Following the announcement of the closure of The Africa Center last spring, students mobilized in protest against what we rightly perceived as a marginalization of the study of an entire continent, its 1 billion people, their cultures, languages, histories, economies and institutions.
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Penn basketball falls on senior night, 93-65, to Columbia
It was senior night at the Palestra on Saturday night. Unfortunately for Penn basketball, there wasn’t much more to cheer about after the opening tip as the Quakers would go on to lose to Columbia, 93-65.
Penn basketball falls on senior night, 93-65, to Columbia
It was senior night at the Palestra on Saturday night. Unfortunately for Penn basketball there wasn’t much more to cheer about after the opening tip as the Quakers would go on to lose to Columbia, 93-65.
Wharton heads to Los Angeles to explore the entertainment industry
The trip joins a larger Wharton program known as the Wharton Industry Exploration Program, which offers a select group of sophomores and juniors from all four undergraduate schools the opportunity to travel to a place known for expertise in a specific industry or field.
Penn basketball falls on senior night, 93-65, to Columbia
It was senior night at the Palestra on Saturday night. Unfortunately for Penn basketball, there wasn’t much more to cheer about after the opening tip as the Quakers would go on to lose to Columbia, 93-65.
Penn basketball falls on senior night, 93-65, to Columbia
It was senior night at the Palestra on Saturday night. Unfortunately for Penn basketball there wasn’t much more to cheer about after the opening tip as the Quakers would go on to lose to Columbia, 93-65.
Penn women's tennis downs Maryland, 5-2
Penn tennis knows a thing or two about rallying. Women’s tennis faced off against longtime rival Maryland, walking away victorious, 5-2, on Saturday
Penn women's squash advances to national championship, men to play in consolation finals
Come Sunday, both Penn squash teams will be playing in the finals against Harvard, the difference will be that one team will play for a national championship while the other team fight for a chance to keep their ranking. For the first time since Feb. 6, both Penn squash teams won on the same day in their respective national tournaments.
Penn Law clinic preps case for Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Clinic is representing several Mercedez-Benz dealership workers arguing for overtime.
Low-income housing to support West Phila. artists
The project will cost $7.2 million and renovate a vacant lot at 4050 Haverford Avenue.
Penn basketball completes season sweep of Cornell, 79-67
Tremendous hands on defense catalyzed a game-opening 12-0 run for the Quakers, and Penn never looked back from there, leading for all 40 minutes en route to a 79-67 win and a season sweep of the Big Red.
Penn women's basketball's perfect run through Ivy play ends at Cornell
ITHACA — This was certainly a situation they aren’t used to. For the first time in Ivy play, Penn women’s basketball found itself trailing at the half, down, 29-25, at Cornell on Friday.
Penn women's squash rolls as men falter in first round of CSA Championships
In the opening round of the Potter and Howe Cups, Penn’s men’s and women’s squads extended two very different streaks.
How realistic are Bernie Sanders' policy proposals? Penn experts sound off
Although Bernie Sanders constantly cites other developed countries that have implemented the sort of policies he advocates for, Penn experts are not so sure about their viability.
Penn women's tennis' Marta Kowalska goes from Poland to Penn
Photoshopping Vladimir Putin amongst other things onto pictures of her teammate in play, Marta Kowalska, with her friend and doubles’ partner OJ Singh, crafts a Facebook-worthy cover photo to advertise this weekend’s match against Maryland.
Vagina Monologues prepares for its annual production, aware of criticisms
On Feb. 26 and 27, over 50 students will perform in an annual production of The Vagina Monologues, put on by the V-Day University of Pennsylvania College Campaign.
BREAKING: Penn announces a 3.9 percent tuition increase for 2016-17
The total cost of attendance increased from $63,526 to $66,000 for the upcoming academic year. Concurrently, Penn’s student financial aid budget also increased 3.9 percent, from $208 million to $214 million.
BREAKING: Frederick "Fritz" Steiner named new Penn Design dean
Steiner’s new position is effective July 1, President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced.
Penn students teach financial literacy in West Philadelphia
The Financial Literacy Community Project, which is run out of the Wharton School, recruits Penn students to teach West Philadelphia high schoolers about fiscal responsibility and personal finance.
Crime Log: Feb. 10-17
See what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Feb. 10 and Feb. 17.

















