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M. Hoops Notebook: As opener looms, lots of options but few answers

With the season opener coming up against Drexel on Friday, the Quakers have more options at starting point guard than days left to decide who it will be. Now that Ibrahim Jaaber is gone, head coach Glen Miller could conceivably see four different players bringing the ball up the Palestra court for the home team.


Winning the election may have been the easy part. Michael Nutter was victorious in the mayor's race Tuesday by a record-setting 4-1 margin, but experts say that within months of his January inauguration, Nutter will have to face a looming pension crisis, rising crime rates and union-contract negotiations, among other problems.

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To the surprise of no one, Michael Nutter was swept into City Hall on Tuesday by a margin of four to one. Now it's time to get to work. Last February, the Pew Charitable Trusts, an independent nonprofit, released The Philadelphia Case Study. The study had a lot to say about the state of Philly (some good, mostly bad), but one of its more notable observations was that Philadelphia was run by a "bifurcated leadership.


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To the surprise of no one, Michael Nutter was swept into City Hall on Tuesday by a margin of four to one. Now it's time to get to work. Last February, the Pew Charitable Trusts, an independent nonprofit, released The Philadelphia Case Study. The study had a lot to say about the state of Philly (some good, mostly bad), but one of its more notable observations was that Philadelphia was run by a "bifurcated leadership.



Election 2007 | With the win behind him, real challenges set to begin

Winning the election may have been the easy part. Michael Nutter was victorious in the mayor's race Tuesday by a record-setting 4-1 margin, but experts say that within months of his January inauguration, Nutter will have to face a looming pension crisis, rising crime rates and union-contract negotiations, among other problems.



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Freshman Zack Kemmerer has his sights set on the National Championships. Not just one, but two. Those familiar with the level of skill and dedication required to achieve that goal may scoff at such a declaration. But not those who know Kemmerer. Hailing from Upper Perkiomen High School in rural Pennsylvania, Kemmerer was one of the most sought-after wrestling recruits in the nation, according to Penn coach Zeke Jones.



Football Notebook: Not-so-brittle Britton is redeemed

After Saturday's game against Princeton, junior Britton Ertman found himself in an unfamiliar place - the limelight. Against the Tigers, the defensive back had perhaps the best game of his career. Ertman forced the game's only turnover when he intercepted Greg Mroz's pass on 3rd-and-goal from the four-yard line, wiping out the scoring threat and keeping the Quakers' eventual shutout intact.



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Sarah Bucar committed to suit up for Patrick Knapp over three years ago, before her senior year in high school even began. On Friday night, she will finally get the chance to make good on her word. The 21-year-old sophomore had planned to play under Knapp at Georgetown, where the coach spent 18 seasons before signing on to lead the Quakers in 2004.



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Nov. 7, 2007

Tigers lose play-in game, and NCAA bid Princeton field hockey may have clinched the Ivy League last week by beating Penn, but its job was not done. The Tigers learned that painful lesson yesterday, when they dropped an NCAA tournament play-in game 2-1 to UMass.


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Starting goalkeeper Drew Healy missed Saturday's game, a 1-0 loss to Princeton, because of a facial injury, Quakers coach Rudy Fuller revealed yesterday. Healy, who has started all but two contests this season, sustained the injury in midweek training. He "took a shot to the face from close range," the coach said.


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This week marks the end of Daylight Saving Time. For most college students, that meant sleeping in an extra hour last Sunday morning. This year, however, you might have realized that DST came one week later than usual. Don't worry: It's not a sinister warp in the time-space continuum.


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For aspiring entrepreneurs, the tips that Andrew McKelvey, ex-CEO of Monster.com, offered last evening covered everything from the sacrifices an innovator must make to succeed to how to make success a reality. About 80 students attend McKelvey's lecture yesterday evening in Houston Hall.


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Students will soon get to put their names on a new slew of listservs - and maybe get more involved on campus, too. Next semester, the Student Activities Council will put on the first-ever Spring Activities Fair, where representatives from at least 180 groups will recruit members and advertise upcoming events.


For students, it did feel right

Is hip hop dead? If so, The Roots sure made it seem otherwise. With a set list ranging from new songs to covers, the Grammy Award-nominated, Philadelphia-based hip-hop band played to a sold-out crowd of students and area residents last night at the fall SPEC-TRUM concert in Irvine Auditorium.