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Along with his brother and nephew, Scott has a rare retinal disease called choroideremia, which destroys retinal cells and causes the patient to gradually lose peripheral vision until he or she is completely blind. In order to raise money and awareness, he decided that he would run 12 marathons in 12 months.

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	E.J. Scott finishes a marathon in Phoenix this past January. Scott is aiming to run 12 marathons in 12 months to raise funds for Choroideremia.

Along with his brother and nephew, Scott has a rare retinal disease called choroideremia, which destroys retinal cells and causes the patient to gradually lose peripheral vision until he or she is completely blind. In order to raise money and awareness, he decided that he would run 12 marathons in 12 months.


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Theft: Between Oct. 12 and Oct. 18, there were seven thefts from buildings. There were two bike thefts, one of which was secured with a U-lock, and one with a cable lock.



Kevin Neary's 30th birthday party at the Diamond Club (Citizens Bank Park).

Nearly a year ago, Kevin Neary was shot in the neck while walking to his home in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia. At around 3 a.m. on Nov. 15, 2011, Kevin found himself sprawled out on the street, barely able to utter a whisper into the night air for help.






	2001 engineering graduate Theo LeCompte now works as the Democratic National Convention Committee’s chief operating officer. He never expected to work in politics.

As the chief operating officer, Penn alumnus Theo LeCompte was responsible for developing a strategy to prepare the main convention venues — Time Warner Cable Arena and Bank of America Stadium — for the thousands of journalists and delegates that would congregate in the facilities every night.



Fortieth Street M.E. Church

There are plans to demolish the Fortieth Street M.E. Church at 40th and Sansom streets to make room for a 7,000 square feet retail space that will include four new stores and eateries with glass storefronts and an outdoor seating area.



Fagin Simulation Labs

This semester is the first time these students are taking advantage of the newly renovated simulations labs, which features an operating table, anesthesia and oxygen machines and dummies with vital signs. The students even don a gown, a mask, booties and gloves. VIDEO: Real-world experience in the classroom