It’s pretty safe to say Penn baseball coach John Yurkow could use a little less excitement in his life.
Today at 5 pm EST, regular decision applicants to the Class of 2019 will be able to access their decisions via the online applicant portal.
Connecticut and New York are looking to implement procedures that will make it more difficult for students accused to rape to defend themselves. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed for 2016 a "'Victim/Survivor Bill of Rights' whose language presumes the guilt of anyone accused of 'sexual violence.'" The bill leaves out the words "alleged" and "allegation" as to not be able to give accused students a means to claim their innocence when such violations take place. Brooklyn College professor KC Johnson explained that the bill would take away any student's chance to explain their side of the story.
Late in the third set of her match against Princeton last Saturday, Penn women's tennis' top singles player and senior captain Sol Eskanazi was in the middle of an epic battle. Trailing in a tiebreaker, the senior ripped a lefty forehand up the line, leaving the Princeton player dead in her tracks, forced to watch the ball fly by. “Vamos!” Eskanazi, a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, roared with a big fist pump. As exemplified by Eskanazi, college tennis has recently become a showcase of the best athletic talents from not only the United States, but nations worldwide.
There are upsides to being held accountable, but we lose something when we self-censor. We miss the goofy sentiments, the random toss-out of ideas to the universe, the fragility of paint splattered against a river bank. Too often we lose sight of what we want to say in fear we’ll say something wrong.
In the social consciousness of the American public, universities have ceased to be thought of simply as academic institutions, and have come to be regarded as the final step in the developmental process — processing factories for adults, even.
In the social consciousness of the American public, universities have ceased to be thought of simply as academic institutions, and have come to be regarded as the final step in the developmental process — processing factories for adults, even.
Today at 5 pm EST, regular decision applicants to the Class of 2019 will be able to access their decisions via the online applicant portal.
Connecticut and New York are looking to implement procedures that will make it more difficult for students accused to rape to defend themselves. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo proposed for 2016 a "'Victim/Survivor Bill of Rights' whose language presumes the guilt of anyone accused of 'sexual violence.'" The bill leaves out the words "alleged" and "allegation" as to not be able to give accused students a means to claim their innocence when such violations take place. Brooklyn College professor KC Johnson explained that the bill would take away any student's chance to explain their side of the story.
Since its launch at Penn just over a week ago once a Theos fraternity member who is the campus representative for the app shared it with friends, the app has quickly gained popularity in the Greek community
A look by Justice Department into the use of lethal force by police departments reveals that Philadelphia has an above-average number of police shootings compared to cities like Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. The report was requested by Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey after an 2013 Philly.com reported that although the amount of crime in Philadelphia was decreasing, the amount of shootings by officers was increasing.
This fall will welcome the new Penn Antiviolence Educators, or PAVE, to campus—a new program slated to lead the fight against sexual and relationship violence at Penn.
In an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn President Amy Gutmann, who is trained in political philosophy and political science, discussed the balance between fighting racism while protecting free speech.
Both those reluctantly jumping through the hoops of Penn’s foreign language requirement and those taking up a new tongue for pleasure or professional advantage have gotten to know the mixed bag of characters that is Penn’s Romance Languages department. The department’s squad of lecturers samples every kind of language specialist imaginable — from linguists and literature wonks to pedagogy experts and translation specialists.
Vijay Kumar, a professor in multiple departments of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and a researcher in robotics, is set to take the helm of the Engineering School when he replaces Glandt as dean beginning June 1. The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Kumar to hear about his plans for the future of the Engineering School and the field of technology.
For many students, the lure of the corporate world has long been a draw over things like nonprofit work. But that might not always be the case.
The Weiss Tech Houses’s innovation competition gives entrepreneurs the skills they need to turn their ideas into reality.
Despite the resolution's landslide 15-1 approval in the Council, Nutter has not expressed support for PILOTs.
With its season nearly over, Penn men’s swimming sent two representatives to the NCAA Championships for one last hurrah, giving the Quakers an opportunity to showcase their top performers on a national stage.
Saturday proved to feature the first choppy waters of the season for Penn women’s rowing. The annual Connell Cup race saw Penn lose out to Yale and Columbia in the varsity eight race on the Schuylkill on Saturday. The race, originally scheduled to be held on Columbia’s training grounds in Overpeck Park in New Jersey, had to be moved to the Schuylkill due to excessive ice.
In the midst of 30 degree weather at last Saturday’s Penn men’s lacrosse game at Franklin Field, I found myself asking an important question while I still had sensation in my fingers and toes.
Penn baseball had a wild first weekend of Ivy League play.
NICK MONCY is a College junior from North Miami, Fla. His email address is nickmon@sas.upenn.edu.
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