Editorial | Cheers and jeers

CHEERS

n To Lee Stetson, for announcing the end to a stellar career as dean of admissions at Penn on a high note, following a record-low acceptance rate.

n To Facilities and Real Estate Services, for making visible progress on a number of projects, from the Radian housing development to high-rise renovations.

n To James Baker, for delivering a solid and inspiring Commencement address to the Class of 2007 despite the controversy surrounding his selection.

n To University information-technology officials, for finally beginning the long-awaited rollout of the new Microsoft-based SAS Webmail server.

n To the Penn Health System, for shoring up plans to build a $370 million biological research facility on campus.

n To the state legislature, for deciding on a budget that saved SEPTA from having to rely on a service-cutting "doomsday" scenario.

n To the Wharton dean search committee, for quickly and efficiently determining a replacement for Patrick Harker.

JEERS

n To the Division of Public Safety. Even though its response to a surge in juvenille crime on campus was appropriate, it should have warned the community earlier.

n To the Religious Studies and Sociology departments, for letting all-star academics Michael Eric Dyson and Elijah Anderson leave for other universities.

n To the administration, for allowing Eber Devine continued access to Penn facilities despite his long-standing history of conflict with the University.

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