Since the formation of the new student group Penn Against Gun Violence was announced last week, campus discussion on the already controversial issue of gun rights has intensified.

The group migrated to College Green to join the SOUL march in solidarity with students protesting at Yale and the University of Missouri

SOUL, or Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation, led a protest Thursday afternoon in which students marched up and down Market Street and ended in front of Amy Gutmann's house.

With Kenney and Gym in office, many expect there will be a more rigorous push for Penn to fund Philadelphia schools by paying PILOTs.

Last night, Maggie Groff, the Vice President of External Affairs for Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania, spoke to Penn students about Planned Parenthood’s role in recent and upcoming elections.

Scott Garrett previously refused to pay dues to the National Republican Congressional Committee because it had recruited and supported LGBTQ candidates in past elections.

Donald Trump’s second Saturday Night Live stint embraced its controversy.

Although nationally the two Democratic presidential front-runners Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have struggled to hold and maintain their favorability among black voters, at Penn students believe both candidates have something to offer black constituents. 

In the mayoral election, Jim Kenney, the Democratic candidate, received 101,660 votes — 84 percent of the popular vote — and top Republican candidate Melissa Bailey received 17,823 votes. Democrats in Philadelphia have a 9-1 voter advantage.

Philadelphia is the second city in the U.S. to have a permanent Office of LGBT Affairs, the first being Washington D.C.

Penn for Jeb, a political group backing Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, is still in the process of getting the word out via their Facebook page. 

Kenney is likely to be elected the next mayor of Philadelphia.

A Penn graduate’s quest for the White House has ended.

The national media won’t be the only ones scrutinizing Donald Trump’s every move at Wednesday’s debate.

The DNC will be one of the largest public events ever held in Philadelphia, with an estimated 50,000 people expected to attend the week-long convention.

“Next Stop: Democracy” is a new civic engagement project which has hired 60 Philadelphia artists to create eye-catching “vote here” signs for the upcoming City Council elections on Nov. 3.

The co-founder says it is possible that the members may decide to sit down and endorse another candidate in the future.