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Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections

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It's the biggest concert of the biggest party of the year at Penn - and Ludacris and Gym Class Heroes will headline it. The Social Planning and Events Committee announced Monday that the rapper and indie hip-hop band will take the stage at this year's Spring Fling concert at 8 p.m.


Becca Edwards notched a hat trick against North Carolina last weekend, but that's not why she's been the center of attention among her lacrosse teammates. When she joined the Quakers, the attacker had never experienced jetlag. The native of Flourtown, Pa.

The Penn Environmental Group had extra special plans for the last night before spring break. Environmental activists Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger presented a lecture on new ways of approaching the issue of global warming last night in Huntsman Hall.

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For years, scientists have been devising ways to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy - the most common and serious form of the disease - without actually replacing the mutated gene that causes it. That approach may soon pay off, as researchers start testing the most promising of such techniques.

It's that time of year again - spring break, of course - when students flock off campus to more exotic locations around the globe. The one thing they all have in common? They'll all be feeding whatever economy they happen to find themselves in. Not that that's any different from a normal week at Penn.

Former Wharton professor Scott Ward, currently serving a federal prison sentence for child pornography, is facing new charges for allegedly transporting and shipping child pornography and lying to authorities. Ward, 56, allegedly shipped images of himself engaged in sexual activity with a 16-year-old boy, according to an indictment filed today by U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan.


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Former Wharton professor Scott Ward, currently serving a federal prison sentence for child pornography, is facing new charges for allegedly transporting and shipping child pornography and lying to authorities. Ward, 56, allegedly shipped images of himself engaged in sexual activity with a 16-year-old boy, according to an indictment filed today by U.S. Attorney Pat Meehan.


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Becca Edwards notched a hat trick against North Carolina last weekend, but that's not why she's been the center of attention among her lacrosse teammates. When she joined the Quakers, the attacker had never experienced jetlag. The native of Flourtown, Pa.


Heating up on global warming

The Penn Environmental Group had extra special plans for the last night before spring break. Environmental activists Ted Nordhaus and Michael Shellenberger presented a lecture on new ways of approaching the issue of global warming last night in Huntsman Hall.




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Talk about learning quickly: The softball team will play more games this spring break than it has year. Penn (2-2 ) will travel to Orlando, Fla., to take part in the Rebel Spring Games. They will play 10 contests over six days, with just one day off. Their opponents include seven different teams from all over the country: Cleveland State, Butler, Tenesee-Martin, Indiana-Purdue, Robert Morris, Monmouth and Wisconsin-Green Bay.


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He might be moving on to Division-I football, but quarterback John Hurley may have already seen more time in the limelight than he will in his four years of college. Hurley, a marquee member of Penn football's Class of 2012, was the signal-caller for St. Xavier of Cincinnati, which finished 2007 ranked No.


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Contrary to most predictions at the beginning of this year's presidential primaries, Pennsylvania now matters - in fact, it could effectively determine the outcome of the Democratic race for President. Political analysts initially predicted that the Democratic primaries would be decided on Super Tuesday, Feb.


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Does the FDA's policy of banning males who have sex with men (MSM) from donating blood violate Penn's non-discrimination policy? Absolutely, but so do comedy troupes that don't allow women and a capella groups that exclude men. The University also sanctions registered parties where only people past a certain age can drink (blatant ageism) - unless one of their friends is conniving enough to figure out how to remove a bracelet.


To build up, first step is to demolish

With the completion of Cira Centre South still a number of years away, for now, progress is being marked by subtraction. Before construction can begin, the Post Office Truck Terminal Annex building that currently stands on the site along 30th Street between Chestnut and Walnut streets must first be demolished.


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The national flag of Ghana may be red, yellow and green, but students and faculty at Penn Engineering are working to give the African nation a healthy dose of the red and the blue. Through a partnership with the nation's main science and technology university and a variety of service projects and programs, SEAS has made Ghana a primary focus of its global outreach efforts - efforts they hope will provide benefits to both Penn and the African nation.



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E-mail has been widely accepted as a form of communication in many industries, but some worry that the medium is not suitable for the health-care field. A recent study by Australian doctors found that patients there were much more likely to communicate with surgeons about operations if the doctors provided e-mail addresses.


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Like any daughter, Chelsea Clinton doesn't always agree with her mother. But none of those differences in opinion came up yesterday, when hundreds of Penn students gathered on Wynn Commons to hear the former first daughter speak about the presidential campaign of her mother, New York Sen.


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A lot has changed at Penn since 1977. This May the LGBT Center will celebrate it's 25th anniversary at Penn. The University has made tremendous strides in recognizing and understanding its diverse array of students. But thanks to an outdated FDA policy, any man who has ever had sex with another man (MSM) is banned for life from donating blood on campus - or anywhere else.


Cornell Opponent Spotlight | Wilkins stronger for what he's seen

Not many kids from Andre Wilkins' neighborhood make it to Ivy League schools. In fact, not many kids from the Jane/Finch area of northern Toronto - from where the Cornell guard hails - make it to college at all. The neighborhood has developed a reputation as one of the roughest in Canada and has been compared to Compton, Calif.


Need a tip? Miller's been there

When he left Providence, R.I. and the Brown basketball program for the head coaching job at Penn, Glen Miller was faced with the difficult task of replacing Philadelphia icon Fran Dunphy. But in 1993, 13 years before he took over for Dunphy, Miller was replacing some of the lower-profile denizens of the athletic world.