Just as Penn students are graded on multiple exams, papers and participation, universities are also judged on a variety of factors. U.S. News & World Report puts out an annual ranking of the nation's universities and colleges in an effort to guide readers through the process of choosing which schools to consider.
Amy Gutmann
A popular message board that once catered to Van Pelt bibliophiles is now offering an outlet to students bored, well, anywhere. The site, formerly Boredatvanpelt.com, was relaunched last Saturday night as Boredatpenn.net by creator Jonathon Pappas. The site now features specific forums, called "spaces," including ones for Nursing students or Penn juniors.
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293Homicides committed in Philadelphia through Saturday, 23 more than through the same period last year. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Alleged campus crook apprehended
After over a year of allegedly stealing and swiping from colleges across the country, Curtis Perry White was finally brought down by West Philadelphia. White was apprehended by Philadelphia Police in his West Philadelphia apartment last Wednesday night after a year on the lam following burglaries at at least five colleges since February 2006.
A popular message board that once catered to Van Pelt bibliophiles is now offering an outlet to students bored, well, anywhere. The site, formerly Boredatvanpelt.com, was relaunched last Saturday night as Boredatpenn.net by creator Jonathon Pappas. The site now features specific forums, called "spaces," including ones for Nursing students or Penn juniors.
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293Homicides committed in Philadelphia through Saturday, 23 more than through the same period last year. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer
Penalties? Ehret has 'em cornered
The execution of a penalty corner in field hockey is a bit like that of a field goal on the gridiron. In lieu of snap, kick and hold, there is pass, stop and shoot. The team that plays the percentages will give its best offensive threat that shot, and Margaretha Ehret is as close to a short-corner specialist as Penn can get.
Opinion Board | Heading south fast
In its eagerness to push through a flawed design, Philadelphia's Streets department is burning bridges with its residents. With the planned reconstruction of the South Street Bridge, Philadelphia had the rare opportunity to develop a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly link between Penn's campus and Center City.
Health alerts accompany tribute
As the University community mourns the death of College sophomore Anne Ryan, questions and concerns about meningococcal meningitis, the disease that claimed the 19-year-old's life, are circulating around campus.
Opinion Board | Reform the liquor laws
Amid the confusing legal battle currently being fought between convenience stores and state beer distributors, at least one thing is clear. Legislators must step in and bring Pennsylvania's archaic liquor laws into the 21st century. At the heart of the court case is whether Sheetz, a central Pennsylvania convenience store, should be allowed to sell alcohol.
Cassandra Tognoni | Taking chivalry back
As I happily returned to Penn last week, I was not-so-happily faced with the realization that "going out" requires a little more caution than I'm used to back in suburbia. All of us girls returning to Penn must now remember to congregate in groups when walking home at night.
The Sayre Health Center, based out of Sayre High School at 58th and Walnut streets, had its official grand opening Friday. The health center, which was created out of a partnership with Penn, will act as a community health facility offering both clinical and preventative care for both Sayre students and residents of the area.
As a defensive end getting offers from numerous BCS conferences, Josh Neubert got caught up in the hype. But when the Philadelphia-area native got to Boston College, he knew he didn't make the correct decision on what college to attend.
Well goes dry in Cali for M. Soccer
0-3. No team ever wants to start off a season with that record next to its name. But that's where the Penn men's soccer team is right now after heading out west and losing 0-1 to No. 7 Cal (2-1-0) on Friday and 0-2 to Stanford (1-1-1) yesterday. While the Quakers are describing the road trip as the dreaded "learning experience," they are not losing sight of the fact that they played closely two very good teams less than a week after being blown out 2-6 at Seton Hall.
Moral: 11 players is not enough
Only one bench player, freshman forward Kristin Kaiser, managed to crack the lineup in Friday's 1-0 loss to Michigan State, while the Spartans kept their team fresh with six bench players entering as substitutes. Penn's lack of depth coming off the bench, a problem that came into focus during a rough preseason, became glaring this weekend.
Second fire in a week hits 41st, Walnut sts
An electrical fire broke out at the corner of 41st and Walnut streets Friday afternoon, the second time in a week that a fire has occurred near that intersection.
Losses don't sting Carr - for now
The Penn volleyball team is not focused on wins and losses just yet. And it's a good thing, because the Quakers lost all three matches at the Seton Hall tournament this weekend. The Quakers fell to host Seton Hall in four games on Friday. The Pirates (5-3) were in their eighth match of the year, while it was the season opener for the Quakers.
Opinion Art | Daniel Schwartz
Daniel Schwartz is a College sophomore from Decatur, Ga. His e-mail address is schwartz@dailypennsylvanian.com.
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250,000Dues-paying members of the National Rifle Association who live in Pennsylvania. Source: The Associated Press
Common Pleas Court Judge Rayford Means excused himself from the resentencing of former Penn professor Tracy McIntosh, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Friday. McIntosh, who pled no contest to charges relating to a 2002 sexual assault, was originally sentenced by Means to only 11 1/2 to 23 months of house arrest, partly due to McIntosh's societal value as a neurobiology researcher.




