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9/11 10th Anniversary Issue
Penn field hockey falls in thriller at No. 5 Princeton, eliminated from postseason contention
Unranked Penn almost pulled off one of the biggest upsets in program history, but the late equalizer the team needed never came.
How will Penn women's basketball move on from Nwokedi, Ross, and Whitlatch?
All three started in every game for Penn last season, meaning more than half of the team’s starting lineup this season will be players new to that role. But the Quakers won’t be losing everyone from that Ivy League runner-up team last season.
Quakers strive to embody 'lunch pail mentality' and gain Twitter fame in the process
The lunch pail was dreamt up by director of men’s basketball operations Brad Fadem and coach Steve Donahue early in their tenures at Penn. Donahue, with the help of Fadem and the rest of his staff, awards the lunch pail to the hardest working, grittiest player of that day of practice.
Penn field hockey falls in thriller at No. 5 Princeton, eliminated from postseason contention
Unranked Penn almost pulled off one of the biggest upsets in program history, but the late equalizer the team needed never came.
How will Penn women's basketball move on from Nwokedi, Ross, and Whitlatch?
All three started in every game for Penn last season, meaning more than half of the team’s starting lineup this season will be players new to that role. But the Quakers won’t be losing everyone from that Ivy League runner-up team last season.
Penn women's basketball's freshmen have rare chance to make an impact right away
None are coming in as highly touted as now-sophomore center Eleah Parker was last year, but that doesn’t mean they won’t make an immediate impact.
Why some students will not be voting in PA this midterm election
With midterms coming up on Nov. 6, some Penn students share why they decided not to vote in Pennsylvania this election cycle.
Michael Wang headlines freshman class that is ready to contribute for Penn men's basketball
Wang is the highest rated recruit so far of coach Steve Donahue’s tenure at Penn, and that pedigree has shown so far in the preseason. Wang has been a standout performer, displaying his immense talent frequently in practices and scrimmages.
With Foreman gone, who will be the point guard for Penn men's basketball?
The most obvious answer seems to be junior Devon Goodman. After coming off the bench for 3.8 points and 14.0 minutes per game last season, coach Steve Donahue plans to at least open the season with Goodman in the starting five.
Police arrest 22-year-old suspect involved in shooting near Dartmouth College
There has been one reported victim, who is a student unaffiliated with Dartmouth. The college issued a shelter in place warning, but lifted it around 12:40 a.m. on Nov. 3.
This win was on the juniors and sophomores. And if they can play like they did here against Cornell over the final two weeks, they might just set themselves up for a title run next year.
Penn football put up just three points in the first half, but eventually found enough momentum to roll over Cornell, 20-7, and take the Trustee’s Cup for the sixth year in a row.
Live blog: Penn football at Cornell
Follow along as Penn football looks to defeat the Cornell Bears in a Friday night showdown in Ithaca, N.Y.
Penn appoints Marc Lo to lead Penn First Plus, an office for first-gen. low-income students
Established in May 2018, the Penn First Plus Office aims to improve the experience of first-generation, low-income students at Penn, as administrators look to accommodate the school's biggest-ever FGLI class.
First-of-its-kind 'networking pod' opens at Pennovation Center
Johnson & Johnson has opened an innovation accelerator center where their health technology startups can develop new products right at Penn.
Penn's early decision deadline was Thursday – except for students affected by recent hurricanes
Penn announced it would give students living in North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and the Florida panhandle an extension until Nov. 12 to send in their ED applications, as well as waive the $75 application fee.
Penn dismisses second major fossil fuel divestment proposal after first round of consideration
After a failed attempt in 2015 to convince Penn to divest from all fossil fuels, the student group called on the University to divest from coal and tar sands, a specific type of fossil fuel.
Sireesh Ramesh | Trump wants to force immigrants to choose between health and legal residence
The President has shown, once again, that he’s willing to do whatever it takes (even if it means putting the well-being of more than a million immigrants on the line) to get what he wants.
Former Penn classmates remember Jerry Rabinowitz: ‘I don’t think I’ve ever met a finer human being’
Rabinowitz died as one of the 11 people killed in the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting massacre.



















