UA stands with Penn guards trying to form a union
Student government at Penn usually tries to be just that: representation for students.
Student government at Penn usually tries to be just that: representation for students.
Yossi Olmert, the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, expressed concern yesterday regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities and said Western governments had not taken a strong enough stance on Iran. He addressed an intimate group of students last night at Steinhardt Hall in an effort to bolster support for Israel in its current confrontation with the Islamic republic.
For the second match in a row, the women's soccer team gets a crack at a team that it feels it should have beaten last year. The Quakers (6-2-1, 1-1 Ivy) are looking to avenge last year's heartbreaking loss to Columbia. In their wet and windy 2005 matchup, Penn had eight shots on goal to double Columbia's tally, yet the Lions scored the 1-0 winner in the 89th minute of play.
This weekend, much is at stake for both the Penn men and women's golf teams, as both play for more than a 'W.' The men will be competing for a bid to the regional collegiate tournament while the women will take part in the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Yossi Olmert, the brother of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, expressed concern yesterday regarding Iran's nuclear capabilities and said Western governments had not taken a strong enough stance on Iran. He addressed an intimate group of students last night at Steinhardt Hall in an effort to bolster support for Israel in its current confrontation with the Islamic republic.
For the second match in a row, the women's soccer team gets a crack at a team that it feels it should have beaten last year. The Quakers (6-2-1, 1-1 Ivy) are looking to avenge last year's heartbreaking loss to Columbia. In their wet and windy 2005 matchup, Penn had eight shots on goal to double Columbia's tally, yet the Lions scored the 1-0 winner in the 89th minute of play.
Saturday, the Quakers travel to Lewisburg, Pa. Where, you ask? A quaint town lost somewhere in the mountains between Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Along the banks of the mighty Susquehanna lies the home of the not-so-mighty Bucknell Bison. (Much unlike the Buffalo, native only to Asia and Africa).
An obsessed lover who submitted to a fatal attraction, or a confused girl caught up in a situation beyond her control?
With 36 seconds remaining in the first half of last weekend’s football game against Dartmouth, coach Al Bagnoli was presented with a decision. The Quakers had the ball at the Dartmouth 9-yard line on 4th-and-1. Should Penn go for the first down or try to kick a 26-yard field goal?Bagnoli decided to call in his kicker — and he shanked it.
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have purchased a former Dupont lab in nearby Delaware County on behalf of Penn's School of Medicine. The 124,000 square-foot facility, located on 17.4 acres of land, will cost the University $8.25 million, according to CB Richard Ellis, which is representing Dupont.
New Facilities and Real Estate head has little experience at Penn so far.
Almost 20 million students from schools in 49 states and 3 countries are signed up to take a virtual field trip to Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell, courtesy of Ball State University and the National Park Foundation. On Oct. 17, Ball State will broadcast the Electronic Field Trip, including live tours, in-class activities and an online panel of experts.
A window that fell from the fourth floor of the Franklin Building, located near 36th and Walnut streets, was likely dislodged by a construction mishap, according to the Division of Public Safety. The window fell and crashed on the street below on Saturday morning.
Pennsylvania Senatorial candidate Bob Casey isn't running on his on platform - he's just running against Santorum.
When I was 8, I decided to renounce fortune cookies, Communism and Jackie Chan forever.
Homecoming came a little early at Penn, at least for former University President Judith Rodin.
What could be worse than midterms? Perhaps having your studying interrupted by your laptop bursting into flames.
A potential amendment to the city smoking ban will most likely not bring drastic change to the local bar scene, area bar owners say.
These guys don't care for activism, and they're taking to the streets to make sure everyone knows it. The pack of students holding cardboard signs and marching down Locust Walk yesterday wasn't protesting genocide in Darfur or the war in Iraq - the students were just protesting the act of protesting.
Mark your calendars: Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017. We don't know who'll be president; it won't be George Bush or whoever succeeds him, even if that person gets two terms. But we do know that Penn will open its Ivy League football schedule hosting Dartmouth that day.