“This is a fundamental choice about who we are as a people,” Obama said. “This is a choice about the meaning of America.”

Some students back Republican nominee on largely liberal campus.

Penn City and Regional Planning professor William Grigsby sees holes in Clinton’s plan.

For Penn students who call Puerto Rico their home, there is a clear answer to the debt crisis.

“Let’s talk about the large orange elephant in the room, Donald Trump.” Warren said, to a chorus of boos. “Donald Trump is a small, insecure money-grubber who will never be president of the United States!”

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have both cited college tuition and student debt as issues they intend to address during their presidencies if elected.

The group did not officially decline to support the nominee, but admitted its members were divided on the presidential race.

Clinton’s campaign has had a large presence on Penn’s campus by trying to get new students to register to vote in the influential swing state as well as to participate in the 2016 election.

Clinton’s health has captured the attention of the nation through social media, with the hashtag #HillarysHealth already garnering thousands of mentions by the end of the day.

Political science professor Dan Hopkins cited the historically sky-high unpopularity of the primary candidates as the main reason for the appeal of candidates like Johnson and Stein, but said he believes there will be a reduction in the number of people planning to vote third party as the election approaches.

“I’m doing everything I can to make sure that Hillary Clinton is the next President,” Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said. 

Trump said crime has risen sharply in Philadelphia, but statistics suggest the exact opposite.

On Aug. 23, the National Labor Relations Board, in a case involving graduate students at Columbia University, ruled that graduate students have the right as employees to unionize

The SEPTA Youth Advisory Council has long advocated for an alternative to the traditional pass, targeting students who live on campus and are looking to explore the city. A Change.org petition they filed in support of that proposal garnered over 1,200 signatures last year.

Recent studies by civil rights organizations like the NAACP and a scathing piece by comedian John Oliver on HBO's "Last Week Tonight" have questioned the effectiveness of charters nationally.

The 2016 presidential election is dominating the news cycle, and for some students, it’s also going to dominate their classes.

President Gutmann welcomed the Class of 2020 to the University of Pennsylvania on Monday.