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Those in positions of power and influence should treat their medical decisions just as they treat their words in the public sphere: very, very carefully. People are watching.


The Penn Monologues, which address sexual taboos on campus, received the Human Rights Award in Arts and Culture from the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.

Pennsylvania’s voter-identification legislation, HB 934, has the fingerprints of the shadowy, corporate-funded, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council all over it. Related: New state legislation may bar students from voting

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By Rachel Finkel · Oct. 6, 2011

Penn students will join about 1,000 people at the Occupy Philadelphia protest outside City Hall. Inspired by Occupy Wall Street, the movement protests a “culture of corporate greed.” Letter: An unfocused effort Topics: Occupy Philly



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The Penn Monologues, which address sexual taboos on campus, received the Human Rights Award in Arts and Culture from the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.


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Pennsylvania’s voter-identification legislation, HB 934, has the fingerprints of the shadowy, corporate-funded, right-wing American Legislative Exchange Council all over it. Related: New state legislation may bar students from voting





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We need to change the protest paradigm that thinks standing around, yelling general statements like “We’re the 99 percent” and hoping to get maced will accomplish something. Topics: Occupy Philadelphia


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On Sept. 30, a man was shot in the head near 44th and Market streets at the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Westpark Apartments. The incident was an example of violent crime that necessitates Penn Police action in areas that, while off campus, are still home to several students.




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Jerome Vivino, formerly a member of Penn’s Class of 2013, first transferred from Wharton to the College, then out of Penn entirely. Vivino is not alone — about one in three college students will transfer universities throughout the course of their education. Interactive: Transfers at Penn





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Penn Design Associate Dean for Administration Janet Kroll and Communications professor Barbie Zelizer have been appointed diversity officers in their respective schools. The Faculty Diversity Action Plan, announced this summer, requires each school to appoint an officer by the end of the academic year.


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This is Penn’s first time competing in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition which will be held in Indianapolis, IN this weekend. The team developed a biological system of mammalian cells that can interact “wirelessly.”