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(12/11/20 4:09pm)
Without live sports for most of 2020, the Daily Pennsylvanian looked back at the history of the Red and Blue. The state of Penn football during the 1918 pandemic puts our current situation into perspective, while the early stages of women’s athletics on campus demonstrates the progress women in sports have made. Other stories reintroduced the earliest and now-forgotten Penn teams of cricket and bowling, and celebrated some of the most successful Quakers of all time, who have gone on to medal in the Olympics for both track and field and rowing.
(11/30/20 4:18am)
As the age of Penn track and field dominance at the Olympic Games was coming to an end, Penn rowing was just getting started.
(11/13/20 5:09am)
In spring 2021, a new course will examine the effects of capitalism and colonialism on the environment largely through the lens of Indigenous literature.
(11/12/20 5:19am)
For many athletes, competing at the Olympic Games is the ultimate dream. But for several Quakers on Penn's track and field team, this dream has been a reality since 1900.
(11/02/20 1:30am)
It's not a stretch to say that women's golf is one of the most geographically diverse teams at Penn, boasting players from all over the world from California, Korea, Canada, Hong Kong, New York, and Florida. But now, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, geographical distances and numerous time zones have made coordination a challenge to overcome — and one that the Quakers have taken on.
(10/29/20 1:30am)
Before football even had an established set of rules, the Quakers were playing a different game: cricket.
(10/05/20 12:36am)
In the seven months since Penn men’s and women’s squash last stepped on to a competitive court, the players have been relying on strong team bonds to adjust to uncertain circumstances and also motivate themselves and each other beyond expectations.
(10/01/20 1:40am)
Whenever someone asks me what types of things I did in high school, they usually correct my answer.
(09/08/20 3:16am)
What began as a Penn professor’s one-sentence tweet is now a 48-hour, nationwide strike for academics and students to protest against police violence in the United States.
(09/09/20 3:44am)
The coronavirus pandemic – and Penn's abrupt decision to close campus for the fall – has changed the financial situation of many Penn students and their families. But for some, trying to decrease their initial financial aid package has caused even more financial stress and uncertainty for this fall semester.
(09/03/20 12:45am)
Coming to Penn from South Africa gave Elita van Staden the chance to be a trailblazer for Penn field hockey. It also means that she has to watch out for lions.
(09/03/20 12:37am)
More than a century ago, while Philadelphia was facing a similar situation as the city is today, Franklin Field still had football.
(08/21/20 1:42am)
“Best school, best school, number one, best school,” is how President Trump has described the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, where he studied for two years and received his bachelor’s degree. President Trump uses his graduation from the Ivy League university as proof that he is, in his own words, “a very stable genius.” He is so proud of his Penn business degree that he even sent three of his children — Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Tiffany — there.
(07/28/20 4:02am)
Clasping the rectangular bronze medal with his left hand — his good hand — as the blistering Paris sun beat down on his skin, George Orton felt sick to his stomach. Literally.
(07/12/20 10:30pm)
Students who will not be returning to campus next semester have begun searching for others who can take over their leases for the fall.
(06/26/20 8:35pm)
It's hard to imagine Penn without basketball or lacrosse. But 40 years ago, one might have said the same thing about hockey.
(06/02/20 12:13am)
Remember their names: Trayvon Martin. Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Tamir Rice. Walter Scott. Freddie Gray. Sandra Bland. Alton Sterling. Philando Castile. Ahmaud Arbery. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd.
(05/29/20 10:52pm)
Writing a book or two, learning five languages, and competing internationally in golf tournaments are all impressive in their own right. When combined, they just breach the surface of a long list of impressive feats from women’s golfer Rina Jung.
(05/22/20 2:04am)
Though the shock of their abruptly canceled season still lingers, Penn baseball has remained connected and active, despite COVID-19 restrictions.
(05/11/20 5:22am)
With finals wrapping up, many summer opportunities canceled, and stay-at-home orders largely still intact, many students find themselves with extra time on their hands. To help fill that free time, a team of four undergraduates started an online platform to connect students with volunteering opportunities to help people in light of the coronavirus pandemic.
