Between August 22 and 28, while Penn freshmen enjoyed a gala at the art museum and Penn-themed ice sculptures, an estimated 23 people died from a drug overdose in the city of Philadelphia.
Amy Gutmann
Basketball coaching legend and longtime friend of Penn, Rollie Massimino, dies at 82
While the 82-year-old spent much of his career at Villanova, he was no stranger to Penn. The season before he took the helm with the Wildcats, Massimino was actually an assistant coach for the Quakers.
Penn women's soccer set for West Coast weekend swing
The Red and Blue (0-2) will head to Southern California for a pair of non-conference games this weekend, as the Quakers will take on UC Irvine (1-1-1) on Friday before facing UC Riverside (1-2-1) Sunday night.
Penn men's soccer poised for strong season
Now with a couple of weeks of practice under its belt, the team will kick off its season on Friday night with a trip to Monmouth in New Jersey, before they come home to open things up at Rhodes Field on Sunday against Bowling Green.
Basketball coaching legend and longtime friend of Penn, Rollie Massimino, dies at 82
While the 82-year-old spent much of his career at Villanova, he was no stranger to Penn. The season before he took the helm with the Wildcats, Massimino was actually an assistant coach for the Quakers.
Penn women's soccer set for West Coast weekend swing
The Red and Blue (0-2) will head to Southern California for a pair of non-conference games this weekend, as the Quakers will take on UC Irvine (1-1-1) on Friday before facing UC Riverside (1-2-1) Sunday night.
Penn field hockey prepares for opening weekend with Rutgers and UNC
On Sunday, the Quakers (0-0) will host top-ranked North Carolina, but just two days before that they will play at home against Rutgers. While the Tar Heels (1-1) clearly present a more challenging matchup, the Red and Blue are resolved to approach both games with the same preparation and mentality.
A civil rights activist will be Phila.'s first African-American statue on public grounds
The city is honoring Octavius Catto, a black educator and activist who fought to give black people voting rights in the late 1860s.
Brad Hong | Screen guards
BRAD HONG is a College sophomore from Morristown, N.J.
Guest Column by 33 Penn Law faculty members | Open letter to the University of Pennsylvania community
We write to condemn recent statements our colleague, Amy Wax, the Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at Penn Law, has made in popular media pieces.
Penn Law students: should professor who praised 'bourgeois' culture be teaching first-year course?
Penn Law students say administrators need to think seriously about whether Wax should be allowed to continue teaching a required, first-year course.
Siyin Han | Day one
SIYIN HAN is a College senior from Birmingham, Ala.
Penn names Erin Cross as the second ever director of the LGBT Center
Cross, who begins her new job on Sept. 13, replaces longtime LGBT Center Director Bob Schoenberg.
Pennsylvania's liquor board just raised alcohol prices for the first time in 25 years
Starting Monday, 421 popular alcoholic beverages will cost consumers at least $1 more.
American University expelled 18 students for participating in off-campus groups
Known as Epsilon Iota, this "underground student group" has been connected to numerous instances of hazing, physical abuse and underage drinking.
Lucy Hu | Let's regulate businesses' insidious impact on sustainability
If we demanded that governmental attention be paid to small actions by businesses, we may just end up with a little less wastage and a little cleaner land.
Calvary Rogers | The art of existing as a minority
Simply existing as a minority at an Ivy League Institution such as Penn is a revolutionary act in itself.
Sarah Khan | Woe is my wallet
SARAH KHAN is a College freshman from Lynn Haven, Fla.
Cassandra Jobman | Introducing yourself during NSO
CASSANDRA JOBMAN is a College freshman from Garland, Texas.
Penn researchers analyzed Trump's immigration plan. The results aren't good.
Their model has found that Trump's proposal to cut down on legal immigration will lower GDP without increasing the wages of American laborers by a significant amount.



















