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Amy Gutmann


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In the context of psychological research on identity development, the concept of gendered race is relatively new. Gender and race are also not the only aspects of identity that overlap. Issues of ethnicity, class and sexuality among others all significantly affect the way one acts and is perceived.


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College factual ranked Penn as the best private college in the U.S. According to College factual--which ranks schools based on graduation rates, loan default rates, and average starting salaries--Penn was selected as the best school because of its programs, many of which rank in the top 10 in the country as well as its interdisciplinary curriculum and student civic engagement.  Yale, Duke and Harvard were selected as the number two, three and four schools, respectively.  See the rest of the top 10 at USA TODAY College. 


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According to a survey by Higher One, a financial aid company, and EverFi, and education technology company, college students are becoming worse at managing their finances. The survey found that in the past three years, students have become less likely to follow budgets, pay credit card bills on time and in full and save money.


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While undergraduates are busy biting hats on Hey Day, jumping in bouncy castles during Fling, or banding together to scream the night before the first economics midterm, graduate students live in a different world.


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A Columbia student was arrested on April 2 after his Venmo record revealed he had been using the service to accept payments for drugs, reports Capital New York. Michael Getzler, the alleged dealer, required the Venmo transaction descriptions "to be funny." Descriptions to Venmo payments made to him included "Halal or something funny," "Kale salad" and "Snoop Dogg's shizzle." Two days before the arrest, an anonymous op-ed titled "Confessions of a departing dealer," that ran in the Columbia Spectator was rumored to have been written by Getzler.







Baseball vs. Cornell at Meiklejohn Stadium

Pitching? Check. Offense? Check. Penn baseball notched two Big 5 awards Monday, as senior outfielder Connor Betbeze took home Player of the Week while teammate and fellow senior Ronnie Glenn notched Pitcher of the Week. The awards came on the heels of a perfect seven-game stretch for the Quakers, who, in addition to a midweek victory over Saint Peter’s, notched doubleheader sweeps of conference foes Brown, Yale and Harvard. Glenn was dominant in his two appearances, notching two wins — both complete games — against Harvard and Brown.


Baseball v Lafayette

After powering through the Ivy League’s four Red Rolfe division squads, Penn baseball returns to Philadelphia for a slight changeup in its action. Only two days after completing a four-game sweep against Yale and Brown by a combined 52-10, the Quakers return to the diamond on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Liberty Bell Classic against Big 5 rival Villanova. The midweek matinee marks the second time this season Penn (12-9) and the Wildcats (11-15) face off.