Let there be news!

In another sign that the school year is about to begin, the DP published its first issue (PDF) this past week. It was comprehensive and had a number of articles of interest:

• Penn unveiled a new layout for its main website www.upenn.edu. It looks great!
• Penn has also launched a new emergency notification system dubbed "PennAlert". It allows the University to send alerts to students, staff and faculty via text message. I'm all for it! Considering it is strikingly similar to the project that the Undergraduate Assembly has been working on for over a year to bring Mobile Campus to Penn.
• Penn moved up to 5th in the annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report
  

The DP's internet portal Dailypennsylvanian.com also got a makeover. It is still ad-heavy but is an improvement. I'm looking forward to seeing what the DP's opinion blog The Spin will publish starting on Sept. 5th.

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~BT