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Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections

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What's in a name? For the Penn chapter of Campus Crusade for Christ, a lot. After 25 years on campus, the faith-based student group - often called "CRU" - has decided to change its name to Penn Students for Christ after many members objected to the negative connotation the word "crusade" has t


Faced with a world increasingly geared toward the Internet, the College of General Studies is stepping up to the plate by adding more advanced online courses to its curriculum. Penn Advance, Penn's online learning program, was introduced by CGS in 1998. The program allows advanced high school students, CGS students and, more recently, full-time Penn students to take classes entirely online.

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The incoming freshmen from the class of 2012 are not just moving into their dorms today, they are also moving into a battleground state in the height of the general election season. The Penn Democrats and College Republicans are planning enthusiastic welcomes for this new group of potential voters.

With the largest gift to the "Making History" fund-raising campaign, Anne and Jerome Fisher announced a $50 million donation to the University on June 30 for the establishment of the Anne and Jerome Fisher Translational Research Center. Scheduled to open in 2010, the new center will be designed with the intent to facilitate collaboration between disciplines.


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With the largest gift to the "Making History" fund-raising campaign, Anne and Jerome Fisher announced a $50 million donation to the University on June 30 for the establishment of the Anne and Jerome Fisher Translational Research Center. Scheduled to open in 2010, the new center will be designed with the intent to facilitate collaboration between disciplines.


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Faced with a world increasingly geared toward the Internet, the College of General Studies is stepping up to the plate by adding more advanced online courses to its curriculum. Penn Advance, Penn's online learning program, was introduced by CGS in 1998. The program allows advanced high school students, CGS students and, more recently, full-time Penn students to take classes entirely online.



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Former interim Chaplain Rev. Charles Howard took over as University Chaplain on July 1, replacing former Chaplain William Gipson who left his post in February to serve as the Associate Vice Provost for Equity and Access. Howard has served as interim chaplain since February 2008 and associate chaplain since 2005.


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Returning students will find a new name on a familiar building this fall. Almost four months after the name change of Logan Hall was announced, the signs on the building were changed in July to feature the name of famous entertainment journalist and editor of the New York Post's "Page Six" column Claudia Cohen.


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Penn President Amy Gutmann received a 41-percent pay increase last year - a jump in compensation that makes her one of only a handful of college presidents who take in more than $1 million annually. Gutmann earned a total of $1,155,634 in the 2006-07 fiscal year, the latest year for which compensation figures are available.


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It is "unrealistic" to expect people who can vote and serve in the military "not to be able to take a drink," says Penn President Amy Gutmann. But she has decided not to sign an initiative asserting that the legal drinking age of 21 leads to widespread underage binge drinking, even though she said she supports debate about



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Penn has been a target of a recent round of spam e-mail attacks - known as phishing scams - that are mimicking official University messages to obtain private account information and passwords from users. Spam occurs in surges at universities nationwide, but this wave is especially sophisticated because it is customized, increasing the likelihood that people will fall for the ploy, School of Arts and Sciences vice dean of administration and fi


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There is no need to mourn - Scoops DeVille has not disappeared completely. Rather, it has been transformed into Penn Student Agencies' newest business venture, Reel Scoops. The shop will offer DVD rentals and ice cream and will open Aug. 20 at the former Scoops DeVille location in Houston Hall.


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I gave up animal research more than thirty years ago, and I have not done research with dogs for forty years. I have thought a great deal, however, about when scientific animal research is justified and when it is not. Here is my own history about the ethical dilemma I faced doing learned helplessness experiments in animals.


Plans for South St. Bridge still TBA

While rebuilding the 85-year-old bridge that connects Penn with Center City is still a top priority for Philadelphia, the starting date for the project has yet to be announced. Plans for reconstruction of the bridge have been in the works since 1995. According to a recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Streets Department chief engineer for surveys and design Dave Perri said that the $54 million project is expected to go out to bid before the school year starts.


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The Fels Institute of Government announced Tuesday that David Thornburgh will be its new executive director. He succeeds political science professor Donald Kettl, who will return to full-time research and teaching. Thornburgh comes to Fels from the Philadelphia-based regional economic consulting firm Econsult Corporation, where he spent the last year and a half.


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Chipotle Mexican Grill and Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches have confirmed that they will join the growing number of retail and dining opportunities in the Radian Apartment building on the 3900 block of Walnut Street, which is currently under construction. Penn's executive director of real estate Ed Datz also announced last week that Capogiro Gelato Artisans and CVS Pharmacy will also be opening


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The final extended shutdown of the El shuttle bus service due to the Market Street Elevated Reconstruction Project will begin on Aug. 8. at 8 p.m., and will run until Aug. 25 at 5 a.m. During these 16 days, El service will not operate to 52nd Street, 60th Street, Milbourne or 69th Street Terminal.


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In an opinion authored by Judge D. Brooks Smith on Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled in favor of Temple University student Christian DeJohn in DeJohn v. Temple University. The ruling upheld a previous decision stating that Temple's former sexual harassment policy was unconstitutional.