The history-making presidential election saw an intense battle between former Penn professor Joe Biden and 1968 Wharton graduate and Republican incumbent Donald Trump, with Pennsylvania flipping blue to propel Biden to the White House.
Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections
COVID-19, civil unrest cause Philadelphia businesses to suffer
University City businesses took a hit after students left campus in March.
Penn shakes up University leadership
Wharton made history by appointing the school's first Black and female dean, and the University Chaplain is taking on additional responsibilities as Vice President for Social Equity and Community.
The fight for Penn to pay PILOTs intensifies
Student and faculty demands for Penn to pay PILOTs were reignited this summer amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
COVID-19, civil unrest cause Philadelphia businesses to suffer
University City businesses took a hit after students left campus in March.
Penn shakes up University leadership
Wharton made history by appointing the school's first Black and female dean, and the University Chaplain is taking on additional responsibilities as Vice President for Social Equity and Community.
Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1996
After losing stars Jerome Allen and Matt Maloney to the NBA, however, there were big questions about how the Red and Blue would hold up in 1995-96.
15 questions with... Sean Lee, a Penn men's swimming senior
The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Penn men's swimming's Sean Lee 15 questions about his sport, his time at Penn, and life overall. Here's what the senior had to say.
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf tests positive for COVID-19
Wolf said he is currently experiencing no symptoms but is following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Department of Health guidelines.
Penn undergrads living outside U.S. cannot hold work-study or TA positions in spring 2021
One CIS professor described the loss of TAs as a “major headache” for the CIS department, predicting more crowded office hours.
A Penn senior drafted a novel at 19 years old. That book just made her a NYT best-seller.
Gong’s debut novel “These Violent Delights” is a retelling of Shakespear’s “Romeo and Juliet” set in Shanghai in the 1920s.
Thanksgiving break travel prompts Penn’s semester-high COVID-19 positivity rate
For just the third time this semester, the positivity rate climbed above 2% for the week ending on Dec. 5. Penn recorded its highest weekly case count at 107.
Phila. prisons under ‘shelter in place’ measures after COVID-19 outbreak in city jails
After an outbreak inside city jails caused at least 150 infections, Philadelphia's Department of Prisons adopted shelter-in-place measures and indefinitely canceled prisoner transports to court dates, again prompting concern from prisoners-rights advocates.
Penn women's soccer's Raun and Wilensky empower women athletes through Voice in Sport
Both Raun and her senior teammate Jadyn Wilensky are active contributors to Voice in Sport, an advocacy platform based in New York and launched by Stef Strack in 2019.
It is now past Week 13 of the 2020 NFL season, and viewers now have a clear idea of how the playoffs are shaping up with only a month left to go in the regular season.
Penn Athletics teams use mental performance program to train during pandemic
During a year when athletes have been forced to sit out of competition, many have taken the opportunity to focus on their mental performance.
Despite semester at home, women's basketball freshman Michaela Stanfield is ready to shine
Although Stanfield has spent most of her semester in Massachusetts, her new coaches and teammates have kept her up to speed.
Penn Dems phone banks ahead of January runoff to flip Georgia Senate seats
During phone banking events, held every Monday evening over Zoom for the past two months, Penn Dems members urge eligible Georgia voters to vote blue.
Profs. deem online semester a success, but hope to teach in person soon
Reflecting back on the positive experiences of the unprecedented semester, professors nevertheless said they hoped to return to teaching in person as soon as possible.
Bucks County introduces pilot program to partner social workers with police officers
The Bensalem Police Department plans to bring on two social workers for a two-year pilot program. The program will direct some people towards social services and away from the criminal justice system and reduce the time police spend on social service-related calls.



















