with.


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Wanted: recipient of a Purple Heart applying to the School of Nursing. No, the description is not from a personal ad. Rather, it's a more specific set of requirements for one of Penn's many endowed undergraduate scholarships, which make up about 15 percent of the $92 million financial-aid grant budget.


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In light of Monday's sexual assault and an incident of indecent exposure by an AlliedBarton security guard, the Penn Women's Center hosted an information session on sexual violence yesterday afternoon. A panel of campus safety experts addressed two students about available resources and campus security policy changes.



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