Penn men's basketball upsets Dayton, 78-70, in one of the best wins of the Donahue era

That’s a pretty great way to end the semester. 

Penn fencing ready to impress in first-ever appearance at loaded Vassar Invitational

After a deceptively short holiday break, Penn fencing prepares for its second tournament of the season: The Vassar Invitational.

Penn women's basketball returns from Bahamas to face La Salle in Big 5 showdown

They’re back and (hopefully) better than ever.

Snow | Penn men's basketball's quadruple-overtime victory was the game of a lifetime

You will never live to see another Penn men’s basketball game like its quadruple-overtime win at Monmouth on Saturday night. 

Medicine, money, and fake news: what you missed at Dr. Oz's visit to campus on Monday

Mehmet Oz, the Turkish-American cardiothoracic surgeon known for his television appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and his own talk show, "The Dr. Oz Show," paid Penn students a visit on Nov. 13. The 1986 Wharton graduate, who has been criticized by other doctors for having a passion for financial returns over the scientific practice of medicine, said he was glad he came to a campus that valued both.

Penn volleyball swept in road doubleheader as season comes to a bittersweet end

Penn Debate Society and Philomathean Society debate the effectiveness of progressive stacking

Less than three weeks after teaching assistant Stephanie McKellop sparked national controversy for tweeting about using progressive stacking in the classroom, Penn Debate Society went head-to-head against the Penn Philomathean Society to debate whether the teaching method does more harm than good.

Penn students prepare to discuss the future of the LGBTQ community at the annual IvyQ conference

This year, 43 Penn students will travel to Yale University for the eighth annual IvyQ conference. The conference, which was first held at Penn in 2010, aims to bring together students in the LGBTQ community from schools across the Ivy League

What happens when Penn students are encouraged to do 'random acts of kindness'

Jars filled with ideas for good deeds appeared all over campus this week to encourage students to be kind to one another. 

Disney Princesses Reimagined as Penn Dorms

You might have seen photos of Disney princesses reimagined in modern times, as queens, or even as potatoes. What you didn't know was that architects of Penn's College Houses have been reimagining Disney princesses as dorms for years. Check out the list below:

Junior Creates Club Exclusively For Rich, Attractive People and Himself

Brian Relz (E ‘19) sure knows how to step up his extra-curricular game. This semester, Relz struck out on his own to create a club only for rich, attractive students-- and himself. Though not particularly well-known for either his looks or his wealth, Relz is dedicated to his new venture.

At a Penn Democrats event, panelists call on students to protect DACA by taking concrete action

Penn Democrats hosted a panel on Oct. 30 to discuss the rights of undocumented students, particularly those currently protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

At the 'Campus Conversation,' administrators shared personal stories, but no policy solutions

Hundreds of students, faculty and staff strolled into the Zellerbach Theatre at 5 p.m. on Oct. 30 for a University-wide "Campus Conversation," organized by Penn's top administrators. The event was announced two weeks ago as a discussion on what the school can do to foster resilience in the face of student deaths, natural disasters and political instability. 

DiGregorio | How I cope with mental health issues as a student-athlete

Ten. Nine. Eight.

'Alone in my grief': why some students are left to mourn alone when a classmate dies

When former College student Aran Rana of the Class of 2019 died in Hong Kong this year, his closest friends found out in the same way and at the same time that over 10,000 other undergraduates did: five paragraphs in an email notification from the University.  

Quiz: Are All Your Friends Hanging Out Without You?

We’ve all been there: you ask your friends to hang out and they all say they're busy, but their Bitmojis are all pretty close together on the Snapchat map. How can you tell if they’re all hanging out without you? Take this quiz to find out.

Trump Claims Penn Degree Proves Intelligence but We Know Several Dumb People Here

This past Wednesday, President Donald J. Trump again referenced his Penn education in an effort to correct the popular opinion that he is “a moron." 

Group Think | Getting Penn students excited about athletics

GROUP THINK is The Daily Pennsylvanian’s roundtable section, in which we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick. Read your favorite columnist, or read them all.

Penn women's soccer "peaking at the right time" with 3-1 hammering of Yale

One step closer to a top-three finish in the Ivy League.

Penn Student Insecure About Being in the Bottom Half of the Top One Percent of Wealth

Jacob Swartz (W ‘20) comes from a modest background. He was raised by a stay-at-home mother and a father with a partnership at a law firm. Swartz attended a $60,000-per-year private high school, and went on trips to international luxury resorts with his family four times a year. He felt secure about his family’s finances when living in a gated community where everyone had similar levels of wealth.