After this semester, running out of ink to record grades in bubble charts will no longer be a problem for Penn professors. For the first time at Penn, professors were able to submit final grades online. College faculty were made aware of the switch over the course of the spring semester through e-mails from their respective departments and the College of Arts and Sciences.
Study indicates racial bias in NBA refereeing
Usually, it's the antics of players like Ron Artest that draw the ire of the National Basketball Association. This time, however, the NBA has a slightly less athletic target: a Wharton professor. Business and Public Policy professor Justin Wolfers recently completed a paper with Cornell University graduate student Joseph Price that suggests implicit racial bias exists on the basketball court.
Wharton Vice Dean and Undergraduate Division Director Barbara Kahn will be the third dean to leave Wharton for another position this year.
On Spruce Street, behold a clash of the salad titans. Located just a few steps away from each other, Saladworks and Gia Pronto may feature similar menus, but their cultures are vastly different. Saladworks is simple and efficient, one of dozens of franchises in the New Jersey and Pennsylvania area.
Study indicates racial bias in NBA refereeing
Usually, it's the antics of players like Ron Artest that draw the ire of the National Basketball Association. This time, however, the NBA has a slightly less athletic target: a Wharton professor. Business and Public Policy professor Justin Wolfers recently completed a paper with Cornell University graduate student Joseph Price that suggests implicit racial bias exists on the basketball court.
Wharton Vice Dean and Undergraduate Division Director Barbara Kahn will be the third dean to leave Wharton for another position this year.
Report notes gap between prof, coach salaries
Recently hired University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban will earn $4 million for every year he spends on the field. But for those spending time in the classroom, the checks aren't as big. The average full-time professor at NCAA Division 1-A schools in the United States earns $101,774 per year, according to the American Association of University Professors.
Honoring Native American culture
When Rosita Worl was born, she was sent to live with her grandparents in Alaska in order to learn about her Native American heritage. But when she was six, this "good life" ended. "I was literally kidnapped," said Worl, the grandmother of College senior Rico Worl and a professor at the University of Alaska Southeast.
Borat impersonator seeks a 'face' for UA
After being elected last week as the next Undergraduate Assembly chairman, College junior Jason Karsh sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss life at the UA, goals for the year and girls with the new big man on campus. Daily Pennsylvanian: How did you get your start on the UA? Jason Karsh: I went on the Pennacle pre-orientation program and . was convinced by some juniors and seniors to . give the UA a shot freshman year.
News Brief: Council candidate to refuse car if elected
Bill Green, a Democratic candidate for Philadelphia City Council at-large, said that, if elected, he will refuse the public-funded car each council member receives, according to a press release. On Sunday, Green recognized Earth Day by calling for a change in the way the city, and especially city leaders, address environmental issues.
Crime Log
Theft Apr. 18 - A female student, 18, reported that she left her laptop unattended in the bathroom at Houston Hall at about 9:00 p.m. and returned to find it had been stolen. Apr. 18 - A male student, 27, reported that his bicycle, which was secured by a wire lock, was taken from the Leidy Laboratory, located at 3740 Hamilton Walk, at about 5:10 p.
Guards lead charge for more sick days
AlliedBarton security guards have just received sick days, but some say Penn's plan is not enough.
Show goes on despite sick lecturer
A last-minute switch of speakers yesterday in Stiteler Hall left audience members listening to Middle Eastern expert Jonathan Schanzer in place of renowned Middle Eastern affairs analyst Walid Phares. Phares, who had been slated to speak, became ill at the last minute.
With imagination, a hope for peace
A contest is hoping to find a just solution for just Jerusalem. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is currently accepting submissions for the Just Jerusalem competition, which aims to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict by focusing on the issues that divide that city.
For mental-health issues, is proactive possible?
In the quest to tackle student mental-health issues on university campuses, psychology experts say student isolation and confidentially laws continue to stand as major roadblocks.
Opening of Domus likely won't raise area rents
Undergraduates looking for cheap housing near campus don't need to worry about the effect that the opening of Domus will have on rental prices, according to real estate experts and local officials. Domus, the eight-story luxury apartment complex located at 34th and Chestnut streets, will open for rent in June, bringing to the market 290 new, high-end apartments targeted toward faculty, staff and graduate students.
From Locust Walk to daily doubles
The Penn student who appeared on Jeopardy! College Championship in 2007. Who is Kaitlin Welborn? The College sophomore will vie for $100,000 as part of the Jeopardy! College Championship, airing from April 30 through May 11. Welborn traveled to the University of Southern California last weekend to compete against 14 other college students from universities around the country, including Harvard, Yale and Stanford universities.
Pencils in hand, profs set for next semester
When picking out classes for next semester, students now have a wider range of writing-based classes to choose from. In the Critical Writing department, the number of non-fiction and journalistic writing classes has grown to 10 for the fall semester. Students still won't be able to major in creative writing or print journalism, but at least the classes are a little more accessible than at other universities.
Officials break ground on Sayre health center
Sayre High School's new health center won't be your normal high-school nurse's office Officials broke ground late last month on a new $1.2 million health center at Sayre, located at 58th and Walnut streets, saying the new building will be a boon for both Sayre students and the West Philadelphia community.
News Brief: Memorial planned for slain Va. Tech prof.
Penn's Lubavitch House, along with Drexel University's Hillel program, will sponsor a memorial for Virginia Tech professor Liviu Librescu on April 26. Librescu, 76, was killed last Monday, April 16, during a shooting rampage on Virginia Tech's campus that left 33 dead and 24 wounded.






