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(2 hours ago)
The Daily Pennsylvanian is live from College Green as pro-Palestinian activists, including Penn students and Philadelphia community members, enter their third day of the 'Gaza Solidarity Encampment.' The encampment remains in place as of early Saturday morning, as organizers indicated plans to stay put despite a warning from Interim President Larry Jameson for the demonstration to disband immediately.
(22 hours ago)
The 128th edition of the Penn Relays — the oldest and largest track and field competition in the US — returns to action on Friday with another full day of events. We’ve got you covered with live updates from Franklin Field, highlighting the best of the action from day two. If you missed day one and want to catch up, check out our updates from yesterday.
(19 hours ago)
This live blog has concluded. Please follow along with live updates from day three of the encampment here starting at 5 a.m.
(04/26/24 12:07am)
This live blog has concluded. Please follow along with live updates from day two of the encampment here.
(04/25/24 12:56pm)
The 128th edition of the Penn Relays — the oldest and largest track and field competition in the U.S. — kicks off this morning. We’ve got you covered with live updates from Franklin Field, highlighting the best of the action from day one.
(02/08/24 7:10am)
(12/09/23 10:31pm)
Penn Board of Trustees Chair Scott Bok announced his resignation at a trustees meeting just minutes after Penn President Liz Magill announced she would step down. Read Bok's full announcement, obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian:
(12/09/23 10:54pm)
Penn President Liz Magill announced her plans to resign in an email to the Penn community on Dec. 9. Minutes later, Scott Bok wrote he is stepping down from his position as the chair of the University Board of Trustees, according to a statement from Bok obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian.
(12/09/23 10:03pm)
Penn President Liz Magill announced her resignation on Saturday. Read the full message to the Penn community:
(09/18/13 1:01am)
1. What’s the difference between a letter and a guest column?
The main difference is length. Letters tend to be short, 150-250 word submissions, and are often quick responses to something in the news or something that ran recently on the opinion page. Letters generally are making quick points rather than full-fledged arguments. To get a good idea of the spirit of letters, check out letters to the editor in the New York Times, which are restricted strictly to 150 words. Guest columns, on the other hands, are longer pieces, though are limited to 700 words. Guest columns usually address a new topic that hasn’t been written about before or are long-form responses (usually in opposition) to opinion pieces that ran recently.
(09/13/13 8:49pm)
In light of former president Sheldon Hackney’s death, The Daily Pennsylvanian will be publishing memories of Hackney from members of the University community. To submit a memory or comment for publication, email zweifler@sas.upenn.edu.
(04/17/08 9:00am)
Is the meaning of life simply to reproduce? Daniel Dennett says no.
(09/20/07 9:00am)
What organizers had intended to be an open discussion forum aimed at dispelling misconceptions surrounding atheism quickly turned into support for atheism itself.
(10/02/06 9:00am)
The team that senior Melina Tsui called "the best it's ever been" couldn't have seen this loss coming.
(04/14/95 9:00am)
The sound of reggae music and the scents of Caribbean food drifted from the Greenfield Intercultural Center last night. Inside, the Caribbean-American Student Association was hosting a cultural workshop -- complete with dancing lessons and a cooking demonstration. College freshman Gravette Brown, secretary of CASA, said the evening was intended to educate the University community about the Caribbean's dialects, dance, cooking styles, history and culture. "We want to teach people about different aspects of the Caribbean besides what one may find out as a tourist in the area," she said. Wharton senior Anya Parkes, former president of CASA, explained that the group tried to have all the different cultures of the Caribbean represented. "We wanted a well-rounded look at all the islands and how they are different nations," she said. "It was really interesting. I learned that it can be difficult to dance to Reggae," College freshman Vivian Ruperto said. "But it was cool to learn [here] by oneself." College freshman Karlene O'Hara agreed. "I'm from Jamaica so this is really fun for me," she explained. "I haven't danced reggae for a long time so it was great doing it here with other people." CASA President Hugh Harmon, an Engineering sophomore, conducted a reggae dancing workshop. As someone from the Caribbean, Harmon said he learned reggae from his family and from going to clubs. College senior Christina Kononenko noted that while Harmon was teaching reggae, the new dancers seemed embarrassed. "They first are embarrassed because they see [the dancing] as strange," she said. "But once they learn the basic dancing techniques and start improvising, they have a good time." Engineering sophomore Jason McHugh was the leader for a dialect workshop. He explained that many new words in the Caribbean language come from popular culture. "Often words from songs often become the hot new words in Jamaica and other islands in the Caribbean," he said. Last night's Interactive Workshop was part of a week long series of events planned by CASA to expose the University community to Caribbean culture.
