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Parkway M. Soccer falls Movin’ on up in double-OT Past 40th Street — the Penntrification of West Philly. party See Sports | Back Page See 34th Street Magazine See page 4 The Independent Student Newspaper of the University of Pennsylvania ◆ Founded 1885 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 dailypennsylvaniapennsylvan ian.com PHILADELPHIA | VOL. CXXIII, NO. 84 U. City: Newest dining destination? Penn InTouch changes far on the horizon While student groups call for Penn InTouch improvements, changes likely to take months By REBECCA KAPLAN many believe needs a major Staff Writer overhaul. [email protected] Regina Koch , the IT Techni- Any senior hoping for a sim- cal Director for Student Regis- ple, streamlined class-registra- tration and Financial Services, tion system should stop holding said improving Penn InTouch their breath: Penn InTouch will now is an official project. not be updated this year. “We have to replace some But there is still hope for of the technology because the freshmen, sophomores and ju- systems are 15 years old,” she niors, who will likely see a big said. improvement to the system by Wharton senior Alex Flamm , the time they graduate. the Undergraduate Assembly Last Tuesday, members of representative spearheading the Undergraduate Assembly, the campaign for Penn InTouch Student Financial Services and change, said SFS and ISC are Information Systems and Com- planning a large change sooner puting met to find new ways to than anticipated. improve Penn InTouch, the on- line organization system that See INTOUCH, page 3 Sundance Kid set Staci Hou & Kien Lam/DP File Photos for film screening Top: Morimoto, a Japanese restaurant in Center City owned by Steven Starr. Bottom: Amada, a tapas bar in Old City owned by Jose Garces. Both restaurateurs will bring Mexican establishments to University City soon. Hollywood legend Robert Redford will host a Opening of Starr, Garces restaurants could do wonders for area’s food scene Q&A session on latest film, ‘Lions for Lambs’ By PRIYANKA DEV his latest flick Oct. 10 at 7:00 By ANTHONY CAMPISI Grossbach, a longtime area resident square foot two-level restaurant this Staff Writer p.m. Staff Writer and board member of the Spruce Hill spring in the Hub at 40th and Chestnut [email protected] He will host a question-and- [email protected] Community Association . streets. Called Chilango, the restau- His career boasts acclaimed answer session following the A decade ago, when Barry Gross- But with the addition of two of the rant will showcase cuisine specific to performances in The Sting and screening to talk about the bach wanted to go out to dinner, he city’s highest-profile restaurateurs, Mexico City. Butch Cassidy and the Sun- content and production of the had only three options: Ethiopian, In- Grossbach’s dining plight may finally Starr is also planning on opening a dance Kid. film, moderated by Fels Insti- dian or Center City. be a thing of the past. Mexican restaurant on campus some- He won an Oscar for direct- tute of Government Director “We had difficulty, I guess, attract- Both Jose Garces and Stephen time next year, though he has yet to ing Ordinary People , and he’s Don Kettl. ing the higher end of … Starr have recently released details finalize his plans. starred alongside actresses “It’s a great chance for stu- more eclectic din- about the upcoming openings of two Taken together, the two establish- such as Meryl Streep and Mi- dents to ask questions and get ing spots,” said Mexican restaurants in the area. ments are only the latest sign of a chelle Pfeiffer. answers from somebody who Garces, whose other restaurants changing culinary scene in Univer- Hands down, Robert Red- has done a lot in Hollywood,” include tapas bars Tinto and sity City that may eventually make ford has made an epic journey SPEC Film Society Co-direc- Amada , plans on pre- the area a dining location in its own through Hollywood. tor and Engineering junior Jeff miering a 9,000 right. The next stop on his journey: Lee said. Once an enclave of ethnic food, the Penn’s very own Zellerbach Lions for Lambs is the tale area has seen top restaurants like Rx, Auditorium . of a professor (Redford) and a Marigold Kitchen and Pod move in Accompanied by co-stars Mi- journalist (Streep) whose lives and thrive over the last few years. chael Pena, Derek Luke and intertwine with the war story Andrew Garfield from his lat- of two soldiers struggling in See DINING, page 4 est movie, Lions for Lambs, Redford is scheduled to screen See REDFORD, page 4 Dems to butt heads STUDENT MURDER TRIAL For jurors, it’s off to see the crime scene in Phila. this October By EMILY BABAY By ASHWIN SHANDILYA October. Staff Writer Staff Writer A month before the event, [email protected] [email protected] a venue has still yet to be WILMINGTON, Del. — Apartment B4 in the Barack Obama sparring with confirmed, but state party Brandywine Apartments complex bears no trace Hillary Clinton , Dennis Ku- spokesman Abe Amoros said of the brutally beaten body of Irina Zlotnikov , who cinich trying not to be ignored the debate would go on as was found dead in her then-boyfriend’s kitchen and John Edwards’ hair — it’s planned. there in December 2004. all coming to Philadelphia next A source familiar with the But yesterday, prosecutors in the murder trial month. situation said officials have of Wharton undergraduate Irina Malinovskaya State Democratic party of- reserved space for the debate — accused of killing Zlotnikov — brought jurors ficials have confirmed that the at Drexel University, but the to the apartment in an attempt to increase juror Democratic National Commit- venue has been changed three trust in eyewitness statements. tee will hold its fourth official times in the past month and The jurors also visited other nearby places primary presidential debate in could be changed again. where Malinovskaya was spotted during the days Philadelphia Oct. 30. A spokeswoman at MSNBC, directly before and after the crime. DNC officials had previ- which is co-sponsoring the de- This is the first trial in which jurors were tak- ously announced in May that bate along with the state party Carla Varisco/The News Journal en to the site of the crime: Malinovskaya’s two a debate would be slated for New Castle County Police and Capital Police provide a perimeter for media Philadelphia at some time in See DEBATE, page 4 and jury at Brandywine Apartments, where Irina Zlotnikov was murdered. See MALINOVSKAYA, page 3 OPINION NATION TOMORROW TODAY AT PENN WEATHER MOM WAS WRONG: SPECTOR CASE PHILLY STILL Benefit Concert TODAY 8:30 p.m. Hosted by Penn AIDS | High 85 Low 65 TALK TO STRANGERS ENDS IN MISTRIAL WIRELESS Awareness and UMC. PennSix, Sparks Dance and Off the Beat to per- Isolated Thunder Storms Don’t talk to strangers? Columnist Jury hangs 10-2 for convicting Wireless Internet programs form. The Castle, 36th and Locust. TOMORROW: AM Showers | High 78 Rina Thomas argues otherwise. music producer of murdering in other cities have faltered, For a complete listing of what’s going on at PAGE 6 actress. PAGE 8 but Phila.’s still going strong Penn, see dailypennsylvanian.com. SATURDAY: Sunny | High 77 Editorial (215) 898-6585 • Business (215) 898-6581 Visit us online at dailypennsylvanian.com Send story ideas to [email protected] PAGE 2 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN QUOTE OF THE DAY “We’re talking about the chance to enhance education, not drag it out” — Steve Pederson, chairman of the Division I Football Issues Committee, on the possibility of PAGETWO creating five-year eligibility for football players. 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