Rendell bid on Philadelphia newspapers creates controversy
The future of journalistic integrity in Philadelphia’s major newspapers is being questioned as a group of political big shots bid for the paper.
The future of journalistic integrity in Philadelphia’s major newspapers is being questioned as a group of political big shots bid for the paper.
The theme of change was echoed throughout the panels and keynotes.
Student leaders from cultural groups gathered to discuss various socioeconomic issues surrounding international students.
Penn’s 57-member Board of Trustees convened at the Inn at Penn on Thursday and Friday along with Penn President Amy Gutmann and other members of the administration.
The theme of change was echoed throughout the panels and keynotes.
Student leaders from cultural groups gathered to discuss various socioeconomic issues surrounding international students.
Every one of the 4,103 under those baby blue rafters knew whose hands would be trusted with the final shot: Zack Rosen. So, of course, it was Fran Dougherty, sweet baby Fran, who caught the inbounds pass from Miles Cartwright in midair and delicately kissed it off the glass for two points as the clock wound down to 0.5 seconds Saturday night against Columbia.
Members of PFYD volunteer in about 15 Philadelphia high schools, particularly targeting those that are lacking debate programs, in order to spread debate education.
The top-seeded Quakers captured the Hoehn Cup to win the B Division championship.
On Saturday afternoon at the Shelli Calloway Memorial Towson Invitational in Maryland, the Quakers finished second at a four-team meet, scoring a 192.1, their second highest score of the season.
Alyssa Baron was not going to be stopped. After the Penn women’s basketball team lost to Cornell Friday night, 45-42, the Red and Blue’s sophomore leader scored 25 points as she carried the Quakers to victory over Columbia Saturday, 61-41.
For the 21st year in a row, the Penn wrestling team tamed the Tigers. In their regular season finale, the Quakers defeated Princeton, 24-10.
In reaching our leadership positions on campus, we have all learned to navigate these subtle forms of gender discrimination in our daily work.
Undergraduate costs for tuition, fees and room and board for the 2012-13 academic year will total $56,106 — an increase from $53,976 in 2011-12. INTERACTIVE: Penn total costs 2003-present
Financial markets, housing prices, clean technology — talk of China’s most pressing issues filled the Huntsman Hall Baker Forum on Saturday.
Newspapers are not going anywhere anytime soon. What I fear, however, is that the information within those papers, here in Philadelphia, will no longer tell the entire truth or even pretend to. Our view of the world will be narrowed, impaired and propagandized.
Digital music hasn’t only changed the way we listen to our favorite songs. I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say that it has changed the way we live our lives.
At Friday’s stated meeting of the Board of Trustees, Du Bois was posthumously bestowed with an honorary emeritus professorship in the departments of Sociology and Africana Studies.
On Friday, President Barack Obama announced that he has reappointed Gutmann as chair of the Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
Aimee Bailey and Abigail Seldin — 2006 Engineering graduate and 2009 College graduate, respectively — have been named Luce Scholars, the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships announced Friday.