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Throwback: April 14

By DeAnna Kerley · April 14, 2011

Imagine your life without email. In 1992, Penn’s campus was just coming around to the then-new technology.


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Throwback: April 7

By Kristina Woodard · April 7, 2011

Today, students are found working on laptops everywhere from dorms to classrooms to College Green. However, in 1985, this reality was still just a vision.

Throwback: March 31

By Anjalee Joglekar · March 31, 2011

In 1992, the Undergraduate Assembly had a “problem attracting a large field of candidates” to fill its ballot slots, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported.


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Throwback: March 31

By Anjalee Joglekar · March 31, 2011

In 1992, the Undergraduate Assembly had a “problem attracting a large field of candidates” to fill its ballot slots, The Daily Pennsylvanian reported.






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Throwback: March 24

By Lalita Clozel · March 24, 2011

In 1979 another acclaimed celebrity from the entertainment industry was selected and confirmed as the commencement speaker: Tennessee Williams. It was the first time students were involved in the selection process.



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Throwback: March 17

By Sam Panzer · March 17, 2011

As college basketball fans across the country fill out their NCAA brackets, Penn students are unable to pick their Quakers. But in 1979, Penn was far from excluded from the tournament.




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Throwback: March 3

By Melanie Bavaria · March 3, 2011

The Alpha Beta chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha accepted its first pledge class of 150 girls in February since being re-established on Penn’s campus. In 1991, a similar process was taking place this time of year but for Pi Beta Phi, a sorority that no longer exists at Penn.


Last store standing: the past and present of McDonald's at 40th and Walnut

Last store standing

By Rachel Baye · Feb. 28, 2011

The McDonald’s on the northeast corner of 40th and Walnut is one of the few things that hasn’t moved or left over the past few decades, but Penn officials would like to change that.



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Throwback: Feb. 24

By Sarah Gadsden · Feb. 24, 2011

Today's tuition figures are starkly different from those of the 1958-59 school year, when undergraduate tuition was $1,000, and total expenses were around $2,000.



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Throwback: Feb. 17

By Jennifer Sun · Feb. 17, 2011

“‘I’m really confused about what the whole point is — sex? Commitment? Marriage? Fun?’” The lede to Daily Pennsylvanian columnist Bama Athreya’s 1988 column could easily be a text on anyone’s phone in 2011.


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Throwback: Feb. 10

By Dan Nessenson · Feb. 10, 2011

Now more than ever, students are feeling the pressure — and this isn’t the first time The Daily Pennsylvanian has made this claim.