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Vigilantes get violent

June 11, 2009

And let’s be honest, with three shootings in one night, a rape and a rampage in the last two weeks, Philly is starting to sound more like Gotham than the City of Brotherly Love.

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If Penn Rowing hopes to soon reassert itself at the top of the Ivy League, it will have to do so with two new coaches. With both lightweight head coach Mike Irwin and heavyweight assistant coach Eric Carcich leaving their respective positions, the program has lost two key members of its crew.

Police have arrested one male for allegedly attacking a 53-year-old maintenance mechanic during the May 30 flash mob around South Street. Stephen Lyde, 21, allegedly knocked the victim off his bike, rendering him unconscious with "internal injuries and skull, rib and facial fractures," Capt.

Crime log

By Sarah Ryu · June 18, 2009

Theft June 7 - A male student, 24, reported at 9:30 p.m. that an unsecured personal item was removed from the door of his residence at 3900 Irving Street. June 8 - A female student, 23, reported at about 12:45 p.m. that her bike, secured with a U-Lock, was removed from Meyerson Hall, located at 210 S.


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Crime log

By Sarah Ryu · June 18, 2009

Theft June 7 - A male student, 24, reported at 9:30 p.m. that an unsecured personal item was removed from the door of his residence at 3900 Irving Street. June 8 - A female student, 23, reported at about 12:45 p.m. that her bike, secured with a U-Lock, was removed from Meyerson Hall, located at 210 S.



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Vigilantes get violent

June 11, 2009

And let’s be honest, with three shootings in one night, a rape and a rampage in the last two weeks, Philly is starting to sound more like Gotham than the City of Brotherly Love.



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Florida quarterback Tim Tebow has taken college football by storm over the past three years as the dynamic leader of the Gators, just as much of a threat to run with the ball as he is to throw it.


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Rowing upstream

By Ari Seifter · June 11, 2009

In a season in which the men’s heavyweight crew team only once posted a sub-six minute time, the three-day Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship Regatta in Sacramento, Calif., last week capped off a disappointing year with slightly unexpected results.


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Ruth Simmons, the President of Brown University, wrote a letter to students last week expressing her opposition to legislation facing the Rhode Island state legislature that would allow cities and towns to levy taxes on colleges and universities.





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Former adjunct law professor Ken Feinberg has been appointed by the Obama administration to oversee the compensation of executives at financial companies receiving government bailout money.


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This fall, Penn’s Organizational Dynamics department in the School of Arts and Sciences plans to introduce a new Organizational Consulting and Executive Coaching concentration to its Master of Science degree in Organizational Dynamics.


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By Sarah Ryu · June 11, 2009

Burglary June 3 — Brian Brown, 39, unaffiliated with the University and of the 400 block of S. 4th Street, was arrested by Penn Police at about 1:30 a.m. for allegedly entering the residence of a unaffiliated male, 22, on the 300 block of 41st Street and removing personal property




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At the sale, sponsored by PennMOVES, people were given the opportunity to help local charities by purchasing products left over during move-out, in addition to those donated directly by individuals and organizations.


City receives bike-friendliness award

On June 4, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter received a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community Award from the League of American Bicyclists. According to the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the award is a symbol of Philadelphia’s progress in becoming a more bike-friendly city.



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