If puppies, holiday-themed study breaks and free cookies aren't enough to distract you from the stress of finals season, check out these Philadelphia events to get your mind off that last exam.

Can’t bear to spend another minute at Van Pelt? Don’t worry — The Daily Pennsylvanian has scouted out the best options Penn offers for you to destress this finals season.

“Trust The Process.” The phrase is only three words, but for Philadelphia 76ers fans, it has come to mean so much more.

When Yale men's basketball beat Baylor in the first round of the 2015 NCAA tournament, the entire sports world celebrated the win as a "victory for the nerds." The kids who studied textbooks at halftime had defeated a Big 12 school on the biggest stage.

The Penn administration should mandate the attendance of athletic events. That’s right, you heard me.

A year ago, after Penn football won a one-third share of the Ivy League title, I wrote in the columnist issue that Ancient Eight football championships should not be shared. And this year, Penn football has forced me to put my money where my mouth is.

If I told you that Penn could be a great place to be a college sports fan, how would you react? You would probably laugh at me, and for most people, this statement doesn't hold up.

Sports has won 10 straight Kamin Cups, but News and the Weenies will be looking to rewrite the transcript on Tuesday at Franklin Field.

All season long, Penn men's basketball appeared to be on the verge of improvement in coach Steve Donahue’s second year in charge, but the Quakers still needed that signature win to prove to the college basketball world that they were for real. Thanks to a breakout performance from junior Sam Jones, that big-time victory is in the books.

When I finish my last day of classes each semester, feelings of happiness and relief sweep through me when I think about how I no longer have to wake up early, no longer have to speed-walk to class and come close to twisting my ankle on the Locust cobblestones.

I wish I could say that 53 were some significant number in my life — my home address, my lucky number, something like that — because that would be one hell of a lede.

SHUN SAKAI is a College senior from Chestnut Hill, Mass.

Sometimes, there are just no words. Summing up the experiences of sprint football’s championship season is not a feasible task, but these past few months were so magical, so unprecedented, so perfect, that I owe it to my squad to try. First off, the hunger this team had was unlike anything I’d ever seen before.

On Monday, U.S. District Judge Paul Diamond ruled against recounting all paper ballots in Pennsylvania and blocked Stein from inspecting voting machines in certain counties, according to a Politico report.

Harvard University students gathered at midnight on Friday to run a lap around Harvard Yard — completely naked.

Other local eateries recently hit with health violations include Bobby's Burger Palace on Walnut Street near 39th and Tarka, located at the intersection of 38th and Chestnut streets. 

Fattah, whose area of representation during his 21 years in Congress included Penn's West Philadelphia campus, also earned a degree in 1986 from the Fels Institute of Government.