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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney’s soda tax proposal has created a fierce war throughout the city and has even divided the 2016 Democratic presidential candidates.
A large group of Penn students and teaching assistants — about 50 people in total — applauded when the author of their latest reading assignment, "The Sympathizer," stepped to the front of the classroom.
Most people fly when they need to cross the United States. Some choose to drive. Forrest Gump opted to run. But this summer, Penn students are ready to ride.
In today’s racial climate, which has seen a lot of division, tension and revolt, it always seems difficult to insert the “Asian” voice in the dialogue — partly because Asian is an umbrella term. Sometimes, racial issues seem like isolated incidents when they happen to a segment of the Asian community. Yet, this fact also raises the question for me of why Penn’s Asian community finds difficulty in creating a cohesion out of its diverse cultural groups, especially during times of high tension.
Tupac Shakur once noted, “Things changed, and that’s the way it is.”
It’s a common saying in the world of track and field: “One moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory.”
This Women’s History Month, a Penn professor was honored for her work in fighting for women’s reproductive rights.
Latinos make up 20 percent of the population aged 18-44 but constitute only 4.1 percent of university professors nationwide. According to Penn’s Graduate School of Education, 3.5 percent of Penn’s faculty is Latino, compared to 9.48 percent of the student population.
On Feb. 11, taxi, limo and Uber Black drivers blocked traffic in Center City to protest UberX and Lyft — the cheaper of the ride-sharing services — claiming that unregulated drivers are undercutting other drivers. It seems that no one is winning in the gig economy. As I encountered the protest, I couldn’t help but feel frustrated.
Most people don’t think of mustaches when they hear about female underrepresentation in academia.
Just as there are unique California, New Jersey and Philadelphia accents, there are regional differences in the way people use sign language across regions of the United States.
As high school graduation approached, College sophomore Shelby Barlow was one of the few students in her small Mississippi town preparing to leave the state for college.
Some students agonize over choosing a college, taking country-wide road trips to try to step foot on as many campuses as possible in search of the perfect fit.
Penn will not rescind Bill Cosby’s honorary degree, the University said in a statement Friday. Cosby, 77, who was accused two weeks ago of sexually assaulting someone at Penn Relays in 2004, received a Doctorate of Laws from Penn in 1990 and spoke at Commencement in 1997.
Professor Anthea Butler made headlines earlier this month by claiming that presidential candidate Ben Carson deserved a “Coon of the Year” award on Twitter.
Former Penn Medicine cancer researcher was sentenced to prison on Tuesday for stealing funds from a federally-funded research program at the University.
Between the hundreds of clubs on Penn’s campus, it might be difficult to decide which one is right for you. Clubs require different time commitments and many offer opportunities for greater involvement beyond attendance at a General Body Meeting. The Daily Pennsylvanian caught up with a few organizations on campus to share their missions, time commitments and recruitment strategies.
Adding to the long list of Republican presidential hopefuls, 1968 Wharton alumnus Donald Trump announced his candidacy on June 17, taking a punch not just at Obama and his adversaries, but also at Mexicans.
I remember California rain. When I was little, it rained often in the winter, and fairly regularly in the fall too: Lazy early morning showers that darkened the pavement; steady afternoon downpours that coaxed the ocean into a broil; sudden, desperate late night thunderstorms that woke me from deep sleeps and illuminated my bedroom in bright flashes of lightning.
An increasing desire among colleges to build a well-rounded class may put Asian-American students at a disadvantage.
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