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During the Pope Francis' visit to Philadelphia in late September 2015, Walnut Street and several other major roads were closed to accommodate

Unlike the numerous road closures experienced during the Pope Francis visit last fall, the Democratic National Convention that is set to take place from July 25th to July 28th should be more quite near the University City area and students should experience fewer, if any disturbances as a result of the convention.


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By Mitchell Chan · July 13, 2016

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump issued a harsh assessment of the FBI after the agency recommended against criminally charging Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton for using a private email server as U.S. Secretary of State.






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.”















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