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College soph. sues John Kasich Nathaniel Rome accused the Ohio gov. of breaking Pa. election law
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Just about everyone has their opinions on the current presidential candidates. Some have stronger opinions than others. Few actually take legal action against an opposing candidate. Enter College sophomore Nathaniel Rome. On Feb. 23, Rome — who also serves as chairman of Pennsylvania Students for Rubio — petitioned in the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania to have Ohio Gov. John Kasich removed from Pennsylvania’s primary election ballot. He claimed that Kasich did not receive the necessary 2,000 signatures on his nomination petition. According to a Philly Voice article, Rome believes that “as many as 802 of the 2,184 signatures on the Kasich petition are invalid or ineligible, for multiple reasons,” including signatures that do not match those on voter registration cards and signatures from people not registered to vote. Rome and his attorney John G. Bravacos were unavailable for comment on Monday, though Bravacos pointed out that challenging the legitimacy of ballot signatures is hardly a novelty. Elsewhere in Pennsylvania, “there are
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Area near CAPS, SHS received the new name BOWMAN COOPER Staff Reporter
The stretch of Market Street between 34th and 38th streets was once called West Philadelphia, then University City. Now it has a new name: uCity Square. For over 50 years the University City Science Center has served as a university-sponsored, nonprofit research park for several major institutions, including Penn, Drexel
University, University of the Sciences and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Now, the Science Center is working with Wexford Science and Technology to expand into a full-blown community that will go by the name uCity Square. Along with space for research institutions, uCity Square will also feature retail and residential spaces. The online pamphlet for uCity Square lists “high-quality retail,” a “bike share station” and “ample parking” among its amenities.
market. “We’ve kind of rebranded that place as uCity Square.” He added that the development is not just an event that occurred out of the blue — it is a continuation of the past 50 years of growth around the Science Center. “What’s spurring that development is not so much some event that just occurred,” Reagan said. “It’s an ongoing evolution of the development that’s been here for a while.” Part of what is driving this SEE UCITYSQUARE PAGE 5
Penn Democrats endorse Hillary Clinton for president
… even within minority groups, people will still feel alienated from the cultural homes Penn offers for them.”
The group previously endorsed Barack Obama in 2008
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DAN SPINELLI City News Editor
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With the 4 million square feet of new development will come 10 new buildings, which will “continue to provide sustainable growth for life science and technology companies.” The area also includes Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services and Student Health Services. “[We’re] trying to distinguish between the place — a place to live, to work, to learn, to play — from the [economic part of the] Science Center,” said Joe Reagan, vice president of development of Wexford for the Philadelphia
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Penn Democrats have endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, mentioning her achievements as a progressive.
The Penn Democrats, one of the largest campus political groups, endorsed Hillary Clinton for president on Monday afternoon. “She is clearly the most qualified candidate in this race on either side of the aisle,” the group announced in
a statement on its website. “We need her strength, her courage, and her determination to continue fighting for progressive values and ensure equal opportunity for all.” In 2008, Penn Dems endorsed Clinton’s primary rival, President Barack Obama — a move the group recognized in its endorsement. “Hillary Clinton has certainly earned the title of a ‘progressive who SEE ENDORSEMENT PAGE 2
First case of Zika virus confirmed in Philadelphia The patient had just returned from a trip to the Caribbean KATHLEEN HARWOOD Staff Reporter
Yesterday the Philadelphia Department of Public Health reported that the first case of Zika virus was identified in Philadelphia.
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The patient was a woman over 60 years old who had recently returned from a visit to the Caribbean. Her physician was able to treat her symptoms of fever, aches and a rash were treated by without hospitalization. The virus is most often transmitted from the bite of an infection-carrying mosquito, but
the species that carries the infection is not found in the United States. Less commonly, Zika can also be transmitted by sexual activity, in a similar manner to an STD, or from affected mother to her unborn child. This maternal-fetal transmission has shown to lead to a debilitating birth defect called microcephaly, which causes a child to
be born with an abnormally small head. The Center for Disease Control approximates that more than 100 people in the U.S. have contracted the infection following travel to affected areas. Countries that are currently under CDC travel SEE ZIKA PAGE 3
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