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Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections

It took a recent walk through campus for me to realize how much things can change in just a few years’ time. At risk of sounding like an actual senior citizen — back in my day, Spruce Street across from the Quad had only one sidewalk.


I like to frame articles by describing images that represent overarching themes of the story. When I think of The Daily Pennsylvanian, I see a certain editor tap dancing down the hall with a Hey Day cane, after we finally got a key source on the record for a student government story — None of us knew he could do that. I remember shivering in an alley in Old City with a group of protestors who were dead set on ending mountain top removal. Or maybe the image I remember most is of a dining hall worker, brow furrowed, spreading a stack of healthcare bills across his dining room table, while he told us he did not make enough to support his ailing wife.

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When I was The Daily Pennsylvanian city news editor, I learned not to stop for emergency vehicles unless they gathered in what I nicknamed a “critical mass.” One cop car on the side of the road?


When I was The Daily Pennsylvanian city news editor, I learned not to stop for emergency vehicles unless they gathered in what I nicknamed a “critical mass.” One cop car on the side of the road?



I like to frame articles by describing images that represent overarching themes of the story. When I think of The Daily Pennsylvanian, I see a certain editor tap dancing down the hall with a Hey Day cane, after we finally got a key source on the record for a student government story — None of us knew he could do that. I remember shivering in an alley in Old City with a group of protestors who were dead set on ending mountain top removal. Or maybe the image I remember most is of a dining hall worker, brow furrowed, spreading a stack of healthcare bills across his dining room table, while he told us he did not make enough to support his ailing wife.


If there’s one thing I learned in four years at Penn and three years at The Daily Pennsylvanian, it’s that truth is subjective. “How can that be?” you may wonder.



When I first arrived at Penn, I had decided that the newspaper world was no longer for me. After finishing up a career as a high school journalist, I thought it was time to call it quits and find another calling. But reluctantly, my friends from my Media and Communications residential program dragged me to that very first Daily Pennsylvanian info session. Here I am, three boards later.


Average attendance in major college football has hit its lowest level in over a decade. With schools around the country dealing with issues like student apathy or top notch TV coverage of nearly all games, attendance fell by over 1,000 fans per contest to 44,603, a 2.3 percent decrease according to an ESPN report. The Ivy League, which is not included in this average due to its Football Championship Series status (formerly known as I-AA), also saw a decrease in average attendance at games, going from 9393 to 9040 fans per game.









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With graduation coming, it's time for students to pay their final bills at Howard University. But with some unable to make pay, alumni may come to the rescue. Howard President Wayne Frederick sent an email to alumni, asking them to help pay off 180 seniors' debts so they can graduate.  The 180 students' debt totaled around $380,000 and the University has received over $160,000 in the weeks following Frederick's email.  As to how students still owed money, Howard had a policy that allowed students to pay 25 percent of their tuition before the semester and make regular monthly payments during the semester.


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Dartmouth fraternity Alpha Delta has been officially derecognized by the University. Alpha Delta was the inspiration for the Delta Tau Chi fraternity in the 1978 classic comedy film "Animal House." The fraternity was already under suspension when it allegedly branded new members in the fall, prompting Dartmouth to take action.


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There always seem to be new ways to cheat. At multiple universities, students have appeared to share answers on quizzes, tests and exams by posting on Yik Yak.