Politics
Petition for veterans resource center gains momentum
University of Pennsylvania Student Veteran Association opened an online petition on the Veteran Day last week.
Ferguson Fridays: Keeping race debate alive, when people of color are dying
Every Friday since Oct. 3, members of SOUL and other students have protested on College Green as part of their "Ferguson Friday" movement.
Law graduate launches political party in race for Massachusetts governorship
Rather than abstaining from existing party labels in the Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Law School graduate Evan Falchuk created a party all his own.Obamacare architect's comments at Penn conference spur controversy
Penn was in the news this week after a controversial video at a University conference re-emerged featuring MIT economics professor Jonathan Gruber, who helped draft the Affordable Care Act, saying the law only passed because of the "stupidity of the American voter." The video, which was posted on Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics website, showed Gruber addressing an audience at a health economics conference in October 2013.
With a democratic governor and republicans dominating the house and senate, is PA doomed to gridlock?
Pennsylvania Governor-elect Tom Wolf won by nearly 10 points in an election year while Republicans solidified their dominance in the House and Senate
Student government discusses undergraduate engagement at State of the School
This year's State of School commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education
Plans for $75 million Perelman Center include auditorium, lounges
The new home of Penn's political science and economics departments is on track to be completed by January 2018, and as of now is almost halfway done being designed.
Yessenia Gutierrez | Adopting a new point of view
I hope that I will love my child the instant I know they are mine — as my parents felt with me. I will love an adopted child with the same deep, irrational and unconditional love my parents have given me. Just like my parents, I will then begin the lifelong process of getting to know who they really are, and loving them not just as my child, but as their own person.
Student apathy caused low voter turnout, local leaders say
Polling locations at Penn saw a 23 percent decrease in the number of voters as compared to the last gubernatorial election, according to the most recent data available from the city.
New Jersey politics come to campus
¨I encourage everyone to become involved in the political process. I just remind Republicans that voting day is always on Wednesday,¨ Democrat assemblyman Raj Mukherji said at an on-campus event Monday.
Wolf elected governor; wins 89 percent of on-campus vote
With a new Pennsylvania governor and the Republicans now controlling the Senate, the midterm elections on Tuesday significantly changed local and national political landscapes.
Polling on campus down 27 percent from last governor's election
Penn’s polling stations saw less than a third of voter turnout this election cycle
Election Day 2014 | Where to Vote and What to know
Map of today's polling places and list of resources to guide your vote
State Senator and House candidates on the issues
This year's race for Pennsylvania State Senate and for the General Assembly in Penn's election district will see two Democratic incumbents facing off against two Republican challengers.
Republican newcomer to challenge Congressman Fattah
In tomorrow’s election for the U.S. House of Representatives, voters will have a choice between Democratic incumbent Chaka Fattah and Republican opponent Armond James to represent Pennsylvania’s 2nd Congressional District.Both candidates ran unopposed in their respective party’s primary elections in May.
Education a key issue in Pennsylvania governor election
Funding for education in Pennsylvania is an issue both Republican incumbent Tom Corbett and Democratic challenger Tom Wolf took head on in their campaigns.
Gubernatorial candidates split on minimum wage, education
As Pennsylvania voters flock to the polls today, they have a clear choice in affecting the direction of the state: Keep Republican Governor Tom Corbett in office, or replace him with Democratic challenger Tom Wolf.
Penn Dems | Let's make history: Vote Tom Wolf for Governor
Luckily, however, voters need not merely vote against the past four years. They can go to the polls and vote for the future. Tom Wolf, whom President Bill Clinton called “the best candidate for governor in America,” offers the chance for a new, progressive direction for Pennsylvania.
Obama in Philadelphia: Get out and vote (for Tom Wolf)
President Obama joined in a Tom Wolf for Governor campaign rally on Sunday at Temple University in Philadelphia.