Two separate violent incidents involving weapons were reported last week near Penn. On Friday night, a 50-year-old man reported that a security guard denied him access to a building at 43rd and Walnut streets, Detective Swann of the Philadelphia Police said.
Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections
Penn receives $270,000 grant for education about violence against women
Penn is channeling outrage about violence against women into action. Thanks to a $270,000 grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence AgaProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 st Women, Penn will institute recent Rutgers graduate Jessica Mertz as a Violence Prevention Educator. Mertz will promote education about violence against women by coordinating cooperation between v
Obama, govs. talk economy
President-elect Barack Obama met with the nation's governors in Philadelphia yesterday to discuss state issues affected by the financial crisis. Obama called on the National Governors Association to assemble at Independence Hall, in a move Pennsylvania Gov.
W. Hoops | Hoping for an early Christmas
December can't come soon enough for the women's basketball team. And no, it's not because of Christmas. After going 0-5 in November, a change in the calendar might be just what the doctor ordered. The Quakers start their December schedule tonight at Lafayette (1-5).
Penn receives $270,000 grant for education about violence against women
Penn is channeling outrage about violence against women into action. Thanks to a $270,000 grant from the Department of Justice Office on Violence AgaProxy-Connection: keep-alive Cache-Control: max-age=0 st Women, Penn will institute recent Rutgers graduate Jessica Mertz as a Violence Prevention Educator. Mertz will promote education about violence against women by coordinating cooperation between v
Obama, govs. talk economy
President-elect Barack Obama met with the nation's governors in Philadelphia yesterday to discuss state issues affected by the financial crisis. Obama called on the National Governors Association to assemble at Independence Hall, in a move Pennsylvania Gov.
Penn Dems elect new president in close race | With audio
In a remarkably close election, the Penn Democrats has elected College sophomore Jordan Levine as its next president.
David Kanter | Putting too much stock in paper
Jan. 20, 2009, will be a historic day. George W. Bush (Yale, Harvard MBA) will no longer be the president of this nation, ending a reign that I will generously term disgraceful. After eight years of incompetent decision-making and leadership, Obama and Co.
Psych 001 students participate in a new kind of people-watching
Riepe to step down as trustee chairman
The University Board of Trustees nominated 1981 Law school alumnus David Cohen to replace James Riepe as chairman of the board beginning in Nov. 2009. Riepe, senior advisor and retired vice chairman of investment firm the T. Rowe Price Group, has been chairman of the board since 1999.
Christina Domenico | Too soon to say goodbye
Provost Ron Daniels and I have something in common: We'll both depart dear old Penn next semester. But we're also very different in that sense - I'll take off in May after donning a cap and gown, but he's heading to Johns Hopkins at the beginning of March to assume his new position as the university's president.
Ivy Hoops Notebook | Wittman family wearing different shades of red
Randy Wittman probably expected to see his kid at Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Ind. The former Indiana All-American and current coach of the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves got his wish on Sunday - only his son was wearing Cornell red, not Hoosiers' cream and crimson.
Ex-prof appeals manslaughter sentence
Lawyers for former Economics professor Rafael Robb filed an appeal of his 5 to 10 year sentence for killing his wife, Ellen, two years ago. Frank DeSimone, Robb's attorney, told The Philadelphia Inquirer he filed a motion for reconsideration because he felt Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Judge Paul Tressler did not understand the motive of a letter Robb sent to his 14-year old daughter, Olivia.
Developers' plans to build an 11-story extended-stay hotel at 40th and Pine Streets received unanimous approval from the architectural committee of the Philadelphia Historical Commission last week. The committee's decision has no legal bearing on the hotel's construction, but its recommendation will be factored into the decision of the full historical commission.
Football | Schmitz out as Penn offensive coordinator
Offensive coordinator Bill Schmitz will not return for a third season with the Penn football team. The Athletic Department announced in a statement this afternoon that Schmitz's contract will not be renewed for 2009. "We appreciate his efforts during the last two years, and we wish him the best in his future endeavors," head coach Al Bagnoli said in the statement.
M. Hoops | Schreiber will play through pain
By ANDREW SCURRIA Senior Staff Writer scurria@dailypennsylvanian.com Andreas Schreiber played last night for the first time this year after spending weeks recovering from a shoulder injury he sustained in preseason practice. Coach Glen Miller had kept the injury, and Schreiber's status, murky.
Opinion Art | Janice Dow
Janice Dow is a College sophomore from Rowland Heights, Calif. Her e-mail address is dow@dailypennsylvanian.com.
Youth civic engagement in Philadelphia isn't just limited to voting on Election Day. Almost one year after it began, the Philadelphia Youth Commission - a group of city residents between the ages of 12 and 23 - has helped young people get more involved in politics and made plans to work with City Council on key issues.
Todres | Big 5 not so big any longer
There was an eerie feeling last night at the Palestra, even before the game tipped off. Scanning the arena from press row, I saw completely empty sections in the second tier of the historic gym. Penn's cheerleaders moved their seats from the baseline to the front rows of the student section to fill the rows of sparsely-filled bleachers behind the basket.
Nov. 27 - A man unaffiliated with the University, 63, reported that someone stole his CD player from his secured vehicle on the 4300 block of Chestnut Street at 10:30 p.m.





