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The mission of the College is to educate tomorrow's leaders - in science and medicine, in the arts and culture, in government and politics and in the non-profit and profit sectors. Rather than providing training for specific careers, the College's liberal-arts approach prepares its students to take on the manifold challenges society will face in the future.


Goalkeeper Kevin Sweetland may have thrown his name back into the starting mix with his performance last Saturday against Princeton. The sophomore, who was the Opening Day starter, ably manned the net. He replaced junior Drew Healy, who had been the regular starter for the Quakers this season.

The golden goal gets all the glory, but 92 minutes of stingy defense paved the way for the Quakers' title-clinching victory Saturday night at Rhodes Field. In what promised to be a physical, emotionally-charged showdown for Ivy League supremacy, the Red and Blue effectively repelled the Tigers' attack throughout the match, consistently frustrating Princeton's offensive focal point, senior Diana Matheson, while keeping goalie Sara Rose from having to make a single stop.

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Mayoral campaign Our Endorsement: Michael Nutter (D) This past May, we supported Michael Nutter in the Democratic primaries because he had the experience and vision necessary to tackle the city's rising crime rate and corruption in City Hall. Although we commend Republican candidate Al Taubenberger for running an honest and civil campaign, Nutter would do the best job as mayor in helping Philadelphia fulfill its role as America's next great city.

It's a bird! It's a plane! No - it's an XXY Supermale attempting to evade a crime based on his genome. Paul Appelbaum, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, lectured on behavioral genetics and its relation to crime last night in Houston Hall. And no, the "Supermale" claim will not prove insanity in a court of law.


Profs link criminal behavior to genetics

It's a bird! It's a plane! No - it's an XXY Supermale attempting to evade a crime based on his genome. Paul Appelbaum, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, lectured on behavioral genetics and its relation to crime last night in Houston Hall. And no, the "Supermale" claim will not prove insanity in a court of law.


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Goalkeeper Kevin Sweetland may have thrown his name back into the starting mix with his performance last Saturday against Princeton. The sophomore, who was the Opening Day starter, ably manned the net. He replaced junior Drew Healy, who had been the regular starter for the Quakers this season.


W. Soccer: Matheson all foam, no beer vs. Penn

The golden goal gets all the glory, but 92 minutes of stingy defense paved the way for the Quakers' title-clinching victory Saturday night at Rhodes Field. In what promised to be a physical, emotionally-charged showdown for Ivy League supremacy, the Red and Blue effectively repelled the Tigers' attack throughout the match, consistently frustrating Princeton's offensive focal point, senior Diana Matheson, while keeping goalie Sara Rose from having to make a single stop.



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Policing and providing safety and security in an urban university environment like Penn is an ever challenging and difficult proposition. Much of the difficulty in understanding policing in the Penn patrol zone, which extends from 30th Street to 43rd Street, Market Street to Baltimore Avenue, lies in the fact that the Penn community is unaware of the depth and breadth of the portfolio of responsibilities falling under the University of Pennsylvania Police Department.



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WILMINGTON, Del. - Jurors still have yet to decide the fate of accused murderer Irina Malinovskaya more than a week after closing arguments. Malinovskaya allegedly bludgeoned to death Irina Zlotnikov, the girlfriend of her ex-lover Robert Bondar, in Dec. 2004.


Students still playing hard-to-get for UA

The Undergraduate Assembly is trying to give more students a voice, but most of them aren't talking. As part of his platform for UA chairman, College senior Jason Karsh promised to implement a 10-minute open forum at every meeting during which any undergraduate could speak about campus issues.


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Ben Franklin once said an "ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." Nowhere does this seem more applicable than when it comes to the issue of mental health on college campuses. As the Virginia Tech shooting made painfully clear, effective university counseling services are crucial in preventing troubled students from harming themselves - or others.


W. Soccer: Kaiser goal keys Quakers' NCAA bid

Less than three minutes into an extra frame, sophomore forward Mara Fintzi's cross from the right corner was sent home by a header from freshman forward Kristin Kaiser, giving Penn a 1-0 victory and a share of the Ivy League title for only the second time in school history.



Students flaunt environmental causes

Red and blue made green Friday as the Penn Environmental Group hosted GreenFest. The annual festival is designed "to let Penn students and the community know that there's an active student interest in environmental sustainability," PEG director Jen Tintenfass said.


News Brief: 95 percent alerted in emergency test

The Division of Public Safety tested its new PennAlert emergency-notification system Thursday, with 95.3 percent of the targeted individuals receiving a notification either by phone, e-mail or text-message. DPS simulated a hazardous materials accident in the Caster Building, located at 3701 Locust Walk, and the new system successfully alerted 429 of the 450 individuals slated to receive a notification.


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Sophomore goalkeeper Kevin Sweetland played a near-perfect game for the Quakers. The Penn defense, however, did not allow him to work his magic on the only goal scored by Princeton. "To be quite honest we sort of came out half asleep, and they took advantage of that," senior defender Keith Vereb said.


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Instead of orientation seminars and sorority rush events, Florida State University student Callie Broughton spent her freshman year eating paella in Spain and riding camels in Morocco. Now a junior, Broughton lived in Valencia, Spain, for a year as part of Florida State's then-brand new freshman study-abroad program, an option that is now gaining popularity at several universities across the country.


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Having been eliminated from title contention last week, Penn's 7-0 win over Princeton on Saturday technically didn't mean a thing. But don't let the Quakers hear you say that. During a season with few bright spots, where the Penn football team has had little to be happy about, the Quakers finally have a reason to crack a smile.