Celebrate, Philadelphia! Hug your neighbors. Throw a parade. Riot in the streets. The drought is over; the curse has ended; Billy Penn has relented on the punishment he doled on the city two decades ago. The Philadelphia Soul have won the Arena Bowl, finally bringing a professional sports championship to the City of Brotherly Love.
Throughout his lifetime, Walter O'Malley was a trailblazer. And now, even after death, he continues to be a pioneer among his kind. As owner of the Dodgers, he was instrumental in bringing baseball to the West Coast. And now, with his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, he becomes the first Penn alumnus ever to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
Theft July 17 - A male student, 20, reported that an unknown suspect removed money from an unsecured room in the Quadrangle at about 2:45 p.m. July 17 - A male student, 22, reported that an unknown suspect removed his secured bicycle from a meter outside Levine Hall at about 11:45 p.
With over 80 known sleep disorders, advanced nurses studying the critical issue of sleep need to be adequately prepared. Until recently, there was no sufficient educational program that could provide post-graduate nurses with the groundwork necessary to apply theoretical concepts of sleep medicine for implementation in practice and research.
Throughout his lifetime, Walter O'Malley was a trailblazer. And now, even after death, he continues to be a pioneer among his kind. As owner of the Dodgers, he was instrumental in bringing baseball to the West Coast. And now, with his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, he becomes the first Penn alumnus ever to be enshrined in Cooperstown.
Theft July 17 - A male student, 20, reported that an unknown suspect removed money from an unsecured room in the Quadrangle at about 2:45 p.m. July 17 - A male student, 22, reported that an unknown suspect removed his secured bicycle from a meter outside Levine Hall at about 11:45 p.
Northwestern University School of Law's decision to offer a quicker route to graduation - a two-year alternative to its traditional three-year program - is spurring debate about legal education. The accelerated program - the third of its kind in the country and the first at a top-tier school - compresses the same number of credits into five semesters for 25 to 60 students who will enroll alongside about 240 traditional students.
In the cold of January 1983, Judy Wicks brought home cooking to new heights when she opened a humble take-out coffee and muffin shop on the first floor of her residence at 3420 Sansom St. 25 years later, White Dog Cafe is commemorating its past with a year-long celebration of the restaurant and its social and environmental activism.
A Twin Cities radio station has found its very own twin in the University of Pennsylvania's WXPN. Minnesota Public Radio's The Current and Penn's WXPN have teamed up to share local music through The Music Exchange, a new program that will feature the music of up-and-coming bands in Philadelphia and the Twin Cities - Minneapolis and St.
Several shots were fired inside the parking garage located at 40th and Walnut streets early Sunday morning. There were no injuries, but Shannon McKnight, 22, was arrested in connection with the incident. According to Division of Public Safety spokeswoman Stefanie Cella, Penn Police officers on patrol heard gunfire at 1:29 a.
This fall, the Middle East is coming to Walnut Street - or at least its cuisine is. The locally-owned restaurant Hummus - which will serve a variety of Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine - will open within 10 days, said owner Fabrice Saadoun. The restaurant building is located at 40th and Walnut, situated between the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and the yet-to-be-completed Radian.
Although it has only been three weeks since new Dean of Admissions Eric Furda took over, changes are already evident in the Admissions Office. Furda, who began July 1, appointed two new vice-deans to serve as his seconds-in-command and has "restructured" the department to be more streamlined and efficient, he said.
Thanks to a policy of Penn's Division of Public Safety, if you've failed to properly lock up your bicycle on campus, you may find it waiting for you in the custody of the Penn Police. DPS has a policy of taking unattended and unsecured bicycles on campus without the owner's knowledge.
The University announced yesterday the appointment of stem cell expert John Gearhart as the eighth Penn Integrates Knowledge professor and director of the Institute of Regenerative Medicine. Gearhart is the James Effron University Professor, and he will join the faculty of both the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology in the School of Medicine and the Department of Animal Biology in the School of Veterinary Medicine.
By confiscating unsecured bicycles around Penn's campus, DPS gives a second chance.
Penn fans who are still uneasy seeing former men's hoops head coach Fran Dunphy on the Temple sidelines may have a little bit longer to get accustomed to the image. On July 16, Temple announced that they had agreed to a two-year extension with Dunphy, which will keep him under contract with the Owls through the 2013-14 season.
As the Bush administration steps down, America's youth must take responsibility and lower carbon emissions before it's too late
Alicia Puglionesi is a rising College senior from Havertown, Pa. Her e-mail address is puglionesi@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Expanding course options for requirements would help keep students interested and standards high.
PAMPLONA, Spain, July 12 In Spain, for a few months this summer on the Penn-in-Alicante program, I had the unique experience of being able to travel to Pamplona to take part in the ceremonies surrounding the festival of San Fermin. While the encierro, or Running of the Bulls is the most well-known event during Sanfermines [Zach's experiences with this event was detailed in last week's SP], the second most popular event also involves los toros.
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