On March 3, Mayor Kenney introduced a soda tax, which is the third proposal Philadelphia has seen.
9/11 10th Anniversary Issue
Debating the effectiveness of 'Hashtag Activism'
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and The Daily Pennsylvanian sponsored Hashtag Activism, a debate centered around the effectiveness of activism through social media.
Technical issues lead to false confirmation of Fling concert floor passes
On Wednesday at 10 a.m., SPEC posted the Spring Fling floor pass sale form on its Facebook event page but mistakenly sent out confirmation emails to some students.
Campaign for Community approaches the end of an eventful first year
In April of 2015, Penn’s administration launched the campaign, an umbrella initiative encompassing events, grants and partnerships that encourage discussion about issues that “may appear to be difficult or intractable,” according to the Campaign’s website.
Debating the effectiveness of 'Hashtag Activism'
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education and The Daily Pennsylvanian sponsored Hashtag Activism, a debate centered around the effectiveness of activism through social media.
Technical issues lead to false confirmation of Fling concert floor passes
On Wednesday at 10 a.m., SPEC posted the Spring Fling floor pass sale form on its Facebook event page but mistakenly sent out confirmation emails to some students.
Louis Capozzi | The no-brainer endorsement
My endorsement is a no-brainer decision: John Kasich. Of the three remaining Republican candidates, John Kasich is undoubtedly the most qualified, having served 18 years in Congress and 5 years as the Governor of Ohio.
Guest Column by Jeff Shafer | The Ivy Tournament
In typically delusional, short-sighted and hypocritical fashion, the Ivy League leadership has decided to follow the crowd and institute a conference tournament for men’s and women’s basketball.
Penn women's lacrosse falls to No. 1 Maryland, 12-8
You should never dig a hole that you can’t crawl out of. Unfortunately for Penn women’s lacrosse, the hole that they dug for themselves in the first part of Wednesday’s game was just a bit too deep. The No. 14 Quakers squared off with the top team in the nation under the lights at Franklin Field, falling to Maryland by a score of 12-8 in a game that appeared to be a comfortable win for the Terrapins (7-0) until about 10 minutes in to the second half.
Tough schedule prepares Penn men's lacrosse for run through Ivy play
The toughest steel is forged in the hottest fire. That is clearly the belief of Penn men's lacrosse coach Mike Murphy, who, in crafting this year’s schedule of play, ensured that his young team would have to stand the heat.
Penn softball gets halfway to a sweep of La Salle, splits doubleheader instead
Wednesday night was a lesson in getting halfway there for the Quakers. Despite recording hits in nearly every one of the 14 innings played against La Salle at home on Wednesday night’s doubleheader, Penn (9-7) couldn’t manage to bring most of those eager runners on base home.
Six Penn men's swimmers head to Atlanta for NCAA Championships
It’s championship season, and while most eyes are on the basketball this week, Penn has a chance to make the podium nationally in the pool.
Princeton awaits for Penn women's tennis
They say the enemy of your enemy is your friend, but do not go telling that to either Penn or Princeton when they meet for Ivy openers this weekend.
Penn baseball downs Lehigh, 11-4
After a 2-6 performance during this year’s break, the comeback kids are rolling again.
NYU and Maastricht University game theorists propose soccer rule change
Game theorists at New York University and Maasstricht University have called for a change to the rules of soccer to level an unfair advantage in one of the most tension-provoking parts of the game: the penalty shootout.
Ben Claar | This is real life
BEN CLAAR is a College freshman from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Gutmann announces this year's President's Engagement Prize winners
President Amy Gutmann announced today that College seniors Vaishak Kumar, Kriya Patel and Nursing senior Melanie Mariano have won the 2016 President’s Engagement Prizes.
Penn doctors write letter in support of asylum seekers
There is a new demand for physicians to save lives — outside of the emergency room.
H. Jon Benjamin talks Bob Belcher, Sterling Archer and voice acting
This Tuesday, H. Jon Benjamin played tracks from his own experimental jazz album on the stage in the Harrison Auditorium at the Penn Museum. The voice actor addressed a full house at the sold-out event.
Students to receive UPennAlerts in the summer months
Beginning on Wednesday morning, all University students will automatically receive UPennAlerts in the summer months.



















