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Penn Lacrosse Coach Disputes Bar-Busting Allegations

Inside Lacrosse has printed a letter from Penn Lacrosse coach Karin Brower Corbett, disputing allegations her players had trashed Fado and left a 4 percent […]

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Somebody Vandalized the “Dueling Tampons”

The Daily Pennsylvanian reported Sunday night: “The ‘Covenant’ statue at 38th and Locust, commonly known as the Dueling Tampons, was graffitied with what seemed to […]

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Bar Manager: Penn Women Lax Players Trash Fado, Tip 4% on $1,300 Tab

I apologize for keeping you waiting on the summary of this oh-so-important story: Casey Neff, the general manager of Fado, sent an email to the […]

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Here’s Your Chance to See Ivy Leaguers Get the Snot Slapped Out of Them

The Daily Pennsylvanian reports: “The Wharton Boxing Club and the Penn Law Boxing Club are hosting the 10th annual Wharton vs. Penn Law Fight Night, […]

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Penn Basketball Player Charged with Burglary

It looks like the Penn basketball team’s 8-20 record isn’t the end of its embarrassments this season. The Daily Pennsylvanian reports freshman Anthony Bagtas, a […]

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Penn Student Named 17th Most-Powerful Arab Woman

The Daily Pennsylvanian reports that Maha Laziri, a student in the Graduate School of Education, has been named to Arab Business magazine’s “World’s 100 Most […]

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Everyone Says Philly Is a Great Basketball Town

Philadelphia’s a great basketball town. You’ll hear this a lot, and it makes sense. The city has a rich basketball tradition. After being invented in […]

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Penn Dean Reveals Third Student Suicide Since End of Last Semester

In the wake of the high-profile suicides of Penn students Madison Holleran and Elvis Hatcher, Philadelphia magazine has learned that a third university student had […]

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This Penn Baseball Video Will Make You Want to Accomplish Something Great Today

Via The 700 Level, which correctly observes: “Never has Ivy League baseball looked so awesome.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTnudASFE1o#t=43

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Penn Student Government Feuds over Money, “French Macaroons”

Much like they may go on to do later in life, Penn kids are feuding over money. Today’s Daily Pennsylvanian brings an incredible report on […]

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Docs Show Long Waits for Penn Mental Health Services

On a Penn campus still reeling from several suicides earlier this semester, the student-run Daily Pennsylvanian has produced a nice piece of investigative journalism today. […]

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Wharton Picks New Dean From Australia

Big news out of Wharton: The school has picked Geoffrey Garrett as its new dean. The press release:

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Penn Law Ranks 7th on U.S. News List

Philadelphia Business Journal reports on the new law school rankings from U.S. News and World Report: Penn is the area’s top law school, according to […]

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CHOP, Penn Get Donation for New Research Center

Philadelphia Business Journal reports that Penn and the Children’s Hospital of Pennsylvania have been given a joint donation to research treatments for Friedreich’s ataxia, a rare […]

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Penn Researchers Getting Close to ‘Functional Cure’ for HIV?

A study in this week’s New England Journal of Medicine has exciting news: Penn researchers may be close to finding a ‘functional cure’ for HIV. […]