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Friday, Oct. 2, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

9/11 10th Anniversary Issue


We must realize that the institutional popularity of colleges and sports programs is nowhere near as important as the lives and livelihoods of the innocent women, and men, they so readily sweep under the rug. Until then, an insidious culture that protects the image of influential organizations at whatever cost will continue to prevail.

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We must realize that the institutional popularity of colleges and sports programs is nowhere near as important as the lives and livelihoods of the innocent women, and men, they so readily sweep under the rug. Until then, an insidious culture that protects the image of influential organizations at whatever cost will continue to prevail.


DP Reporters and Editors Meeting with Amy Gutmann

Our fixation on leadership worries me because it implies that the be all end all of a successful life is to have the greatest possible influence over the greatest number of people. “Leadership” has become one of those words that our brains automatically categorize as a Good Thing,  and our conflation of the terms “leadership” and “good leadership” makes us believe that influence itself is the goal, rather than just a good first step to effecting positive change in the world.


Dani BlumThe Danalyst

We remind ourselves we go to a fantastic school, but we put ourselves down for being one of “the lower Ivies,” as I overheard someone refer to Brown and Penn. We use Penn as an ego boost, but we’re not satisfied.









Men's Soccer vs. Drexel.  Men's soccer wins 2 - 0 home at Rhodes Field

However, while the score lines of Penn men’s soccer’s west coast games this weekend were not what the Quakers wanted, the team showed a great deal of resilience against two talented opponents. Penn fell 2-0 and 3-1 to Seattle and No. 10 Washington, respectively.



Volleyball v. Villanova 9/4

Penn volleyball visited California this weekend for the Stanford Tournament, falling to three high-quality opponents: Santa Clara, No. 1 Stanford and No. 20 Duke. However, the Red and Blue took away a wealth of experience with eight players from the Golden State returning home for the weekend.