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The Penn Police Department was re-accreditatied by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies this month, according to a PPD press release. The PPD became the first international accredited campus police agency within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania when it received its initial accreditation award in March 2001.


In 1986, the three-point line was implemented nationally for men's basketball. It was meant to be a long shot, but has become a chip shot. Now, many want to see its original intention returned. Cornell coach Steve Donahue would like to see the three-point line moved back when all of the men's basketball coaches meet in Atlanta for the Final Four this weekend.

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With no easy solution, a decision regarding the move of the liquor store could go either way. The looming controversy regarding the possible move of the 41st and Market streets liquor store to 4237 Walnut St. is still unresolved, with a ruling from the city zoning board expected to come sometime in the next week.

Hip-hop artist Papoose will join Juelz Santana to headline the annual SPEC-TRUM spring concert, organizers announced late last week. The concert will be held downtown at the Theatre of the Living Arts on April 20 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be bought either on Locust Walk or through Ticketmaster.

Some students are calling on the University to investigate whether its policy on blood donations is discriminatory. This issue and others were on the agenda at last night's University Council meeting. The UC, composed of faculty, undergraduates, graduate students and University administrators, convenes each month to discuss University-wide issues.


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Some students are calling on the University to investigate whether its policy on blood donations is discriminatory. This issue and others were on the agenda at last night's University Council meeting. The UC, composed of faculty, undergraduates, graduate students and University administrators, convenes each month to discuss University-wide issues.


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In 1986, the three-point line was implemented nationally for men's basketball. It was meant to be a long shot, but has become a chip shot. Now, many want to see its original intention returned. Cornell coach Steve Donahue would like to see the three-point line moved back when all of the men's basketball coaches meet in Atlanta for the Final Four this weekend.



Baskets, or briefcases?

Baskets, or briefcases?

By Stan and Parisa Bastani · March 29, 2007

After so much success on the court, the seniors of this year's Ivy champion basketball team now find themselves headed in different directions.


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Defense reversed history last night. The Penn women's lacrosse team had never won a game in five tries against Johns Hopkins. But that changed in a hurry when the No. 14 Quakers thrashed the No. 12 Blue Jays 12-4 in Baltimore. "This was our biggest win of the year," coach Karin Brower said.


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Incoming freshmen will no longer have to rely on chat rooms or online videos to figure out which college house to apply to. PennSpace, a new bulletin-board Web site designed to help incoming students decide where to live, will go live today at 5 p.m., when hundreds of applicants will receive their admissions decisions.




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As the week-old investigation of alleged racial profiling continues within the Division of Public Safety, minority coalition leaders, DPS officials and representatives from the Office of the Provost sat down yesterday afternoon to touch base and brainstorm ways to improve DPS-student relations.



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Both the Graduate Student Associations Council and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly voted almost unanimously at their body meetings this week to amend their constitutions to approve a new graduate student government structure.


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After a month of bumps and bruises, Bob Brady's mayoral candidacy is somehow still on the right track. At least that's the word from Senior Judge Patrick Toole, who declared Tuesday that Brady will be allowed to continue his mayoral bid despite alleged omissions on his financial-disclosure forms.


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Crime Log

By Joe Vester · March 29, 2007

Theft Mar. 22 - A female staff member, 55, reported that someone removed SEPTA tokens and cash from her unsecured desk in Penn Connect, located at 300 S. 33rd St., at about 10 a.m. Mar. 21 - An AlliedBarton security guard reported that an unsecured bicycle was removed from the 3600 block of Chestnut Street at about 2:40 a.



Zachary Levine: The poor fan's April itinerary

The two sure signs of spring have arrived on campus. Not red robins and baseball, but that horse-farm smell on Locust Walk and students participating in the annual game of real-or-fake known as "Name That Tan." And it's always been my opinion that while football and basketball seasons get all the glory, there's no better time for a sports enthusiast than April.


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Daily Digit

March 29, 2007

2Percent of eggs from "cage free" farms that Burger King plans to use in its restaurants. Source: The New York Times