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Occupy Philly, a protest sparked by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York, has attracted young and old across the city with frustrations about the country’s economic and political climate. VIDEO: What Occupy Philly means to protesters PHOTO GALLERY: 88 shots from Occupy Philly Tweets from the scene Letter: An unfocused effort Topics: Occupy Philly

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By Grace Ortelere · Oct. 9, 2011

Inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protest in New York, Occupy Philly continued its third day in front of City Hall, with Penn students lending support to the movement. PHOTO GALLERY: 88 shots from Occupy Philly Tweets from the scene Letter: An unfocused effort VIDEO: What Occupy Philly means to protesters Topics: Occupy Philly




The Occupy Philadelphia protest kicked off Thursday morning at City Hall.

Occupy Philly, a protest sparked by the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York, has attracted young and old across the city with frustrations about the country’s economic and political climate. VIDEO: What Occupy Philly means to protesters PHOTO GALLERY: 88 shots from Occupy Philly Tweets from the scene Letter: An unfocused effort Topics: Occupy Philly



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Those in positions of power and influence should treat their medical decisions just as they treat their words in the public sphere: very, very carefully. People are watching.


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Penn students will join about 1,000 people at the Occupy Philadelphia protest outside City Hall. Inspired by Occupy Wall Street, the movement protests a “culture of corporate greed.” Letter: An unfocused effort Topics: Occupy Philly




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The Penn Monologues, which address sexual taboos on campus, received the Human Rights Award in Arts and Culture from the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.


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Pennsylvania’s voter-identification legislation, HB 934, has the fingerprints of the shadowy, corporate-funded, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council all over it. Related: New state legislation may bar students from voting





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We need to change the protest paradigm that thinks standing around, yelling general statements like “We’re the 99 percent” and hoping to get maced will accomplish something. Topics: Occupy Philadelphia


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On Sept. 30, a man was shot in the head near 44th and Market streets at the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Westpark Apartments. The incident was an example of violent crime that necessitates Penn Police action in areas that, while off campus, are still home to several students.