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(12/11/23 6:17am)
At the end of the 2023 football season, the Quakers have seen five seniors enter the transfer portal according to On3 Recruiting — linebacker Jonathan Melvin, defensive backs Kendren Smith and Shiloh Means, defensive lineman Joey Slackman, and offensive lineman Jack Purcell — to take advantage of their final year of collegiate eligibility. Before they leave Penn, here’s a look back at their last season as Quakers.
(12/11/23 6:16am)
While Penn field hockey (7-10, 5-2 Ivy) had an up and down year, forward/midfielder and captain Allison Kuzyk did not. The senior was incredible throughout the season, and her play recently earned her a spot on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association 2023 Division I Senior team.
(12/11/23 6:17am)
It was just a little under a month ago when Penn men's basketball pulled off one of its biggest upsets in recent years, defeating then-No. 21 ranked Villanova 76-72 in the Palestra. While it may have been every man for themselves as the Penn faithful rushed the court, it was actually the 2-3 zone that helped the Quakers earn just its second win against the Wildcats in the last 20 years.
(12/12/23 4:39am)
Throughout 2023, employees from across the University advocated for better working conditions and representation. From residential advisors to Penn Medicine residents, Penn saw an increase in union organizing across the University.
(12/07/23 8:38am)
“It is crucial that ideas are exchanged and diverse viewpoints are debated… we need both safety and free expression for democracy to thrive,” said President Magill in her opening testimony at this week’s House of Representatives Education and Workforce Committee hearing.
(12/07/23 1:07am)
On Nov. 28, Middle East Center director Harun Küçük submitted his resignation amidst the University’s alleged violations of academic freedom. Most notably, members of Penn’s progressive Jewish society Chavurah have been threatened with disciplinary action upon scheduling a screening of “Israelism,” a documentary that critically explores a “deepening generational divide over modern Jewish identity” amidst Israel’s “brutal” treatment of Palestinian citizens.
(12/12/23 4:40am)
The Penn community saw controversies and clashes in 2023, from donor backlash against University leadership to dining halls' failure to comply with the Philadelphia health code. Throughout the year, The Daily Pennsylvanian analyzed data to explore topics that affect Penn students. Here are the highlights.
(12/12/23 4:50am)
Throughout 2023, the Penn and Philadelphia communities protested against the University's investments in fossil fuels and gentrification in West Philadelphia and Chinatown.
(12/07/23 12:12am)
This story is developing and will continue to be updated.
(12/07/23 2:01am)
Penn will lease the Axis apartment building for on-campus upperclassmen housing for the 2024-2025 academic year to house students during the renovation of Ware College House.
(12/11/23 6:19am)
While most of his classmates were on campus gearing up for finals, first-year Ryan Georgian was busy securing the $100,000 Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway scholarship at Saturday’s Big 12 Championship college football game between Texas and Oklahoma State.
(12/09/23 8:35pm)
Penn President Liz Magill will resign, according to an email sent to the Penn community around 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 9.
(12/11/23 6:20am)
The 2023 fall season was an action-packed one for the Red and Blue. Many teams improved from their previous seasons while others failed to match their successes from last year. This year was a down year in terms of titles, but there was still plenty of highlights that should get fans excited for the future. Here’s all you need to know about fall sports.
(12/06/23 11:55pm)
In classic five-by-five, give this DP mini crossword a go.
(12/08/23 2:17am)
We’ve all received the climate change survey from Penn. If anything comes of it, this is a positive step, though it does not really touch on Penn’s actual climate policy. While ideas that we see in this survey, such as offering more courses about climate change, are important, such ideas do not mean much when the institution providing those courses is actively contributing to the climate crisis. This brings us to Penn's "audacious" Climate and Sustainability Action Plan. Seeking to “Pennovate” a greener future, the Penn Administration has given themselves nearly two decades (until 2042) to make the campus carbon neutral. When introducing this task, then-president Amy Gutmann compared it to the moon landing.
(12/07/23 7:04am)
Penn President Liz Magill is under fire from dozens of public officials and Penn community members for comments made during Tuesday's congressional hearing on antisemitism.
(12/07/23 1:17am)
On a particularly unfortunate health day, it took me one hour to walk from the McNeil Building to Gregory College House. For reference, Google Maps said it should take eight minutes.
(12/06/23 9:59am)
Penn President Liz Magill testified in front of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Dec. 5. Alongside other university leaders, she fielded questions from members across both sides of the aisle about Jewish student safety, the role of donors in higher education, and the boundaries of free speech on campus.
(12/06/23 6:26am)
Students from progressive Jewish student groups, including Penn Chavurah, held a rally and press conference outside of the Rayburn Senate Office Building as Magill delivered testimony to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
(12/07/23 8:42am)
In the words of Joel Embiid: “It’s not a rivalry … they always kick our ass”
