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The Education Commons, located inside the George A. Weiss Pavilion at Franklin Field, formally opened to the Penn community Wednesday afternoon. GALLERY: Education Commons VIDEO: Tour of the Education CommonsVIDEO: Word on the Walk


Mariposa Food Co-op moved into a new retail store at 4824 Baltimore Avenue on March 17 from its old space just a block away. Mariposa’s expansion process officially began in 2008 in order to accommodate its growing amount of members.

Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said the Office of Admissions usually sends warning letters to newly admitted students and their high-school counselors after a “pattern of lower grades” or a failing grade.

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Mariposa Food Co-op moved into a new retail store at 4824 Baltimore Avenue on March 17 from its old space just a block away. Mariposa’s expansion process officially began in 2008 in order to accommodate its growing amount of members.


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Dean of Admissions Eric Furda said the Office of Admissions usually sends warning letters to newly admitted students and their high-school counselors after a “pattern of lower grades” or a failing grade.


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Last semester, the Sakai Collaboration and Learning Environment, an education management software, implemented a successful pilot in 25 courses across multiple schools, serving 500 students.


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Penn’s overall acceptance rate of 12.3 percent for the Class of 2016 is the exact same as the initial acceptance rate last year. INTERACTIVE: Penn Admission Rates Over Time VIDEO: Your Admissions Memories LAST YEAR: Penn admissions drops to 12.3 percent






The Casual Observer

It’s been almost a year since I, along with other regular decision applicants, got into Penn. Even though March 30, 2011 seems like a while ago, I try to remind myself how fortunate I am to be at Penn.






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The commotion that existed this year in the historical gym on 33rd Street was a mirror image of what I saw when I came to see Penn battle Villanova as a junior in high school, and what caused me to fall in love with my future second home.


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Freshman star Jeremy Court hopes to set an example for the rest of the team as the Quakers (8-4) face off against St. John’s (11-5) on Wednesday at the Hamlin Tennis Center — their final tune-up before Ivy League competition begins.