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Student Spotlight: Christine Nieves

Photo credit: Mark Stehle LEAD STORY: Since June, senior Christine Nieves, born in the United Kingdom but a native of Puerto Rico, has co-hosted “En Portada,” a public affairs show on Telemundo Philadelphia. “En Portada” is Spanish for “On the Front Cover.”

Hero police dog treated at Penn Vet's Matthew J. Ryan Hospital

A police dog shot twice in the line of duty underwent life-saving surgery at the Matthew J. Ryan Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, where he is recovering from wounds to his left hind leg and left shoulder.

New Muslim Cool

Penn football sets record

Photo credit: University Archives The 1882 University football team, which had a record of 2-4 that year.

Humbug or wise man?

Photo credit: Candace diCarlo That cat-themed coffee cup for your officemate. That garrish sweater for Great Uncle So-and-So. The waffle iron for the in-laws. They all seemed like a good idea in the muddled process of picking something—anything— during the holiday gift rush. But on Christmas morning, those choices may be regrettable.

Julian Francis Abele

Photo credit: University Archives The next time you make the Rocky run up the front steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, take a moment to thank Julian Francis Abele, the first African-American graduate of what is now Penn’s Graduate School of Fine Arts, who was chief designer for the Horace Trumbauer architecture firm responsible for the Philly landmark.

What is the scoop behind the toast Zamboni?

Dear Benny: I love the special toast Zamboni that cruises across the football field picking up the bread that is tossed during home games. Can you tell me more about the groovy crumb gatherer? Is it an actual Zamboni? Have there ever been celebrity drivers? What happens to all those bread crumbs?--Craving Carbs Dear Craving: You certainly have a muffin-pan full of questions about one of Penn’s most original gridiron traditions.

Penn Arts Crawl: A day of creativity, exhibitions and new experiences

Galleries and performance spaces will open their doors to the Penn community on Friday, Nov. 20, for the first-ever campus Arts Crawl.

Staff Q&A/Christina Bach

Photo credit: Mark Stehle It's hard to watch a family member suffer from a serious illness or injury, and harder still to cope with a loved-one’s death. When that family member has fur, paws, wings or claws, people sometimes fret over openly displaying grief.

Yaga Venugopal Reddy to Give Annual Lecture of University of Pennsylvania Center for the Advanced Study of India

WHO: Yaga Venugopal Reddy, emeritus professor at the University of Hyderabad and former governor of the Reserve Bank of IndiaWHAT: “Regulating the Financial Sector: Indian Experience” as the Annual Lecture, part of the Nand and Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture SeriesWHERE: Duke of Windsor Suite, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Ave., New YorkWHEN: Nov. 12, 2009, 6-7:30pm