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Monday, July 6, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Amy Gutmann


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This weekend’s fifth annual TEDxPenn conference seeks to present 12 speakers from diverse backgrounds at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts and hopes to deliver TED's motto of “Ideas Worth Spreading” to Penn's campus.

















The strength and conditioning program at Penn started implementing Muay Thai kickboxing into its weight lifting regimen this year with teams like Penn wrestling.

To make it to the top of any industry, you have to be willing to think outside the box. Fortunately for Penn Athletics, Jim Steel has taken the message. Behind the efforts of the 12th-year Strength and Conditioning Manager, Penn varsity teams have strayed from the status quo in the weight room, adopting an unconventional method to raise themselves to the next level: Muay Thai kickboxing. “I’ve just found that it’s so good for hand-eye coordination, for conditioning it’s unbelievable, and it improves people’s athleticism,” Steel said.


The new slogan of Penn Athletics, Champion Your Life, was officially unveiled Wednesday to coincide with National Athlete Appreciation Day.

It might be hard to place a finger on it, but Penn Athletics has a slightly different look these days. Throughout the semester, the athletic department has rolled out a series of changes to the Quakers’ branding, including the Champion Your Life campaign formally announced on Wednesday. The culmination of over a year of research and gradual unveiling, the rebranding is part of a holistic effort by Penn Athletics to reinvigorate student interest and reposition itself within the Penn and Greater Philadelphia communities. “Penn Athletics has created a really unique niche in Philadelphia, in the Ivy League and in the nation,” Martin explained.