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Brennan has opportunities to support his narrative that we do not have to support ours.”
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Cost, availability limit headliner options CHERRY ZHI Staff Reporter
As students gear up to see 3LAU and Chance the Rapper at Spring Fling this year, it is likely that not many know about the complex process Penn’s
Thousands of Pa. voters to switch party ID to Republican It is unclear whether the voters plan to vote for or against Donald Trump
student-run Social Planning and Events Committee goes through every year to secure the artists. Generally the process starts after the SPEC Fall Concert in October, when the SPEC Concerts committee reaches out to major agencies to get a list of possible artists that fall within a certain price range. “We want artists that are big
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Ruby Rose … prominent artists with one or two top hits,” he said. Once SPEC responds to the respective agencies of the artists that interest them, the agencies and SPEC must coordinate to see if the artist is available on the weekend of Fling. SEE SPEC PAGE 2
Intl. seniors use loophole to get visas Gaming the H1-B application has helped students keep jobs
NICOLE RUBIN Staff Reporter
How loyal are you to your political party? In Pennsylvania, it seems like many people aren’t too sure. According to a March 29 Philadelphia Inquirer article, around 128,000 voters have become registered Republicans since the beginning of the new year across the state. Most are Democrats switching to the Republican Party, but large numbers are also former independents and new voters. “The big draw for the party switching,” local politics expert and St. Joseph’s University professor Randall Miller said, “is Donald Trump.” Miller believes that those switching to the right side want the Republican party to hear their voice.
enough that they have good name recognition but small enough that they are within our budget constraints. Beyoncé, Calvin Harris ... those artists would just never happen,” College senior and SPEC Concerts Director Spencer Jaffe said. “Artists that were suggested to us are like Fetty Wap, Walk the Moon, Oliver Heldens,
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For some international students, a loophole in the H-1B visa filing process allows them another chance at gaining the elusive document.
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At Penn it is currently spring season, adva nce registration season, Fling season and, for a few senior international students, H-1B visa filing season. Although one of the requirements to apply for an H-1B visa, which permits foreigners to work in the United States in specialty occupations for up to six years, is to have a college degree, some international Penn students have exploited a loophole and can apply before even graduating.
H-1B allow international students to stay in the U.S. after the 12-month work allowance of their Optional Practical Training (OPT) permit expires. As The Daily Pennsylvanian reported on March 21, failure to obtain an H-1B has forced international Penn graduates to leave the country against their will. Obtaining an H-1B visa has become increasingly hard in the past several years. The U.S. government, which grants the visas based on a random lottery system, caps the amount of yearly visas they allocate at 65,000, with an extra 20,000 visas reserved for applicants with masters degrees. Only a little over one-third of SEE LOOPHOLE PAGE 3
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