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Who we'll miss most when "Seinfeld" ends
After nine years of New York angst with Jerry, George, Kramer, Elaine, even Nnnnewman, they’re leaving us -- except, of course, in reruns, where they’ll live in perpetuity. Who will we mourn the most, we wondered, when they exist only on the great rerun network in the sky?
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Penn Offers Cash Incentive to Increase Home ownership in University City
PHILADELPHIA --The University of Pennsylvania has established two new housing initiatives -- including a cash incentive program -- and enhanced its Guaranteed Mortgage Program to increase the number of people buying homes in University City, according to Penn President Judith Rodin.
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Karlawish Awarded Brookdale National Fellowship for Aging Research
PHILADELPHIA -- The Brookdale Foundation has awarded University of Pennsylvania Health System physician Jason H.T. Karlawish a fellowship to study the ethics of Alzheimer's Disease clinical research.
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Penn Announces Lowest Increase in Total Undergraduate Charges in 30 Years
PHILADELPHIA -- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania have approved an increase of 3.9 percent in total undergraduate student charges for the 1998-99 academic year, the lowest percentage increase in three decades, according to Penn President Judith Rodin. The Trustees also approved enhancements to the University's financial aid program aimed at keeping it one of the largest and most competitive financial aid programs in the country.
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Thouron Award winner a true scholar-athlete
Cynics may snicker when they hear the phrase "scholar-athlete," but John Bishop (W'97), the All-Ivy safety and captain of Penn's 1997 football team, sees no contradiction at all in the term. C.W. Pack Sports photo
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Should you clone your dog?
A year after Dolly, the immaculately conceived sheep, burst upon the world's consciousness, scientists and ethicists gathered here to discuss the rights and wrongs of animal cloning. The conference, held March 2 and organized by the Center for the Interactions of Animals and Society in the School of Veterinary Medicine and by the Center for Bioethics, is one in a series examining peoples' relationships with animals.
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Ivy League presence in the pros
If some of the names on the rosters of professional baseball, soccer, football, basketball and hockey rosters sound familiar, it isn't your imagination. At last count, 31 former Ivy League student-athletes are under contract to professional sports teams, and 19 of those former Ivy League players are in the major leagues.
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And the winner is...
It's Oscar time and our reporter on Locust Walk asked a handful of student experts to predict the outcome, or at least take a wild guess. Ryan Orr, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Class of 1999 "Probably 'Titanic' will win, but it shouldn't; it's such a girlie movie. 'The Full Monty' should win. Why? Because fat guys who do stripteases are funny."
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New CGS scholarship honors successful adults
Thanks to a generous grant from the family of a College of General Studies alumnus, successful adults from all walks of life now have the opportunity to get a Penn degree tuition-free.
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Fry backs staff growth
Penn is interested in helping Penn staff advance their careers and cope with the demands of home, work and family, according to Executive Vice President John Fry. Fry and Office of Human Resources staff delivered the news in an information session Feb. 27 that attracted an overflow crowd to the Chemistry Building's main lecture hall. The A-3 and Penn Professional Staff assemblies jointly sponsored the session.