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The wheels on the bus go to Center City and back

A new bus shuttle service is bringing Center City a little closer to Penn - and many graduate students a little closer to home. With promised funding from the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Penn Transit began operating a trial shuttle Monday evening.


With Friday's Ben Kweller concert just 72 hours away, ticket sales may reveal a general student sentiment: Another Ben may be too much. With only three days left, the Social Planning and Events Committee has only sold 500 out of 1,100 total tickets for the event.

At 5-foot-5, two inches shorter than her next-smallest teammate and half a foot shorter than most of the Quakers, Madison Wojciechowski has an atypical frame for a quarterback. She stands out even more on the floor of the Palestra, when she sports a multi-colored getup that contrasts sharply with her teammates' plain uniforms.

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By Colin Kavanaugh · Oct. 3, 2007

What happens when Muhammad meets Mona? The Philomathean Society led a debate over art and politics about that very question last evening at College Hall. Philo, the oldest continuously existing literary society in the country, hosted Penn's own Jamal Elias, chairman of the Religious Studies Department for the discussion.

Last year, third-year Engineering graduate student Darren Brey was tired of having a car in the city. Now, he has over 400. Frustrated by the high insurance costs and lack of parking, Brey traded car ownership for car sharing and now saves about $700 per year.

The Penn coaching staff has one of its toughest decisions of the year: start junior Robert Irvin or senior Bryan Walker at quarterback? But health, not coach Al Bagnoli, might have to make that decision for them. Irvin aggravated his throwing shoulder during the Villanova game on Sept.


Football Notebook: Irvin's injury misery just won't subside

The Penn coaching staff has one of its toughest decisions of the year: start junior Robert Irvin or senior Bryan Walker at quarterback? But health, not coach Al Bagnoli, might have to make that decision for them. Irvin aggravated his throwing shoulder during the Villanova game on Sept.


Ticket sales lag for Kweller concert

With Friday's Ben Kweller concert just 72 hours away, ticket sales may reveal a general student sentiment: Another Ben may be too much. With only three days left, the Social Planning and Events Committee has only sold 500 out of 1,100 total tickets for the event.


Volleyball: A QB on the court; a fashion standout

At 5-foot-5, two inches shorter than her next-smallest teammate and half a foot shorter than most of the Quakers, Madison Wojciechowski has an atypical frame for a quarterback. She stands out even more on the floor of the Palestra, when she sports a multi-colored getup that contrasts sharply with her teammates' plain uniforms.


Capuano sent to W. Soccer bench after concussion

Sunday's match against Rider marked the third game out of four that women's soccer captain Natalie Capuano sat out due to a concussion. Coach Darren Ambrose said "she's been feeling the repercussions of it for about two weeks now." Capuano was cleared to play in the middle of last week by neurologists at Student Health Services, but didn't take the field in last weekend's games.


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Stephen Egee is no stranger to Penn - his brother Kevin is a junior on the hoops team - and might like to make the Palestra his home for the next four years. The younger Egee says his brother has not tried to convince him to attend Penn, but that through Kevin, he has gotten a firsthand opinion on the coaches and team.


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After losing its first four games, the Penn field hockey team has finally started to gel, winning three in a row. Considering the Quakers' next opponent, it couldn't have come at a better time. Tonight Penn (3-4) will host No. 21 Villanova (8-2) in a game matching two hot teams.



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The Center for Community Partnerships received a $10 million gift from alumnus Edward Netter, boosting to one of Penn's most acclaimed programs. The CCP has also been renamed the center the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships after Edward, a 1953 College graduate, and his wife.


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Yale tailback Mike McLeod continues his march to the top of the Ivy League record books. He had the biggest day of his career - and one of the biggest in Ivy history - on Saturday, picking apart Holy Cross's defense for a Yale-record 256 yards. McLeod tied a 76-year-old school record by rushing for five touchdowns.



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Recently, the Senate Finance Committee heard a proposal that would force universities to spend five percent of their endowments on financial-aid and other student-related programs. Penn already spends four percent, so what's one percent going to do to my $110,000? $110,000 is about how much I expect to be in debt when I (hopefully) graduate this May (full disclosure: two years of the debt is from Villanova).


Business not-so-casual

Seniors will be making some tough decisions this month that will affect the rest of their lives. For example: What color tie to wear? Which stockings best match my skin tone? And does a navy or black suit does a better job of saying "hire me!"




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When it comes to getting a good teaching assistant at Penn, it's a crap-shoot. Some TAs will use creative ways to help a student solve a math problem or become a better writer, while others can't even speak basic English. This astonishing variety reflects the lack of uniformity in TA preparation at Penn.


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Drexel University has been selected to host the next Democratic primary debate Oct. 30. The nationally televised event, fourth in a series of six debates sponsored by the Democratic National Committee, is expected to include all eight presidential candidates from the party, including frontrunners Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards.


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How do you win a war? A new course taught by Michael Horowitz uses theories of war fighting and highlights factors that contribute to victory or defeat in an attempt to answer that question. Horowitz, who specializes in political theory, is one of three new hires in the Political Science department.