38Th And Spruce Street Intersection
In light of recent accidents at the intersection at 38th and Spruce streets, the Daily Pennsylvanian has begun reporting on why the intersection is dangerous, and what experts feel can improve the intersection's safety.
Kurt Mitman | It’s time we tax God and altruists
If we want to get our fiscal house in order — and help avert the fiscal cliff — we should eliminate the deductions and start treating churches like the corporations they are.
Second half heroics give Quakers ‘W’
Penn completed a stunning comeback from an 18-point deficit with seven minutes to go to defeat St. Francis (NY), 61-60, as junior Alyssa Baron hit the game-winning layup with just 6.4 seconds to go.
For Penn men's basketball, growing pains for frosh defense
Penn basketball’s freshmen have faced a taxing defensive transition as they adjust to the ins and outs of college basketball.
Navy no longer a gimme for upstart Quakers squad
Although Penn has swept Navy six of the last nine years, the No. 14 Quakers are taking nothing for granted as they look forward to hosting the No. 17 Midshipmen on Thursday.
Rabbi Mike recognized for response to BDS conference
Penn Hillel Director Rabbi Michael Uram was recently named one of the country’s top 50 Jewish leaders by The Jewish Daily Forward. He shares the honor with Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman and singer and actress Barbra Streisand, among others.Northeast a hotspot for Penn fencing
The region is the lifeblood of both Penn fencing and the school’s student body, as fencing has historically been most popular in the Northeast.Journal focuses on women's role with water
According to the World Health Organization, women and children in Africa spend around 40 billion hours collecting water each year, but they are systematically excluded from all decision making in areas of water and sanitation.
Q&A: Penn author evaluates university civic engagement
Rita Hodges, co-author of “The Road Half Traveled,” tells the DP that Penn is a leader in civic engagement but is “only beginning to tap the comprehensive set of resources in a sustainable, strategic way.”
GE chief marketing officer stresses importance of 'profit with a purpose'
Beth Comstock spoke Wednesday afternoon for the last of the Wharton Leadership Lectures of the semester. “Why be small when the world demands you to be big?” she asked the crowd, daring them to take risks.
Women's hoops in search of traveling groove
Wednesday’s matchup against St. Francis (NY) in Brooklyn will be the women’s third road game of the season, and the first of five games in a row away from home.Penn track waiting to blaze a new trail
After a long summer away, the Penn track program has reorganized itself under the new regime of men’s coach Steve Dolan and women’s coach Tony Tenisci.Your Voice | Veganism: sweeping the nation
Vegan options are everywhere nowadays as a direct result of student pressure.Editorial | Don’t settle for settling
Penn should have exercised its authority by addressing the building violations in a more proactive manner.
Tony | When will the turnovers stop piling up for Penn hoops?
The Quakers have given up at least 17 turnovers in all but two games this season, not including a 15-turnover performance at Penn State on Saturday. The Red and Blue are averaging 16.9 per game so far.
Penn squash faces a different kind of challenge
For both the Penn men’s and women’s squash teams, Jack Wyant’s system of challenge matches has given his players an opportunity to determine their own gameday rankings through intrasquad competition.Duong Nghe Ly | Three Years On
Over the last three years, I have grown from a victim of school violence to an empowered student activist.
Adam Silver | Looking over the cliff
Although a deal is all we hear about now, we didn’t talk about it during the election. While the deficit is scary, it isn’t what people or candidates care about.