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Penn’s yield this year increased about one percentage point to 64.3 percent, the highest since 2007. Of the 3,785 applicants admitted this admissions cycle, 2,432 have already indicated their intention to enroll, surpassing the school’s target class of 2,420, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said.








A debate over the affordable healthcare act with Professor Sandy Schwartz

The Penn Government and Politics Association hosted professor Sandy Schwartz Tuesday evening for a debate on President Obama’s Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.





	Jeffrey Lee runs in the Philadelphia Half Marathon on Nov. 20, 2011. Just after crossing the finish line, the Nursing and Wharton student died. The cause of his death will likely remain unknown.

Lee, a Nursing and Wharton dual degree student who would have graduated from Penn last spring, collapsed after crossing the finish line of the Philadelphia Half Marathon on Nov. 20, 2011 and died shortly after being taken to Hahnemann University Hospital.






Portrait of Rabia Abdul, Dining Hall worker at Hillel

Rabia Abdul, a cashier and baker at Penn Hillel’s Falk Dining Commons, is one of the most involved workers in the Justice on the Menu campaign demanding better wages and working conditions for Bon Appétit employees at Penn.


Beer Researcher

Patrick McGovern, the scientific director of the Penn Museum’s Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages and Health, specializes in the history of fermented beverages.