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Franklin Field | 800

Franklin Field | 800

By Andy Kuhn · Oct. 2, 2008

Franklin Field, the oldest operating football stadium in the nation, will reach a tremendous milestone when Dartmouth visits this weekend. Saturday will be the 800th Penn football game played there since the facility opened in 1895. "I tell the kids all the time, we're just caretakers," said coach Al Bagnoli, who has led the Quakers to a 62-15 home record during his tenure.


In the past week, 11 Penn faculty members joined hundreds of economics professors from around the country in writing to Congress to express their opinions on the $700 billion bailout bill the Senate passed last night. This package -- a revision of which was defeated in the House of Representatives on Sunday - proposed a rescue plan in which the government would buy the bad assets of several financial institutions in order to stem the recent financial turmoil.

The rain poured, the puddles formed and the mud splashed all over the place. In the end, the men's soccer team left Rhodes field with dirty jerseys but a clean record. The Quakers triumphed over Philadelphia Soccer Seven rival Villanova, 3-2, in a definitively messy affair.

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Five Wharton students are proving that not even a failing financial market can curb the desire to donate. Givology.org, a new nonprofit Web site developed by a group of 2008 Wharton alumni, gives users a more participatory role in making donations to improve worldwide education.

Questionable funding To the Editor: The plan to help businesses along Baltimore Avenue improve their facades ("Residents weigh in on Baltimore Ave. makeover," 9/22/08) has a laudable goal but has been poorly executed. It is eye opening that only one-third of the funding is going to the improvements themselves, with two-thirds to the University City District's (UCD) overhead costs.

Hypothetical scenario: You wake up after a night of partying, naked in a stranger's bed. You gaze around the room with horror when you're hit with a flash of recollection - vaguely, you remember taking multiple shots, staggering away from the party, making out, struggling to say no, feeling too drunk to fight back.


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Hypothetical scenario: You wake up after a night of partying, naked in a stranger's bed. You gaze around the room with horror when you're hit with a flash of recollection - vaguely, you remember taking multiple shots, staggering away from the party, making out, struggling to say no, feeling too drunk to fight back.


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In the past week, 11 Penn faculty members joined hundreds of economics professors from around the country in writing to Congress to express their opinions on the $700 billion bailout bill the Senate passed last night. This package -- a revision of which was defeated in the House of Representatives on Sunday - proposed a rescue plan in which the government would buy the bad assets of several financial institutions in order to stem the recent financial turmoil.


M. Soccer | Winning side of slip 'n slide

The rain poured, the puddles formed and the mud splashed all over the place. In the end, the men's soccer team left Rhodes field with dirty jerseys but a clean record. The Quakers triumphed over Philadelphia Soccer Seven rival Villanova, 3-2, in a definitively messy affair.


Saving lives -- one net at a time

By KRISTEN ROCHA Contributing Writer gamail@dailypennsylvanian.com Has the giant mosquito on Locust Walk been bugging you this week? Don't be alarmed - this costumed insect isn't here to bite, but rather to promote the saving of lives in Africa through the malaria-fighting program Nothing But Nets.



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In its second Philadelphia Soccer Seven match of the season, the men's soccer team hosted Villanova on a muddy field amidst a constant downpour. By the end, the Quakers' uniforms may have been dirtied, but their record remained clean, as they prevailed, 3-2, thanks to a late penalty shot goal by senior midfielder Kevin Unger.


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Penn students have until next Monday to stand up and be counted. Oct. 6 is the last day to register to vote for the presidential elections. All Penn students who will be 18 before Election Day and are American citizens can register. For more instructions, see the box below this editorial.


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Though TV scheduling issues led to a rare 6 p.m. start time for Penn's Saturday meeting at Lafayette, many Quakers were sure to make the most of their twilight kickoff. Their antidote to afternoon atrophy? A little scoreboard watching, 21st-century style. With preseason Ivy favorites Harvard and Yale both opening their Ancient Eight slates early in the day, many members of the Red and Blue employed a marvel of the new millennium to sneak a peak at the box scores.


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After Sunday's draw with Temple, Penn men's soccer coach Rudy Fuller noted, "When two Philadelphia teams meet, everything goes out the window." Unfortunately for the Quakers, it was their seven-game shutout streak that went out the window against the Owls.


Stop concentrating on your weaknesses

"Focus on your strengths, not weaknesses," Marcus Buckingham, a well-known motivational speaker, said at Zellerbach Theater last night. Buckingham discussed his latest book, The Truth About You, which directs readers toward self-empowerment. The Truth About You focuses on identifying one's strengths at an early age and developing the unique traits that every individual possesses.


MGC a larger force in Greek Week

This year's Greek Week kicked off on Monday night with bowling at Strikes and a new resolve for campus-wide Greek collaboration. The Panhellenic Council and the Interfraternity Council are working more closely with the Multicultural Greek Council this year than in the past in order to strengthen relationships between all members of the Greek community.


W. Soccer | Hawks set to circle Rhodes

Despite his women's soccer team winning their last two games - against University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Harvard - by a combined score of 5-0, coach Darren Ambrose still feels that there's room for improvement. "I thought we were OK against Harvard [on Saturday]," Ambrose said.


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The Penn women's soccer team improved to 1-1 in the Big 5 with a 4-2 victory over Saint Joseph's. In a physical match played on a muddy Rhodes Field, the Quakers managed an incredible 15 shots on goal, compared to only two for the Hawks. But thanks to St.


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Penn's endowment may have shrunk over the past fiscal year, but a spending rule and an upward trend in donations to the endowment mean the University won't be feeling a squeeze yet. The University takes certain steps in the way they plan endowment spending to ensure that year-to-year fluctuation in endowment returns does not have an immediate or large effect on the operating budget.



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Janice Dow is a College sophomore from Rowland Heights, Calif. Her e-mail address is dow@dailypennsylvanian.com. Related StoriesMore turn to libraries in economic downturn - News


Searching abroad for financial answers

With the current bleak economic situation on the forefront of many peoples' minds, last night a panel of Penn professors turned to similar situations abroad to brainstorm potential financial solutions. Members of the panel, which was held at Steinberg-Deitrich Hall, included Wharton professors Luzi Hail, Bulent Gultekin and Marshall Meyer and Political Science professors Jennifer Amyx and Heiner Schulz.