Cleanup starts for vega residents

The flood may be nearly over, but the cleanup is just getting started.

Road show looking to find treasures

There are always those things you've had forever, and that your grandmother had forever before you.

Penn grad jailed for protest of W. Va miners

Becki Steinberg Recent College graduate Jimmy Tobias has been in jail for the past week after taking part in a protest affiliated with campaigns Climate Ground Zero and Mountain Justice to stop mining on West Virginias Coal River Mountain. As part of the demonstration Tobias, a former Daily Pennsylvanian staff writer, chained himself to a highwall miner on Massey Energys Bee Tree Surface Mine ...

Crime Log: July 12 - 16

Victor Gamez Sex Offense July 16Indecent exposure was reported at about 9:30 a.m. on the 3900 block of Delancey Street. Assault July 12 Donnell Moore, 34, unaffiliated with the University and of the 1200 block of S. 32nd, was arrested at about 6:30 p.m. for allegedly striking a male Penn employee, 39, with an open hand. Robbery July 13Two 15-year-old male juveniles were arrested shortly ...

Ancient drinks fight cancer

Grace Ortelere Greeks, drink up Romans, you too. Findings from a recent Penn laboratory study have confirmed that additives in ancient alcoholic beverages carry anticancer properties. The study showed that certain compounds in alcohol exhibit activity against colon and lung cancer, according to a Penn press release. The tests were conducted by researchers at Penn Medicines Abramson Cancer ...

Wistar to receive state-of-the-art research tower

Tamara DeMent Plans are underway to keep the Wistar Institute on the map as an internationally recognized cancer research center. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia City Planning Commission had a number of development proposals to discuss at their routine meeting. One was the presentation of the Institutional Development District Master Plan Amendment a proposal that would allow the Wistar ...