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Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections


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The incredibly strong social media response in support of Ahmed Mohamed may seem like an indication of a changing tide in United States attitudes to Muslims, but the handcuffing itself is evident of an entrenched Islamophobia that will take many decades to heal.


Y-Prize Competition

The fourth annual Y Prize — a competition in which students examine the intersection of engineering and business, find applications for cutting edge technologies and step into the shoes of budding entrepreneurs — held its kick-off event on Monday.







On Sept. 21 Penn became the first Ivy League university to join the collegiate branch of the Partnership for a Healthier America, which was founded in 2010 alongside First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! campaign. (Courtesy of Bob Nichols/Creative Commons)

Penn institutionalized the health frenzy on Monday Sept. 21 by becoming the first Ivy League university to join the Healthier Campus Initiative, the collegiate branch of the Partnership for a Healthier America.



 Most of us students face the problem of constantly feeling that there is not enough time in the day to get everything done that we need to.


The arrival of Pope Francis in Philadelphia last weekend was a mixed blessing. While the Pope’s arrival christened a classless Friday at Penn, the pomp surrounding his visit created a trinity of chaos, store closings and traffic.