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The Daily Pennsylvanian

Amy Gutmann


The future is uncertain for President Barack Obama’s newly proposed American Jobs Act, a half-trillion-dollar piece of legislation that aims to jumpstart the economy and lower the 9.1 percent unemployment rate.

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Brian Kotloff, Elizabeth Jacobs ·

With online wait times rising over 30 minutes, basketball fans jumped at the prospect of seeing the NBA’s biggest stars at the Palestra, as tickets went on sale Tuesday for the “Battle for I-95.”


Catherine Wang ·

The future is uncertain for President Barack Obama’s newly proposed American Jobs Act, a half-trillion-dollar piece of legislation that aims to jumpstart the economy and lower the 9.1 percent unemployment rate.





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DreamIt Ventures offers $5,000 to every new start-up they team up with, as well as an extra $5,000 per member. Additionally, DreamIt eliminates many of the hurdles that keep professionals from working on the “core” of their business



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Over the next few weeks, an interim director will be appointed by the Office of the Provost which will also kickstart its search for a permanent leader for the ICA, according to the Provost’s office.







Elizabeth Jacobs ·

Philadelphia City Council members introduced two redistricting maps on Sept. 9, following the presentation of citizens’ own redistricting proposals at a public hearing last week.



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In the summer of 2010, Aaron Royston had an idea for a sports-based social network.His thinking went a bit like this: just because you don’t personally know nine other people who want to play basketball this weekend shouldn’t stop you from organizing a game.