Politics
Penn grad and city activist to run for City Council
With an empty seat on City Council,, at least one new at-large Council member will have to be elected this year.
Proposed voter registration bill could make registering easier for students
A new bill proposed by Representative Kevin Schreiber of York County will attempt to push same-day voter registration through the Pennsylvania state legislature.
Sam Sherman | Mitt's decision
SAM SHERMAN is a College junior from Marblehead, Mass. His email is samsherman6@sas.upenn.edu.SLAP hosts photo campaign to encourage Penn to pay PILOTs
Messages included phrases like “do it for the kids” and “It’s in Penn’s Capacity."
Jim Kenney resigns from City Council, eyes mayoral bid
The longtime councilman’s resignation marks the last step before Kenney officially enters the 2015 mayoral race.
Mayoral candidate Anthony Hardy Williams' take on charter schools sets him apart
State Senator Anthony Hardy Williams’s support for charter schools has made him some unusual allies.
Education plays part in mayoral race debated
Philadelphia's public schools face an $81 million budget deficit.
Newly-inaugurated Governor Tom Wolf pushes for increased minimum wage in PA
Pennsylvania is part of a minority of states that does not have a minimum wage over the federal standard.
Law School alum drops out of Philly mayor's race
Trujillo’s exit comes as a surprise to observers who saw the political outsider as a wild-card candidate.
Obama community college plan finds support, criticism at Penn
College senior and community college transfer Emanuel Martinez weighs in on the new proposal.
Former White House staffer and Penn grad Miguel Rodriguez on State of the Union
Obama proposed free community college, increased cybersecurity and bipartisanship.
Students march in Phila. #ReclaimMLK protest
Roughly 7,000 people, including students from Penn, marched through Philadelphia yesterday as a part of #ReclaimMLK Day
GSE student chosen for PA Secretary of Education
Pedro Rivera is a Philadelphia native and former teacher and principal in the School District of Philadelphia.
Supreme Court hears same sex marriage case
The Supreme Court will hear an appeal to the 6th circuit’s decision to uphold gay marriage bans.
ICYMI: Philadelphia mayor's race candidates
Philadelphia will face a range of pressing issues in 2015, and a new mayor will be at the forefront of it all.
The Koch Foundation funds a lecture series at Penn
Of the legion of Penn benefactors and gift givers, no two may be more infamous than David and Charles Koch. The famous industrialist siblings contributed more than $12.7 million to 163 colleges and universities in 2012.
IAA, journalist Chris Hedges clear confusion over peace conference
When Chris Hedges was uninvited to the IAA's peace conference, he wrote a subsequent denunciation of the student group. But the conflict could potentially be explained by deficient communication.
With resumed trade on horizon, Wharton hopes to spark discourse about Cuban business
Following President Barack Obama's announcement of resumed Cuba trade, Wharton will host the Cuba Opportunity Summit in New York City.
Penn does not postpone exams for 'traumatic effects' from Ferguson
Other Ivies accommodated law students on a case-by-case basis