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By Bowman Cooper · July 6, 2016

Graduate School of Education professor Joni Finney wrote in a June 22 article in the New York Times that college is becoming less accessible as time goes on, even for higher income brackets.   In recent research conducted at Penn and Vanderbilt, Finney compiled publicly available data on the costs of tuition at different kinds of colleges and universities throughout the United States.







Hunt’s study on sorority rush at Penn found that although the women who rush and ultimately join a sorority enjoy a boost in their senses of belonging and self-esteem, those who are unsuccessful experience negative effects.






Philadelphia councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez opposed the soda tax because she has a Coca Cola plant in the district she represents

“I have a Coca Cola plant in my district with 435 jobs that will be impacted,”  Councilwoman Sanchez said. “Any time you’re looking at an industry that could potentially shut down and move across the bridge, it’s my duty to protect those jobs.”