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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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Amy Gutmann

W. Lax | Still undefeated - barely

Yes, they still are undefeated. Forty two seconds into overtime Penn women's lacrosse senior attack Becca Edwards received a pass from freshman Erin Brennan and scored the winning goal against Dartmouth to give the Quakers' their 11th - and most exciting - win of the season.


The stimulus bill that passed the House and the Senate in February included an amendment that has potential to void the job offers of international students who wish to stay in the U.S. The amendment restricts the hiring of foreign workers with H-1B visas by firms accepting funds from the Troubled Assets Relief Program.

Last fall, Penn Environmental Group piled trash on College Green. This semester, PEG continued its efforts to raise awareness with a festival in Houston Hall last Friday, called GreenFest. This semester's GreenFest was originally planned to take place on College Green but was moved into Houston Hall due to inclement weather.

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The Penn softball team had yet another forgettable weekend in what has been an increasingly forgettable season. On a road trip to Ithaca, N.Y., this weekend the Quakers were overpowered by Ivy League South Division-leading Cornell, whose explosive offense proved too much for Penn to handle.



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The stimulus bill that passed the House and the Senate in February included an amendment that has potential to void the job offers of international students who wish to stay in the U.S. The amendment restricts the hiring of foreign workers with H-1B visas by firms accepting funds from the Troubled Assets Relief Program.


Campus groups hold Greenfest

Last fall, Penn Environmental Group piled trash on College Green. This semester, PEG continued its efforts to raise awareness with a festival in Houston Hall last Friday, called GreenFest. This semester's GreenFest was originally planned to take place on College Green but was moved into Houston Hall due to inclement weather.


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With the summer riding season coming up, Division of Public Safety officials are intent on stamping out bike crime on campus. As a city with a very high student population, Philadelphia has become notorious in recent years as a bike theft hotspot. Bike lock manufacturer Kryptonite publishes a "Top 10 Worst Cities for Bike Theft List" on its blog every year, and Philadelphia is its reigning champion.


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By MAX WEISS Staff Writer weiss@dailypennsylvanian.com Emily Wolf and Lauren Sadaka are at two very different stages in their collegiate tennis careers. Wolf is a freshman just finishing up her first year on the team. Sadaka, on the other hand, is a senior trying to make the most of her last month before graduation.


M. Tennis | Harvard halts home streak

As Hicham Laalej's singles match against Harvard slipped away, so too did the Quakers' hopes of a perfect home record and a winning season in the Ivy League. After taking the first set from Crimson senior Chris Clayton, Penn's junior was in control, leading 4-2 in the second set.


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When I first heard about Ward Churchill's dismissal from the University of Colorado, it was hard to suppress my glee. Churchill is considered a propagandist for extremely liberal viewpoints. In 2006, a committee of the professor's peers found him guilty of serious academic misconduct.


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In defense of Brandeis To the Editor: As a proud graduate of Brandeis University, it was disheartening to read Ashley Takas' piece on 3/25/09 ("Selling cultural cred to the highest bidder"). Brandeis President Jehuda Reinharz has said repeatedly that select art works would only be sold if necessary.


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With the summer riding season coming up, Division of Public Safety officials are intent on stamping out bike crime on campus. As a city with a very high student population, Philadelphia has become notorious in recent years as a bike theft hotspot. Bike lock manufacturer Kryptonite publishes a "Top 10 Worst Cities for Bike Theft List" on its blog every year, and Philadelphia is its reigning champion.


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For students looking to help others while working with contraceptives, vaccinations and diseases, yesterday's Public Health in Philadelphia panel set them on track for success. As part of National Public Health Week, the event hosted a panel of five distinguished members of various local public health organizations.


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Wharton announced yesterday that it will cosign loans with Digital Federal Credit Union for international MBA students who lack a U.S. credit-worthy cosigner. The loans can help pay tuition as well as living expenses and can also offer low interest rates, no origination fees - a processing fee - and attentive customer service.


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With the score knotted at 6-6 in overtime, Penn women's lacrosse freshman Erin Brennan gained possession of the ball off a Dartmouth turnover, sprinted down the field and passed to senior Becca Edwards. Edwards came up alone against Dartmouth's goalie, with one little head fake pushed the ball in the net for the go-ahead goal.


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SEPTA has just made traveling in Philadelphia cheaper, faster and easier. In a press release, SEPTA announced that it will introduce a "One Day Independence Pass" and a "Family Independence Pass," for use on trains, trolleys and buses. According to the release, the passes will provide riders with the "independence of convenient, economical and unlimited travel on all SEPTA trains.


BCBGeneration and WAX host fashion Walk-off

"Simple is sexy" seemed to be the theme of the Wharton Asia Exchange-BCBGeneration Walk-Off, a competition that pitted students against each other in the categories of modeling and fashion sense. The Walk-Off, sponsored by WAX and BCBGeneration, consisted of three rounds: professional, evening and model's choice.


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For the Penn women's tennis team, the time is now or never. With only four matches left in the season, the Quakers are vying for a second win since their sole victory this season, a 7-0 sweep over George Washington University Feb. 20. They are also craving


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For 2007 College alumna Sophia Termini, the Miss Philadelphia Pageant last week was a great way to help pay for med school, but she will never repeat it. Termini, along with College junior Samantha Greene and College seniors Cara Bumgardner and Geneva Campbell competed and won prizes in last week's pageant.


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Besides merely serving as a distraction in that political science class you now realize was a mistake signing up for, perhaps that iPhone or BlackBerry will actually give you the power to drop the class on the spot. At Stanford - and more recently, Duke - that choice will soon be available to students on campus.