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Penn offers cultural centers a space in ARCH's upper floors — but 6B is hesitant
Moving La Casa Latina, Makuu, and the Pan-Asian American Community House out of the ARCH basement has been a longstanding goal of the 6B.
Editorial | Listen to student voices. Make midterm evaluations mandatory.
To better support students and promote educational practices that work for everyone, Penn should mandate that professors and TAs be evaluated in the middle of the term as well.
Guest Column by Sean Bender and Rebecca Wallace | On transgender rights, where does Penn really stand?
To President Gutmann and the general counsel’s office: You still have time to fix this.
Penn early decision applications drop 14% from last year
For the 2019 early decision deadline, Penn received 6,088 applications, while 2018 saw 7,109 applications.
Penn men's basketball explodes in second half to secure 75-59 victory over La Salle
Penn men’s basketball defeated La Salle, 75-59, in its first home game of the season at the Palestra.
After lengthy recovery, Jojo Cotto's comeback to Penn women's soccer is complete
After undergoing surgery and sitting out for more than a year, Cotto finally got back into action on Oct. 21 against Delaware State.
Women's basketball continues early dominance with 85-51 blowout win over NJIT
In the team’s first away game of the season, Penn women’s basketball dominated NJIT by a score of 85-51.
Breukelen Woodard headlines All-Ivy awards for Penn women's soccer
This is the 23rd consecutive season that at least three Penn women's soccer players received All-Ivy recognition.
Penn football seeking third straight Ivy win this Saturday at Harvard
After two dramatic home wins, Penn football will travel north to take on Harvard in its final away game of the season.
Weekend preview: Cross country Regionals highlights busy weekend for Penn teams
Ahead of a jam-packed weekend, here’s what to watch for from Penn cross country, men’s soccer and men's and women's fencing.
Live blog: Penn men's and women's basketball versus La Salle and NJIT
The men are set for their home opener, as the group hosts La Salle at the Palestra. The women's team will take on NJIT looking to build off of a dominant opening effort against Siena on Saturday.
Remainder of Penn volleyball's season canceled, Penn Athletics announces
According to a Penn Athletics statement, the decision to cancel the remainder of the season was made following the administration's discovery of "vulgar, offensive, and disrespectful posters" in the team's locker room.
U. appoints Malik Washington as new Penn Violence Prevention director
The hiring comes after a national search to fill the spot left by previous PVP Director Jessica Mertz, who left Penn in May.
Jeb Bush tackles immigration in a public debate with three Penn students Tuesday
The event was structured as a political debate between Bush, who argued that the United States should implement a merit-based system, and three Penn students assigned to argue in opposition.
Despite security concerns, Dinesh D'Souza speaks with only silent protesters in sight
A group of 20 student protesters stood in the back and silently held signs that read “Deport Fascism,” “No one is illegal on stolen land,” and “Multiculturalism is America.”
Coordinator Jerry McConnell named new sprint football coach after Wagner's retirement
After 50 years with Wagner at the helm, the Quakers are turning to coach Jerry McConnell to take over the program, as announced by Penn Athletics on Tuesday.
Penn Med study uses blood test to predict prognosis in brain cancer
The researchers found that patients with higher bloodstream concentrations of cfDNA had a shorter "progression-free survival" than patients with less cfDNA.
At book talk, President Gutmann calls America's health care system an “ethical mess”
Gutmann and Jonathan Moreno discussed their new book “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody wants to Die: Bioethics and the Transformation of Health Care in America.”
Artalona, Ferrante, and Vindici ready to lead Penn wrestling as captains
Before the beginning of the season, coach Roger Reina picked senior AJ Vindici, sophomore Anthony Artalona, and sophomore Carmen Ferrante to lead the team as captains.