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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.


Engineering sophomore Michael Sheahan - whom friends remember as intelligent and understanding - was killed in a car crash on Monday night. Sheahan, 20, who is from Madison, Wis., died when his car collided with a dump truck in Caledonia, Ill., after Sheahan ran through a stop sign, according to the Boone Count

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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

About 2,430 new students from all 50 states and every continent except Antarctica will arrive at Penn in the next several days, bearing New Student Orientation wristbands and an anticipation of their next four years on campus.


Class of 2012: The face of the freshman class

About 2,430 new students from all 50 states and every continent except Antarctica will arrive at Penn in the next several days, bearing New Student Orientation wristbands and an anticipation of their next four years on campus.



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Engineering sophomore Michael Sheahan - whom friends remember as intelligent and understanding - was killed in a car crash on Monday night. Sheahan, 20, who is from Madison, Wis., died when his car collided with a dump truck in Caledonia, Ill., after Sheahan ran through a stop sign, according to the Boone Count


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Penn's pre-professional environment can be extremely competitive, but when students return to campus in September, summer internships become a memory. According to an annual Career Services survey of the senior class' summers, over two-thirds of students entering their final year at Penn had internships.


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Former Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya pleaded no contest on June 5 to manslaughter charges in the death of Temple student Irina Zlotnikov, her ex-boyfriend's then-girlfriend. She was sentenced to five years in jail with credit for time served by Delaware Superior Court President Judge James Vaughn, according to The Associated Press.



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Over two months after suspending her presidential campaign, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton has paid her bills to all universities and colleges. Clinton - who held rallies and policy speeches at campuses throughout the country during the Democratic primaries - still owed $146,347.


Penn Praxis redesigns casinos

It may be possible to make a city environmentally and civically friendly with two big casinos on the riverfront, according to a recent analysis by Penn Praxis. After Penn Praxis Executive Director Harris Steinberg declared that the waterfront may not be a good location for the planned Foxwoods and SugarHouse casinos, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter asked Penn Praxis to analyze the current casino plans.


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With the cost of tuition rising faster than income levels, loans provide a last-minute recourse for families nationwide as tuition bills roll in. Yet the credit crunch has made finding providers for federal loans more difficult and private loans costlier and scarcer, increasing stress for students and families still seeking funds for tuition.


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Engineering sophomore Michael Sheahan was killed in a car accident Monday evening. Sheahan, 20, who is from Madison, Wisc., died when his car collided with a dump truck in Caledonia, Ill. Frank Pellicone, the dean of Harrison College House - where Sheahan would have lived this fall - said a memorial service on campus will be organized depending on the wishes of Sheahan's friends and family.



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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.


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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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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 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.


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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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.