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"Who do you want?" "Dhani!" "When do you want him?" "Now!" With this chant, Nursing professor Christopher Coleman riled up a large Fagin Hall crowd yesterday as audience members eagerly awaited the arrival of the Philadelphia Eagles linebacker. Looking classy in his signature bow-tie, Jones spoke passionately about men's health and fitness and how the perception in the U.


After almost a year of hard work and often-heated debate, graduate students have at last unveiled the final version of their proposal for student government restructuring. The final proposal includes one General Assembly for the entire graduate-student community and a separate group made up of graduate students from the School of Arts and Sciences.

Crime Log

By Emily Babay · March 21, 2007

Theft Mar. 14 - A male complainant, 54 and unaffiliated with the University, reported that an unknown suspect entered the rear of Bubble House, located at 3404 Sansom St., and removed an unsecured laptop from the counter. Mar. 14 - Josette Bennett, 37, of the 5700 block of Ashland Street, was observed allegedly removing items from Parfumerie Douglas, located at 3603 Walnut St.

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Have members of a generation taught to believe that anything is possible turned into narcissistic egomaniacs? According to a recently published report, maybe. The study, initiated by a professor at San Diego State University, analyzed surveys taken by 16,000 college students over the last 25 years and found that key indicators of narcissistic personalty have increased slowly but significantly.

Doing well on Advanced Placement tests is paying off - literally. The Advanced Placement Training and Incentive Programs is rewarding students at participating high schools with $250 for receiving a three or higher on AP exams in math, science and English.

The campus Papa John's Pizza, located at 104 S. 40th St, was robbed at gunpoint early Monday morning, Philadelphia and Penn Police officials said. A male Papa John's employee, 22 and unaffiliated with the University, reported that two males entered the establishment through the side door at about 12:50 a.


Papa John's robbed at gunpoint

The campus Papa John's Pizza, located at 104 S. 40th St, was robbed at gunpoint early Monday morning, Philadelphia and Penn Police officials said. A male Papa John's employee, 22 and unaffiliated with the University, reported that two males entered the establishment through the side door at about 12:50 a.


Grad students present final vision for gov't

After almost a year of hard work and often-heated debate, graduate students have at last unveiled the final version of their proposal for student government restructuring. The final proposal includes one General Assembly for the entire graduate-student community and a separate group made up of graduate students from the School of Arts and Sciences.


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Crime Log

By Emily Babay · March 21, 2007

Theft Mar. 14 - A male complainant, 54 and unaffiliated with the University, reported that an unknown suspect entered the rear of Bubble House, located at 3404 Sansom St., and removed an unsecured laptop from the counter. Mar. 14 - Josette Bennett, 37, of the 5700 block of Ashland Street, was observed allegedly removing items from Parfumerie Douglas, located at 3603 Walnut St.


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Red and yellow banners that read "One World, One Dream" will welcome Penn students when they arrive in Beijing this summer. These 15 students, participants in one of the University's newest summer-abroad programs, Penn-in-Beijing, will spend one month studying how the media will play a role in the 2008 Summer Olympics that will take place in China.


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Transgender students at Harvard University may not have to jump through hoops for housing accommodations anymore. Harvard's Committee on House Life issued a proposal last month to make gender-neutral housing a more easily accessible option for students. The policy, which is primarily aimed toward transgender students, would lead to a housing application in which students could check off their preferences about living with individuals of the opposite sex and could identify themselves as transgender.


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In a world that emphasizes political correctness, Nonie Darwish is not afraid to speak her mind - even if the ideas she expresses put her life in danger. Last night, as part of Penn Israel Coalition's Israel Advocacy Night in Huntsman Hall, Darwish spoke about what she sees as the threat of radical Islam.


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U.S. Rep. Bob Brady isn't the only one facing challenges to his candidacy in Philadelphia politics. The congressman-turned-mayoral candidate is currently facing an attempt by rivals Dwight Evans and Tom Knox to end his candidacy over problems with his financial-disclosure forms.


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For students at the Community College of Philadelphia, this spring break may not be so welcome. The local community college's faculty and staff went on strike last week, canceling classes for the school's 37,000 students. Union officials called the strike last Tuesday after a breakdown in negotiations about faculty and staff salary.



Amid debates, contentious prof speaks

Despite contention among the student body, University officials are standing by their decision to bring the controversial Norman Finkelstein to campus, saying that funding does not translate into endorsement.


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The University is now home to a center dedicated to the early detection and cure of ovarian cancer. The announcement of this facility, officially known as The Center for Research on Early Detection and Cure of Ovarian Center, was made on Monday. It will be directed by George Coukos, an internationally renowned gynecologic oncologist and research scientist.


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Wharton junior Derek Zoch wants to improve football practice. And for Zoch, a kicker for the Quakers, that means spending the last few months putting the final touches on Quicker Kicker, a mechanical football holder that allows players to practice kicking a football as they would in a live game.


Experts debate funds for stem-cell research

One side called it necessary to the advancement of science. The other compared it to killing nursing-home patients with an AK-47. Last night before an audience of about 80 people in the Bodek Lounge of Houston Hall, conservative pundit and author Ramesh Ponnuru and genetic-research advocate Eve Herold battled back and forth over the merits and pitfalls of embryonic stem cell research in "The Great Stem Cell Debate," sponsored by Penn for Life and Penn Students for Stem Cell Research.


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This week, in addition to 40 regulars, about 65 other students showed up to this week's UA meeting to hear a controversial, last-minute proposal brought to the UA by Hillel and the Penn Israel Coalition. The proposal called for the University to withdraw its sponsorship, via the Political Science department and the Middle East Center, of tonight's visit by Norman Finkelstein, a professor at DePaul University, who is coming to speak as part of Palestine Awareness Week.


MOVE's changing of the guard

The City of Philadelphia decided this month to reduce the police presence at the MOVE house - originally installed to prevent the area from becoming a hotbed for violence.


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Had you been researching Political Science professor John DiIulio last week on Penn Course Review, you would have seen that his "instructor rating" stayed in the three to four range. You wouldn't have known that some students consider him "the best professor they have taken at Penn.


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A male freshman was injured at the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house over the weekend and is currently undergoing medical treatment at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After the injury, which occurred late Friday night, the student was taken by Philadelphia Fire and Rescue to HUP early Saturday morning, Division of Public Safety officials said.