One requirement that significantly bothered us was that all sisters straighten their hair. This not only reinforces ethnocentric beauty standards, but also promotes conformity by mandating that all sisters wear the same hairstyle. In general, we were disappointed that we were told to promote the sorority with our appearances more than with our individuality.
Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections
Penn alum receives Navy 'Scientist of the Year' award
Penn graduate. Mel Butler, uses computer models to help find ways to reduce the noise emitted by inline devices in the fluid systems on Navy ships and submarines. Wins “Scientist of the Year” award.
Guest column by Chase Harrow | A crash course on course selection
If you’re careful about it, you can take a six-class semester of ordinary or even moderately difficult courses and walk away with an easier semester.
Wharton graduate becomes yoga monk
Wharton graduate and yoga monk Acarya Shambhushivananda works as a leader of the international Ananda Marga spiritual movement.
Penn alum receives Navy 'Scientist of the Year' award
Penn graduate. Mel Butler, uses computer models to help find ways to reduce the noise emitted by inline devices in the fluid systems on Navy ships and submarines. Wins “Scientist of the Year” award.
Guest column by Chase Harrow | A crash course on course selection
If you’re careful about it, you can take a six-class semester of ordinary or even moderately difficult courses and walk away with an easier semester.
Students and alumni petition Penn Hillflint collegiate apparel
Students and alumni petition collegiate apparel company Hillflint to produce a sweater bearing Penn’s classic “P”. Alumnus Dalyn Montgomery created the petition on Oct. 16 to grant Hillflint said merchandizing license.
Ivy weekend brings mixed results for Penn swimming
On Saturday, in front of a packed house at the Sheerr Pool, both the men’s and women’s teams soundly defeated Brown. But on Sunday, the women’s team fell to Harvard in a lopsided loss.
Penn track & field perseveres following teammate's death
On Saturday, Penn men’s and women’s track and field meets became an afterthought as the teams and Penn community at large grieved in the aftermath of Madison Holleran’s death.
Penn wrestling winning ways, sweeps pair of duels
Last weekend, No. 8 Nebraska knocked Penn wrestling to the floor in front of a massive crowd in Lincoln. This weekend, the Quakers picked themselves up and walked away victorious two duels.
Guest Column by Melanie Wolff | Dealing with grief
People have asked me, “Does it get better?” In a way, it does. You heal. Memories that once hurt become sad, then cherished. But it definitely doesn’t happen overnight. The hurt becomes healing. But even then, some days it’ll just hit you like it was yesterday.
Trinity downs Penn squash
The No. 10 men’s and No. 3 women’s teams were pushed aside on Saturday by Trinity, 9-0 and 6-3, respectively, a squash powerhouse that boasts the No. 1 men’s and No. 2 women’s teams in the country.
Law requiring photo ID to vote has been overturned
Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard L. McGinley issued a permanent injunction Friday that bars the enforcement of a law requiring Pennsylvania residents to produce photo identification in order to vote.
Memorial held for Kevin Zhao
Kevin Zhao’s friends and family gathered in Houston Hall Saturday afternoon to share memories of the deceased Engineering and Wharton senior.
Roderick Cook | Out of the margins
Many — I’m inclined to say most — Penn students know little to nothing about queer and trans identities and the struggles we face. For those who do, the stories that are told are mostly representative of the G and the L in LGBTQIA, while little is known about bisexual, trans, intersex and asexual individuals.
Officer Socks joins DPS as newest top dog recruit
Officer Socks, an 18-month-old bomb-sniffing yellow labrador retriever, and her handler, Officer Julie Wesley, have finished training and are now protecting Penn’s campus.
Penn gymnastics falls in official return to Hutchinson Gymnasium
On Saturday, Penn fell to Illinois State, 190.4 – 187.9, in their first non-exhibition meet in the renovated Hutchinson Gymnasium.
Henderson | Penn basketball underwhelms on Palestra's big day
It was an anticlimactic ending to a day filled with so much excitement surrounding Penn basketball as it all went downhill from the opening tip for the Quakers.
College freshman, 19, dies in Center City
College freshman Madison Holleran, of Allendale, N.J., died on Friday night.
Penn basketball blown out by Saint Joseph's, 85-68
After a triumphant win over Princeton last Saturday, the Quakers get blown out of their own building by Big 5 rival Saint Joseph’s by a score of 85-68.












