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Penn, Drexel Fall Short in Plan to Avoid Commuting Snarl
November 4, 2009
Communication hampers universities' efforts to help employees during a transit strike.
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Education Expert Touts a Three-Year Degree
October 6, 2009
Robert Zemsky, chairman of the Learning Alliance for Higher Education, talks about his new book.
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With G-20 Summit Over, Pitt Students Describe Experience
September 28, 2009
Protests and riots rocked the University of Pittsburgh's campus late last week.
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Penn Student's Cause of Death Still Unknown
September 28, 2009
Chinese authorities are investigating the death of a Penn student who was studying abroad.
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Summer Reading Assignment: Newspapers
August 18, 2009
Holy Cross asked incoming freshmen to read newspapers and interact online over the summer.
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Top Colleges See Record-Low Acceptance Rates
March 31, 2009
Number of applicants spike, forcing acceptance rates down, while schools expect yield rates to increase.
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Interest in Greek Life at Penn Is Up
February 5, 2009
Sororities offer 19 percent more bids this year than last.
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Students Vote, Then Party for Obama
November 5, 2008
Midnight revelry sprouts on campuses in Michigan, California, D.C., Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Wisconsin.
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College Newspapers Endorse Obama Over McCain, 63 to 1
November 3, 2008
The only student paper to pick McCain as of October 31 was from the University of Mississippi.
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Penn State Greets Clinton; Campus Leaders in Philly Endorse Obama
April 21, 2008
Tomorrow is the Pennsylvania primary, so naturally, we must talk about it.
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Bear Stearns Rescinds Student Job Offers
April 10, 2008
The displaced students are being offered free career help and other internships.
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Penn's April Fools' Obama Heartbreak
April 1, 2008
Three University of Pennsylvania students broke the hearts of their classmates this week by successfully pulling off an elaborate Barack Obama-related April Fools' Day hoax.
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The Undie Run Epidemic
February 1, 2008
At least three more schools think it's a good idea to organize a large mass of people to run around half-naked.
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Giant Headshot Begets Dubious Fame
November 28, 2007
Conceptual art has given one Penn student a taste of minor campus celebrity status.
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Philly Robbery Victims: Fleeced, but Not Stranded
October 9, 2007
Crafty but courteous armed robbers have been plaguing the Philadelphia taxi-riding scene, and at least one UPenn student has fallen victim.
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Candidates Try to Be Funny but Are Unintentionally So
September 28, 2007
It's that time of year again at the University of Pennsylvania, when ambitious, credential-grubbing resume builders run for student government.
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A Generation's Defining Moment
September 11, 2007
In an anniversary year that isn't even a multiple of five, colleges (and their newspapers) across the nation commemorate the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon six years ago.
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The Impact of 'Sicko' on Popular Opinion About Healthcare Reform
August 31, 2007
Even people who haven't seen the movie have changed their minds.
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Board Up Your Homes! The Fourth Graders Are Coming
July 19, 2007
Several groups of prepubescent boys have reportedly been assaulting and harassing University of Pennsylvania students and staff, leaving "people at fear when they see little children," reports the Daily Pennsylvanian.
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