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Penn students analyze political cartoons and satire in this communication class
Students in the class analyze political cartoons and videos to explore a satirist’s role in society, both politically and culturally.
Penn Dining will replace all plastic straws with paper ones by 2020
Even in the dining locations that have introduced paper straws, plastic straws are still offered instead on some days depending on supply.
LPS and Engineering School will launch cybersecurity boot camp for tech professionals
Beginning Nov. 12, students in the program will attend classes on Penn's campus three times a week during evenings and weekends, a 10-hour weekly commitment.
In this week's crime log: a smoking code violation and six bike thefts
On Sept. 19, the complainants reported that an unknown suspect entered the women’s locker room and removed cash and a phone charger from unattended bags in the room. The incident occurred at the Palestra at about 4 p.m.
Penn volleyball tripped up by rival Princeton to start Ivy League play
Last Friday, Penn volleyball traveled up to Princeton, N.J. to face the Tigers in their first Ivy League match of the season, and Princeton ultimately reigned victorious by a 3-0 score.
Sophia DuRose | The only fashion faux pas at Penn is judgment
Penn fashion has been polarizing to me since my first year, and it seems to only be getting more obvious
James Morrison | Penn students, go out less
While going out is supposed to allow for a release, at Penn, it is also a way of enhancing social standing.
Penn football overcomes slow start to beat Lafayette for first win of the season
Led by senior quarterback Nick Robinson, Penn football used a late surge to break away from Lafayette and claim a 28-24 victory.
Live Blog: Penn football at Lafayette
With zero wins in a combined five games for both teams thus far, one side will come away with its first victory of 2019 after today.
Poet Ahmad Almallah speaks about living between languages at Penn Book Center event
At the event, Almallah read several poems aloud from "Bitter English," an autobiographical collection of poems he wrote over four years that was published earlier this month.
Philadelphia ranked 11th best coffee city in the United States by new report
The ranking puts Philadelphia up three spots from last year’s report, when it came in at 14th.
Penn Med study finds competition promotes exercise more than fitness trackers alone
The study, published this month in JAMA Internal Medicine, tracked 602 employees who were classified as overweight or obese.
Temple to offer Headspace meditation app to student athletes for free
Headspace offers many guided tutorials for meditation and mindfulness, and it is available for phone or computer with a focus on meditation on-the-go.
HUP faces discrimination lawsuit from former transgender employee
The former employee, who identifies as a transgender woman, claims she was mistreated after a routine medical procedure at HUP.
Dean Furda's Eagles tirade featured on Stephen Colbert's late-night show
“Plot twist: turns out that man is Eric Furda, the University of Pennsylvania’s dean of admissions,” Colbert said to horrified laughter from the audience.
Penn graduate students start new advocacy group against sexual misconduct
The organization, called the Coalition Against Sexual Misconduct, began as an off-shoot of Graduate Employees Together – University of Pennsylvania, the graduate student advocacy group.
At Penn, author Malcolm Gladwell praises Gen Z and stresses role of hard work in success
Responding to challenging questions from Grant, Gladwell gave a lighthearted preview of sixth and latest book, “Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know."
Editorial | Penn needs to enforce the ban on exams during religious holidays
Properly implemented, the policy on secular and religious holidays will affirm Penn’s goals of inclusion and community.
New tight ends coach Ryan Becker couldn't stay away from Penn football
For Penn tight ends coach Ryan Becker, football wasn’t always an obvious career choice. However, it didn’t take long for him to discover his talent.