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Feb. crime rates up from last year
Overall crime in February rose by 17.4 percent as compared to last February, according to Division of Public Safety crime statistics.
PennCard entry to stop using SSN
Thanks to an initiative by the Undergraduate Assembly, students — beginning with the incoming class of 2014 — will no longer use the last four digits of their social security numbers for their PennCard Access Codes.
Alum appointed to Obama fiscal commission
Last week, President Barack Obama named Penn alumnus Andy Stern as one of the individuals serving on his fiscal commission.
Penn docs to offer genetic testing for heart disease risk
The new test will identify eight potential warning signs in patients’ DNA and help doctors prescribe prevention strategies that tailor to each individual’s medical condition.
Crime log: Feb. 13-19
A list of crimes in University City for the week of Feb. 13 through Feb. 19
Lighting initiative installs 102 fixtures
The fourth phase of the University City Lighting Initiative is underway. To date, 102 fixtures have been installed in Phase Four, which began last fall.
Crime Log: Jan. 30-Feb. 5
A list of crimes in University city from Jan. 30 through Feb. 5
Attack prompts questions
Nursing and Wharton senior Christina Zhang was attacked Jan. 21 by two black teenage girls near the Broad Street Health Center, located at 1415 N. Broad St.
Sex-for-tickets case to proceed as scheduled
The lawyer for Susan Finkelstein, the part-time Liberal and Professional Studies graduate student accused of attempting to trade sex for Phillies World Series tickets last October, denied the charges laid against Finkelstein at a hearing last Friday.
Man attacks guard at Huntsman
A "mentally unstable" man who dressed as a woman was arrested Friday afternoon after attacking an AlliedBarton Security Supervisor, according to the Division of Public Safety.