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By joe vester Staff Writer jvester@sas.upenn.edu Most career academics will never know the feeling of being published in Science, one of the most prestigious scientific journals in the world. But Boris Zinshteyn knows the feeling well - and he's only 19.


The process to replace Webmail has been more of a marathon than 100-meter dash - but Penn officials say it's a race worth running. Wharton and School of Arts and Sciences officials announced in spring 2006 that the two schools would outsource their e-mail services.

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Penn may be red and blue, but officials are making room for some green, too. The University Council held its monthly meeting yesterday, discussing environmental sustainability, updates on eastward expansion and changes in the body's bylaws. The UC, composed of faculty, undergraduates, graduate students and University administrators, deals with issues that affect the entire University.

As Christina Khosravi is learning, college softball is different with a target on your back. Khosravi, a junior shortstop, had a season to remember last year, earning Ivy League Player of the Year honors with a .407 batting average, .607 slugging percentage and five home runs.

Don't put down that LSAT prep book just yet. A study of over 200,000 graduate-school-bound students found that entrance exams like the MCAT and GRE are better predictors of future performance in graduate school than college transcripts. The study was conducted by University of Minnesota psychology professor Nathan Kuncel and was published last week in Science.


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Don't put down that LSAT prep book just yet. A study of over 200,000 graduate-school-bound students found that entrance exams like the MCAT and GRE are better predictors of future performance in graduate school than college transcripts. The study was conducted by University of Minnesota psychology professor Nathan Kuncel and was published last week in Science.


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The process to replace Webmail has been more of a marathon than 100-meter dash - but Penn officials say it's a race worth running. Wharton and School of Arts and Sciences officials announced in spring 2006 that the two schools would outsource their e-mail services.



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The Spruce Hill Zoning Committee has postponed its discussion of a proposed move of the campus liquor store, committee chairman Barry Grossbach said. The committee was slated to debate the move - which would have brought the liquor store, currently located at 41st and Market streets, to the corner of 43rd and Walnut streets - at a hearing yesterday but decided to hold off to allow the affected parties to try to resolve their differences outside of a formal meeting, Grossbach said.





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Penn's pretty good at fundraising - relatively speaking. The University raked in $409 million last year, enough to earn fourth place in a recent survey that ranked the top fundraisers in higher education. But Penn's sum was no match for Stanford University's, which totalled $911 million in 2006.


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Jonathan Spector, vice dean of Wharton Executive Education, will leave Wharton to be the next president and CEO of The Conference Board. The Conference Board is a New York-based research and business organization that produces the Consumer Confidence Index, the leading economic indicator for the U.


W. Lax: Penn holds down the pedal; Owls run out of gas

Every time the Penn women's lacrosse team moved the ball down field in the first half, it seemed the result was a goal. In the first period, the Quakers used a 9-6 advantage in draw controls and picked up seven ground balls to keep Temple back on defense during Penn's 15-5 victory over the Owls yesterday.



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Fundraising, facilitating internal growth and reaffirming urban partnerships are on the agenda for incoming Graduate School of Education Dean Andrew Porter. Currently the director of Vanderbilt University's Learning Sciences Institute, Porter will replace Susan Fuhrman, who left GSE last spring to assume the presidency of Columbia University's Teachers College.


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The athletic department announced today that offensive coordinator Shawn Halloran will no longer hold that position next year. Halloran, who also served as the tight ends coach, was serving in his first year. Previously, he had been the coach at Division III Franklin and Marshall College.


Ben Folds picked to headline Fling

Already known for "Rockin' the Suburbs," Ben Folds will be rockin' Penn's campus this April. Folds will be this year's Spring Fling headline performer, Social Planning and Events Committee officials confirmed yesterday. Folds, a singer-songwriter, announced on his Myspace.


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Chi Omega has been under an internal investigation since last week regarding events that took place during pledging. "Chi Omega did experience some small issues and inappropriate behavior during their new-member education process by a couple of individuals," Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs director Scott Reikofski said.


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Speed is one of the key factors that women's lacrosse coach Karin Brower hopes will help the Quakers outplay Temple today. And Ali DeLuca, a new face on the field, has already added significantly to that. "Ali had a fantastic first game," Brower said of the weekend's 12-4 win over Drexel.


Baseball season pre: Cole cramping his players' style?

Senior Kenny Yoo had played varsity baseball for the first three years of his college career. But this year, he decided to play for the club team instead. And Yoo is not alone in his decision - former varsity teammate and pitcher Wes Donehower has also elected to play club baseball this season.