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A sea of Irish paraphernalia and excited whispers about junior forward TJ Power’s 44-point performance lit up Locust Walk on St. Patrick’s Day.
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A sea of Irish paraphernalia and excited whispers about junior forward TJ Power’s 44-point performance lit up Locust Walk on St. Patrick’s Day.
If you told me one year ago that Penn men’s basketball was headed to March Madness, I wouldn’t have believed you. Honestly, I would’ve chuckled. This time last year, the program was reeling — its head coach was dismissed, the conference leading scorer entered the transfer portal, and the team finished seventh in the Ancient Eight for the second-straight season.
For Penn men’s basketball, the reward for winning the biggest game of the season is the chance to play a bigger one.
ITHACA, N.Y. — Just one more win stands between Penn men’s basketball and a spot in March Madness.
When many people think of Penn, they frequently associate the University with its most high-profile alumnus — 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump.
No matter who you ask about Penn men’s basketball’s Ethan Roberts, no matter how far back you start the search, the answer will be more or less the same: he works.
Daniel McQuade, a former editor and writer at The Daily Pennsylvanian, died on Wednesday of neuroendocrine cancer. He was 43.
Penn’s Division of Public Safety relies on the UPennAlert Emergency Notification System to “quickly notify the Penn and surrounding Philadelphia community of critical information during significant emergencies or dangerous situations.” But on Saturday, the University remained silent as false reports of a gunman near Harrison College House circulated among the student body.
The Penn administration is at a crossroads with its graduate student workers. The University has gotten itself into a serious predicament and is now forced to choose between its own financial interests or the interests of the student body at large. Penn’s graduate student union GETUP-UAW has announced plans to strike on Feb. 17 if a bargaining contract is not reached. This is the University’s fault, and it is integral that they agree to GET-UP’s demands before it is too late.
Every international student at Penn has been homesick at some point. The process is different for everyone; some become afflicted with it the first week of the semester and some the last. These feelings of longing revolve around the routines we once had with our families and friends, like the nights out or the simple trips together. But the similarity for all of us is that we chose to go to Penn — to leave everything behind — because we know this discomfort will help us change for the better.
More than one year ago, I wrote about the lack of action from the international community after the fraudulent elections in Venezuela. I expressed how heartbreaking it was to see international organizations such as the Organization of American States remain still. In July 2024, when former leader of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro committed electoral fraud, the OAS did not go beyond a press release. During that time, the Biden administration also failed to put pressure on a dictatorship that for years had been destroying millions of lives. Instead, the United States government removed sanctions and even released a key ally of the Venezuelan regime.
Every end is a new beginning.
Kelly Writers House hosted a conversation on Nov. 19 with Daniel Benjamin, the co-editor of poet Jack Spicer’s book of collected letters “Even Strange Ghosts Can Be Shared.”
The SNF Paideia Program and the Du Bois College House co-sponsored a book talk on Nov. 21 featuring Penn’s University Chaplain Rev. Charles Howard to discuss his latest work “Uncovering Your Path.”
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Penn alleging that the University failed to provide documents requested for an investigation into its handling of antisemitism complaints from Jewish faculty and staff on Tuesday.
On Nov. 12, the Stuart Weitzman School of Design honored students, architects, and researchers for innovations in climate resilience and public health at its 2025 awards ceremony.
Members of the Penn men’s basketball community, including Director of Athletics and Recreation Alanna Wren, reacted to reports of the team’s new alumni-driven name, image, and likeness and internship initiative in a series of interviews with The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Tucked in with a blanket, Vhittorio “Vhito” Nicholas DeCapria sat in his stroller on the sidelines as Penn football prepared to play Harvard in Boston.
Penn’s senior vice president and chief transformation officer Thomas Murphy discussed his progress as chair of the Operational Transformation working group of “Penn Forward” in a question and answer interview with Penn Today.
This story is part one in a two-part series chronicling the history of Penn’s men’s basketball program. Read part two here.