Editorial | Beyond the harsh reality
While a Penn education does not and should not take place in an ivory tower, it is the University’s responsibility to equip its students with the ability to think beyond the “harsh realities” of our time.
While a Penn education does not and should not take place in an ivory tower, it is the University’s responsibility to equip its students with the ability to think beyond the “harsh realities” of our time.
While both the men’s and women’s tennis teams got off to 2-0 starts against Buffalo, only the men hold on to win.
After a public demonstration on College Green on Friday afternoon in response to the New York Police Department’s undercover surveillance, the Muslim Students Association is now planning a “Know Your Rights” event to educate students on their rights when dealing with law enforcement.
Gymnastics team repeated as Ivy Champs to win Penn’s first Ivy title of the 2011-2012 school year.
While both the men’s and women’s tennis teams got off to 2-0 starts against Buffalo, only the men hold on to win.
After a public demonstration on College Green on Friday afternoon in response to the New York Police Department’s undercover surveillance, the Muslim Students Association is now planning a “Know Your Rights” event to educate students on their rights when dealing with law enforcement.
Both men and women finished seventh in the team competition at the 2012 Heptagonal Indoor Championships at Cornell.
Wharton MBA students proved they have just as much musical talent as business skills this weekend. Wharton Follies, founded in 1976, is Wharton’s MBA comedy and music performance troupe and one of the largest and oldest performing arts groups of its kind.
Whereas Harvard Coach Tommy Amaker sat senior forward Keith Wright, the reigning Ivy Player of the Year, in the final minutes of Saturday’s game, Penn Coach Jerome Allen depended on his seniors for the win. And they stepped up. Especially Tyler Bernardini.
Saturday night was the culmination of an up-and-down 58 hours that had more flips and dips, more twists and turns, than a heart-stopping roller coaster — but it almost never was.
Penn men’s lacrosse lost its season opener to No. 10 Duke, despite hat tricks from two different players.
For $12 per month, Urban Cargo sends men customized packages of premium grooming products such as shaving creams, face washes and men’s hair-thickening shampoo.
Two College seniors have created an online market for special skills tutoring. Skillhubs is an online platform for exchanging special skills through video tutoring.
Earlier this month, GSE professor Shaun Harper launched the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education. The Center was created in order to consolidate the research Penn professors and students are conducting on the issues of racial equity and social justice.
At a town hall meeting on college affordability, the leaders — which included names like Philadelphia Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter and former Pennsylvania Gov. and 1965 College graduate Ed Rendell — ran through different ideas to help keep college costs down at Penn and across the nation.
GSE professor and founder of the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education Shaun Harper studied black male undergraduate students who succeeded in college through their involvement as campus leaders and were on track to graduate on time.
According to a recently released report by the Council for Aid to Education, Penn’s fundraising total of $437,717,722 in fiscal year 2011 marked the seventh highest for any college or university nationwide.
1994 PhD graduate Dr. Nachiket Mor presented at Friday’s Global Health Reflections Week speaker event to explore the idea of global health and the challenges the field faces.
It all came down to star senior Zack Rosen. At the free-throw line with 23.2 seconds remaining and Penn down one, Rosen sunk both shots with ease, affording the Red and Blue a one-point lead.
At the free throw line with 12.6 seconds remaining and Dartmouth down one, Jvonte Brooks had a chance to tie the game at 55 for the Big Green.