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Four assaults, including three against security officials, and one robbery hit on or near campus since last Friday, marking a week with an unusually large amount of violent crime. Two Penn Police officers were assaulted early Tuesday morning, and a store security guard at Fresh Grocer was assaulted Saturday afternoon.


Did you enter the lottery for the last remaining tickets to Ben Folds and Third Eye Blind, and still miss out? Hope may not be lost - yet. An anonymously student-created Web site, www.pennbenfoldstickets.com, is providing tickets for the Spring Fling headliner concert tomorrow night.

"He has the knack . characterized by extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical and utter social ineptitude. He'll never lead a normal life - he'll be an engineer." With this Dilbert quote, the second annual Mr. and Ms. SEAS competition, which aims to find the most talented and knowledgeable of all the students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, began.

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Sitting on a blanket next to a large "Call to Your Conscience: Save Darfur" banner, College sophomore Elliot Gordon relaxed yesterday with some friends on College Green. "It's nice just hanging out," he said, sprawled out on the grass. "It's more than just yelling at people on the walk, and a surprisingly large number of people [walk by and] drop a dollar.

One hundred and twenty-three speakers are gathering today to conclude the year-long celebration in honor of Wharton's 125th anniversary. This year's two-day conference, taking place at the Philadelphia Convention Center, is the biggest event in the business school's history, Wharton Associate Dean Steve Oliveira said.


Wharton's 125th comes to a close

One hundred and twenty-three speakers are gathering today to conclude the year-long celebration in honor of Wharton's 125th anniversary. This year's two-day conference, taking place at the Philadelphia Convention Center, is the biggest event in the business school's history, Wharton Associate Dean Steve Oliveira said.


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Did you enter the lottery for the last remaining tickets to Ben Folds and Third Eye Blind, and still miss out? Hope may not be lost - yet. An anonymously student-created Web site, www.pennbenfoldstickets.com, is providing tickets for the Spring Fling headliner concert tomorrow night.


Costumed Engineers fight to be No. 1

"He has the knack . characterized by extreme intuition about all things mechanical and electrical and utter social ineptitude. He'll never lead a normal life - he'll be an engineer." With this Dilbert quote, the second annual Mr. and Ms. SEAS competition, which aims to find the most talented and knowledgeable of all the students in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, began.


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David Azzolina, a 1978 College alumnus, remembers being spit at by fraternity brothers who lived at the corner of 36th and Locust streets. The fraternity, Phi Kappa Sigma - more commonly known as "Skulls" - used to humiliate its pledges by making them "ask people to sign a petition for gay rights and dance together on Locust Walk," Azzolina said.


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Crime Log

By Joe Vester · April 11, 2007

Theft Apr. 5 - A female student, 21, reported that her bike, secured with a wire lock, was stolen from a rear porch on the 3900 block of Pine Street at about 7:00 p.m. Apr. 4 - An unknown suspect was reportedly observed taking items from American Apparel, located at 3651A Walnut St.




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The Nominations and Elections Committee elected its new leadership last night through an internal elections process. The new positions are as follows: n Chairman: College junior Dan Strigenz. n Vice chairwoman for Elections: College junior Colleen Donovan.


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The Undergraduate Assembly gathered Monday night for the last official meeting of the year. During the meeting, where two substantial proposals regarding student life and climate neutrality were passed, attendance dwindled to only 50 percent of the body. The two proposals are as follows: n One, authored by College junior Ashish Bhumbla, suggested major changes to Student Health Services.



Falsely accused inmate tells story

Imagine spending 17 and a half years on death row - and being innocent. For Harold Wilson, this nightmare was a reality when he was wrongfully convicted of murder as a 23 year old in 1988. All eyes were focused on Wilson as he talked about his experience on Pennsylvania's death row Monday afternoon in Silverman Hall.


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Last week's discovery that an employee at the Au Bon Pain in Huntsman Hall is wanted in connection with a Southwest Philadelphia homicide and was previously convicted for attempted murder will coincide with the expanded use of background checks for applicants at Penn Business Services' contracted vendors.


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Looks like it's out with the old - and out with the Nu. After a few incidents at a Sigma Nu-sponsored party this weekend at Club 27 downtown, the IFC announced on Monday that it would be suspending the fraternity's charter indefinitely and that they would lose their house at 38th and Walnut streets at the end of the semester.


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In the wake of strong pressure from disgruntled students and alumni, University officials have revoked their invitation to former Secretary of State James Baker to speak at this year's Commencement.


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Penn's Division of Public Safety will no longer release any information regarding crimes that occur in the Penn Police patrol zone, DPS officials announced yesterday. The move will make it impossible for anyone outside DPS to know when crimes are committed or track trends and statistics concerning area crime.


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After deadlocking in negotiations with Google and Microsoft to replace the aging Webmail system, Penn administrators have finally found a solution. By next semester, Webmail will be gone for good, replaced by an innovative new system hosted by Western Union.


*Jailed profs to speak for Criminology dept.

Robb. Ward. McIntosh. The terrific trio - one part accused murder, one part child pornographer and one part sexual offender - is coming back to campus to teach Penn students, O.J. Simpson-style. The Criminology department has sponsored a symposium, to be held next Thursday, that will feature the three embattled professors' thoughts on the art of not getting caught.