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Penn Masala performs for President Obama at the White House
The a cappella group Penn Masala performed for President Barack Obama at the White House on Wednesday, Oct. 14, to celebrate the signing of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The initiative is designed to improve the health, education and economic status of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States, and the signing of coincided with the holiday of Diwali – the festival of lights – observed by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists.
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Creating a new culinary footprint
Photo credit: Greg Johnson Dining halls on college campuses are not generally known for their exquisite cuisine, five-star meals or mouth-watering dishes. Pizza is a mainstay, along with hamburgers and other fast food. And cereal. Lots and lots of cereal.
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Staff Q&A/Deirdre Martinez
Photo credit: Mark Stehle Deirdre Martinez was a creature of Washington, D.C. until she arrived at Penn to work on her Ph.D., which she received in 2005. Captured by the University’s vibrant intellectual environment and the joy of teaching young people about her passion for public policy, she decided to stay.
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Penn-Princeton football
Photo credit: University Archives Penn began playing intercollegiate football in 1876, but it wasn’t until 1892 that the team became known as a pigskin powerhouse.
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Have classes always started in September?
Dear Benny: It is customary for classes at Penn to begin after Labor Day, and for Commencement to take place in May. Has this always been the case? How has the academic calendar changed over the years?—Daily Thinker
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The Download
Unless you have programmed your email server to collect every mention of Penn on the internet on a daily basis, it’s unlikely you can keep up on Penn’s ever-widening presence on the web. By mining online publications, websites and blogs, the Current has collected a few interesting, unusual and thought-provoking items that we’ve come across to provide you with a roundup of what’s being said in cyberspace.
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Penn named one of the 'Best Neighbors' in the U.S.
Penn has been placed at the top of a new “Saviors of Our Cities” list, rating higher education institutions on their community engagement and good-neighbor policies.