The man was taken into custody on the fourth floor of the library and had a box cutter, machete and stolen ID card in his possession.
Amy Gutmann
Penn professor testifies in Congress in support of military drones
The congressional hearing, which plays into the determination of the federal budget, dealt with the role of the aircraft carrier in ensuring the superiority of the U.S. military’s naval power.
Emily Hoeven | A cliché culture
Every week in my creative writing class, the most common critique of people’s writing has been that it is too cliche . When I wrote my first short story assignment, I was careful to not include any cliches in any aspect of the story, whether in regard to the phrasing, the plot or the characters.
Penn organization Wonk Tank ranks colleges based on economic returns
Wonk Tank, the first student-led research organization through the Penn Wharton Public Policy Initiative, gave Penn its third place ranking based on post-graduation economic returns.
Penn professor testifies in Congress in support of military drones
The congressional hearing, which plays into the determination of the federal budget, dealt with the role of the aircraft carrier in ensuring the superiority of the U.S. military’s naval power.
Emily Hoeven | A cliché culture
Every week in my creative writing class, the most common critique of people’s writing has been that it is too cliche . When I wrote my first short story assignment, I was careful to not include any cliches in any aspect of the story, whether in regard to the phrasing, the plot or the characters.
Alec Ward | Heretic in heels
At Caitlyn Jenner’s speech last Wednesday evening, once the question and answer began, I didn’t have to wait long for the question I’d come to Irvine expecting to hear.
Penn hosts first-time-ever health symposium for local colleges
The discussion focused on smoking prevention as well as the impact of SHS and CAPS.
SEPTA measures the impact of its suicide prevention efforts
There have been 66 deaths along SEPTA’s train, trolley and subway lines since 2011. Forty of these deaths have been ruled as suicides.
Alumni represent Penn in the Academy Awards
Amid a myriad of cinematic superstars, respected directors and critically acclaimed films, two Penn alums look to add a few Oscars to their trophy cases at this year’s 88th annual Academy Awards.
Penn grad only invests in businesses 'where rowers are the founders'
John Chatzky, a 1978 College graduate, invested in a transportation app, Skedaddle, in part because one of its co-founders was a rower.
Risky heart surgery at CHOP much safer than other area hospital, study says
A Philadelphia Inquirer report found that at St. Christopher’s, one in four babies who underwent heart surgery died, which is three times the rate seen at CHOP.
Penn fencing comes out of local weekend meets successfully
It was a bittersweet weekend for the Red and Blue. This past weekend, Penn fencing dominated the arenas of Philadelphia during the Temple Invitational and the Quakers’ very own Philadelphia Invitational.
Penn men's tennis wins again at home
In its first action since a busy weekend where the team went 1-2 against three ranked Ivy squads at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, Penn men’s tennis rebounded swiftly with a 6-1 defeat of New Mexico.
Penn men's tennis's freshman rookie has big dreams and bigger goals
Penn may not be best known for cranking out young superstars, but after this year, they just might.
With Nationals on the horizon, Penn women's squash's Yan Xin Tan scores Richey Award nomination
Runa Reta. Katie Patrick. Lissa Hunsicker. Come Sunday, senior co-captain Yan Xin Tan hopes to add her name to the list above as just the fourth Richey award winner in school history..
First-year analytics group boosts Penn basketball behind the scenes
Led by former Penn graduate student and current Penn math professor Nakia Rimmer, the Penn Basketball Analytics Group is in its first year of operation.
Legislators propose cutting liberal arts funding in favor of STEM
Elected officials have recently urged states to move public education funding from the humanities to STEM-related fields.
Claudia Li | Tudor me please
CLAUDIA LI is a College sophomore from Santa Clara, Calif.
Harvard launches "Open Harvard College" grant for up to $30,000
Harvard College’s Undergraduate Council has officially started accepting applications for the "Open Harvard College" grant.
















