Crime Log | Sept. 28 — Oct. 2

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/09/2012 - 22:24
Burglary: Sept. 30 — An unaffiliated 54-year-old female reported an unknown person stole a TV from her apartment at 3924 Market Street at around noon.

Focus on student voter registration yields big results

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/09/2012 - 22:20
Voter registration in Pennsylvania officially closed Tuesday at midnight. Penn Leads the Vote sent in 1,498 registration forms as of Tuesday at 6 p.m., while Penn Democrats estimates sending in between 1,300 and 1,400 registration forms.

Admissions launches new site to showcase life at Penn

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/09/2012 - 22:09
The new site, launched on Oct. 3, features new tabs about various aspects of life at Penn, including interdisciplinary learning, extracurricular activities and the city of Philadelphia.

Seneca International puts spotlight on women's rights around the world

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/09/2012 - 21:56
Seneca International — founded last spring by College junior Alice Xie and College senior Ashleigh Taylor — aims to fill a void left by women’s advocacy groups already established on campus.

For President Gutmann, Princeton's Tilghman a lasting influence

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/09/2012 - 21:51
Last month, Tilghman announced that she will be stepping down from her position in June. When Tilghman assumed her presidency in 2001, one of her first administrative actions was to appoint Gutmann as the school’s provost.

HUP takes steps to prevent nurse burnout

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/09/2012 - 21:39
A recent School of Nursing study proved that overworked nurses have a direct correlation to patient infections, injuries and death rates. The study surveyed more than 7,000 nurses in Pennsylvania and found them to be overwhelmingly dealing with burnout-related issues that include too many overtime hours and increase in patient load.