Politics
Protesters, preachers and homeless people: Who is allowed on Penn's campus?
When preachers set up signs on campus and chanted insults against gay people, Catholics and Jews, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush recalled students complaining that the preachers were terrifying them and insisting that their actions had to be illegal. “It’s not,” Rush said.
Politics and baseball will be central at next week's Wharton Global Forum in Miami
“We celebrate and honor the region we travel to for the forum, so we will have some region-centric topics,” Wharton Executive Director of Alumni Relations Lizann Rode said.
Bloomers and Mask and Wig grapple with political comedy in the age of Trump
“It was more parodying comedy about Trump than it was joking about Trump,” Bloom said. “We’re making fun of ourselves almost. It was on a meta-level about not touching Trump in the comedy world.”
No one is really sure what Joe Biden will be doing at Penn
A Penn spokesperson said the Office of University Communications wasn't "able to have conversations around [Biden's] specific role until he left office four weeks ago, so details are still being ironed out."
Orange Coast College reverses decision amidst backlash, does not suspend student who recorded anti-Trump rant
“It is time to move forward with increased empathy and understanding,” the college’s statement read.
Students stand against anti-Semitism in midst of vandalism of Jewish graveyards and bomb threats at community centers
In a statement released prior to the event, Hillel condemned “these overt acts of hatred, which have no space on our campus or in our country.”
'A child is a child before their nationality,' UNICEF president says at Houston Hall
On Thursday, Caryl Stern, president and CEO of the U.S. Fund for UNICEF came to Houston Hall to speak about the state of the global refugee crisis.
President of Trinity University is vocal in her criticism of Kellyanne Conway
In a blog post published Feb. 12 on the university’s website, Trinity Washington President Patricia McGuire wrote that Conway is "part of a team that thinks nothing of shaping and spreading a skein of lies as a means to secure power."
UChicago to offer 'Trump 101' class
The lecture-style class will have 100 students and will "examine President Trump’s rise, using media, race, and gender as a lens for looking at the future of democracies" according to The Chicago Maroon.
Hillel and Students for Justice in Palestine have starkly different reactions to Trump's meeting with Netanyahu
“I think there is a better personal relationship between President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu [than under the previous administration],” College junior Hannah Jaffe said. Jaffe is the Israel sector chair for Penn Hillel, the center for Jewish life at Penn.
After the marches and protests, students sat down to talk about the immigration ban at a TableTalk event
The discussion instructions asked students to, "[r]emind your groups that this is a safe space and a shared space."
How political should Penn's administration get? Students sound off at UCouncil meeting
During the University Council Open Forum today, students addressed many issues ranging from mental health to climate change.
White House plans to roll back guidance requiring public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms of their choice
President Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity in April that legislation on the issue should be handled by state and local governments.
Panelist at Biden cancer forum will no longer be featured amid accusations of racism
Lori Alf, the Penn Medicine ambassador scheduled to speak with former Vice President Joe Biden at a Feb. 23 event, will no longer be on the panel after a lawsuit accusing her of racist behavior was reported this week.
Here's what happened when students from Penn and a Christian college discussed the election
“I came in incredibly skeptical and prepared to have my guard up on the defensive, but I thought there was some really awesome discourse,” Penn College senior Abbie Starker said.
'Don’t be afraid of activism,' legal advocates say at Know Your Rights training
The overarching message of the presentation was that silence is the best course of action. The presentation included step-by-step instructions for police interaction.
Penn administrator, Obamacare architect to join Fox News
Effective immediately, Emanuel will begin offering healthcare and policy analysis for Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.
Reagan transportation secretary is excited about drones and self-driving cars
“When we try to inhibit the progress of technology to save a few jobs, we don’t come out ahead as a society,” former Secretary of Transportation James Burnley said.On President's Day weekend, Philadelphia residents join nationwide anti-Trump protests
Other marches in Philadelphia took place on Monday. Roughly 100 people gathered at Thomas Paine Plaza, and, after a series of speeches, marched through the city toward Independence Mall.