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Penn men’s basketball falls to Columbia in back and forth affair

(01/28/24 2:09am)

After winning their first conference game of the season against Dartmouth, the Quakers have gone downhill, enduring their third consecutive conference loss. Penn (9-10, 1-3 Ivy) suffered its latest defeat at the hands of Columbia (10-7, 1-3 Ivy). The 84-81 loss finished with the Red and Blue unable to string together critical possessions late in the game.


Perfecting the Palestra playlist

(01/29/24 1:04am)

Basketball is a melodic sport. The steady dribble of the ball provides a drumline, the symphony of squeaking sneakers mimics a harmony, and the “oohs” and “aahs” of the spectators supply vocals. It is difficult to find another sport where music is as integral to the game day experience as it is to basketball. From warm-up playlists handpicked by players to iconic themes played after wins, it is impossible to deny the connection between basketball and music. At the Palestra, this relationship is evident and spearheaded by a student DJ, Ryo Lindsey.














Sam Rudovsky | Don't punish "proxy speech"

(01/29/24 4:06pm)

Following Liz Magill’s resignation and a rise in antisemitism and other forms of hate, there are calls for the University of Pennsylvania to reevaluate its policy on free expression. Claire Finkelstein, who sits on Penn’s Committee on Open Expression and is chair of University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School’s Committee on Academic Freedom, argued in The Washington Post that it is “time for university presidents to rethink the role that open expression and academic freedom play in the educational mission of their institutions.”


Izzy Feinfeld | Magill’s resignation was a wake-up call for the Penn community

(01/25/24 11:00am)

On Saturday, Dec. 9, Penn received news that had been expected for some time: Liz Magill announced her resignation. She had been receiving criticism from all sides for months. Some community members criticized her delayed acknowledgement of Hamas’s attack in October while others expressed dismay over her omission of any mention of Palestinians from her original statements on the conflict. When the news finally broke, however, a sense of fear over what was to come permeated much of campus discourse, because this event demonstrated just how much Penn's donor base is in control of narratives on our campus.