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Nobody hurt in electrical fire at ZBT
Smoke, ladders and fire trucks were reported Monday morning at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at 39th and Spruce streets. At about 11 a.m., the smoke appeared to have stopped.
Student assaulted at 38th and Sansom
A 41-year old male postgraduate student was assaulted at about 9 a.m. Friday. The University issued a UPennAlert in response to the "unprovoked attack"
Be mindful when living with a non-Penn student
I live with two roommates whom I chose, but we were randomly placed with a fourth — and she doesn't go to Penn.
Penn ranked top IT employer
This week, Computer World ranked Penn fourth in their national list of the 100 Best Places to Work in Information Technology. The University is also ranked first in the Mid-Atlantic region. "Our ranking is an indication of both the strong benefits that Penn provides to employees and of the vibrancy of the Penn IT community," ISC Vice President Robin Beck wrote in a statement, citing production of administrative and student products and services as one example.
Anti-casino group stages protest
Last Saturday, the Casino-Free Philadelphia Twitter feed read, “Today, we brought our communities to their casino. We beat the house. And we’ll be back.”
Anti-casino group stages protest
Last Saturday, the Casino-Free Philadelphia Twitter feed read, "Today, we brought our communities to their casino. We beat the house. And we'll be back." The tweet marked the end of an event called Beat the House, during which 100 trained anti-casino protesters sat inside and around Harrah's Chester Casino in Chester, Pa.
Testicular cancer gene found
Katherine Nathanson, an assistant professor at Penn’s School of Medicine, describes testicular cancer as “an interesting cancer” because of its increasing incidence, its heritability and its overwhelming prevalence within a single age and race.
Testicular cancer gene found
Katherine Nathanson, an assistant professor at Penn's School of Medicine, describes testicular cancer as "an interesting cancer" because of its increasing incidence, its heritability and its overwhelming prevalence within a single age and race. Although potential funders have questioned the rationale of studying a relatively rare disease that has a cure, Nathanson has stood by her research.
'Phenomenal woman' speaks out
Maya Angelou, prominent author, poet and activist, said she doesn't "trust people who do not laugh." To Angelou's expressed satisfaction, Irvine Auditorium was filled with laughter last night when she delivered the Woman's Week keynote address to a sold-out crowd.
This Weekend: How to earn a wizarding degree
The name Harry Potter often sparks nostalgia among students. Many recall waiting by the mailboxes on their 11th birthday anxiously awaiting an acceptance to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, but on Sunday the disappointed masses have an opportunity to live out their childhood fantasies.