It’s the holiday season, but for Penn students, the joy of nearing winter break comes with the stress of preparing for final exams.
9/11 10th Anniversary Issue
Transfers settle in for Penn basketball
Penn basketball juniors Matt MacDonald and Caleb Wood are wearing the Red and Blue for the first time this year — but that’s about all they have in common. Despite their age, the two juniors are in their first year on Penn's men's basketball team after they both arrived via transferring from other schools.
Early in his career, AJ Brodeur shines with Penn basketball
Undoubtedly, there are many people across Penn’s campus and the greater basketball landscape who are surprised by the immediate impact made by freshman AJ Brodeur. Just don’t count the 6-foot-8 power forward or his coach among them.
Amanda Reid | Intervention
As a misanthrope, there’s a truth I’m beginning to accept, and that is that my day is made better by the kindness of strangers.
Transfers settle in for Penn basketball
Penn basketball juniors Matt MacDonald and Caleb Wood are wearing the Red and Blue for the first time this year — but that’s about all they have in common. Despite their age, the two juniors are in their first year on Penn's men's basketball team after they both arrived via transferring from other schools.
Early in his career, AJ Brodeur shines with Penn basketball
Undoubtedly, there are many people across Penn’s campus and the greater basketball landscape who are surprised by the immediate impact made by freshman AJ Brodeur. Just don’t count the 6-foot-8 power forward or his coach among them.
SEPTA to unveil new Regional Rail line schedules next week
Starting on Sunday, Dec. 11, all but three of SEPTA’s Regional Rail lines will begin running on new schedules.
Decision to name Yale residential college after Benjamin Franklin sparks student backlash
Many students criticized the choice of another white male colonial figure as the namesake for a residential college.
Harvard men's cross country team put under probation after U. review of 'spreadsheet' about women's team
The team is the latest in a string of Ivy League sports teams who have entered the spotlight after making sexist, insensitive remarks in internal team messages.
Jon Huntsman, Jr. is a contender to be Trump's Secretary of State
Trump, a 1968 Wharton graduate, has reportedly moved away from the two previous frontrunners, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney.
Penn football's Justin Watson finishes second in Ivy League Offensive Player of the Year voting
On Monday, Lovett beat out Watson for the Bushnell Cup, the second straight time Watson has finished second in the award's voting.
Beyond the safety pin: How should non-minority Penn students show they're allies?
Following several reports of hate crimes allegedly in response to the Trump presidential victory, non-minority people showed support by wearing safety pins.
Here's what Penn Chaplain Chaz Howard has to say about Trump's victory
Chaplain Chaz Howard weighed with his opinions about what the Republican's win means for the black community and social justice movements in the next four years.
Q&A with newly-named Lambda Chair Sean Collins
Sean Collins, a junior in the College studying Mathematics, was recently named the Lambda Alliance Chair for 2017.
Three political scientists deconstruct the election
"Republicans came home to Donald Trump at exactly the right moment," Penn professor Matthew Levundusky said.
How does Penn's 'sanctuary' campus status compare with other colleges?
With the recent addition of Swarthmore College, the list of “sanctuary campuses” in the U.S. now stands at seven.
Reporter's Notebook: Learning self defense with the Penn Taekwondo team
I came into the seminar fairly confident in my street smarts and left feeling prepared to actively defend myself and others.
After tough Rochester loss, No. 6 Penn men's squash wins thriller at St. Lawrence
Penn Men’s Squash was pitted against two of the nation’s premier squash teams this weekend, suffering a 7-2 loss to third-ranked University of Rochester on Saturday, while earning a 5-4 win against fourth-ranked St.
Harrison Glicklich | Procrastination is bad
I received a lot of well-meaning advice and aphorism in my early college years: “early to bed ...” and “beer before liquor ...” among other things.
Ashley Stinnett | Reintegrate
The month of silence mandated by the monk class will be over by the time this column is in print.


















