Last night, members of the Philadelphia and Penn community learned about hip-hop from one of the masters of the trade.The Center for Africana Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board brought Grammy Award-winning producer, artist and scholar Patrick Douthit — better known as 9th Wonder — to speak at the Annenberg School about the history of contemporary hip-hop music and its influence on his life.

Last night, J Street U Penn — a pro-Israel and pro-peace student group at Penn — hosted Daniel Seidemann, an Israeli attorney and legal expert on east Jerusalem policy. For his talk, Seidemann delved into his professional experience and lent some rational insight on the possibility of a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians.

It is unequivocal that Penn’s administration should be more diverse. However, less than two years ago, Penn launched its Faculty Diversity Action Plan, geared at increasing the diversity of Penn’s faculty.

It is absurd to suggest that we consent, by virtue of our participation in a professedly democratic society, to whatever abuse the government may dole out.

There is little evidence that disparity in spending has a big impact on outcomes. Research into the effect has found a modest positive link between disparity in spending and vote outcome. However, one of the confounding problems is that popular and well-organized candidates are probably more likely to win.

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The federal government launched an initiative Thursday to make repayment easier for students struggling to pay back their loans.

It was less than a decade after he left Penn in 1977, and Gary Ross found himself sitting in the home of his longtime friend Anne Spielberg.

The Quakers will have the Ivy title race with undefeated Princeton in mind when they tip off against Cornell and Columbia this weekend at the Palestra.

The Penn men’s basketball team begins its second go-round through the Ivy League this weekend, traveling to New York to take on Cornell and Columbia with the opportunity to atone for previous mistakes.

Most teams like to open their season against a weaker opponent to gain confidence going into the season. But Penn men’s lacrosse is not most teams, as they will take on No. 14 Duke.

The Penn women’s lacrosse team may not have all the kinks worked out, but the Quakers are ready to go for Saturday’s season opener against Drexel.

The No. 23 Quakers (8-3, 3-1 Ivy) will compete Saturday against Princeton and Sunday against Drexel before moving on to postseason play. The team will celebrate Senior Day versus Princeton.

The Philadelphia School District’s School Reform Commission’s March decision as to whether or not to close University City High School could significantly damage the Netter Center for Community Partnerships’ relationship with the students.

This weekend, the Penn men’s squash team will travel up north with redemption on its mind following a disappointing regular season.

This weekend, the teams will face their final test before the rescheduled Ivy tournament, which takes place on Mar. 2-3.

Looking for their third Ancient Eight title in as many years, Penn gymnastics will square off against Brown, Yale and Cornell on Saturday at 1 p.m.