The junior and sophomore Class Board presidents describe why moving Skimmer to the fall made sense — enough to take a risk and hopefully revive the tradition.
Front Breaking
Field hockey making strides but still winless
In field hockey, opportunities can come in shots and penalty corners, but ultimately the only statistic that matters is the number of shots put in the back of the net.
Quakers hit the wall in San Diego
The Red and Blue were never able to turn it on for their games in San Diego this weekend.
Elite competition stifles Penn
Despite three losses at the Rocket Classic to Toledo, Alabama and No. 25 Ohio State, the Penn volleyball team’s trip to Ohio was still worthwhile.
Field hockey making strides but still winless
In field hockey, opportunities can come in shots and penalty corners, but ultimately the only statistic that matters is the number of shots put in the back of the net.
Quakers hit the wall in San Diego
The Red and Blue were never able to turn it on for their games in San Diego this weekend.
Students, faculty commemorate lives lost on 9/11
The memorial was attended by students from all corners of the world who felt the reverberations of that Tuesday morning.
Three Penn research projects receive NSF funding
On Aug. 31, Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) announced that the National Science Foundation was awarding five grants totaling $1,907,120 to fund three research projects at Penn and two at Drexel University.
Lecture sheds light on past, future of World Trade Center
To commemorate the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, Art History professor David Brownlee presented his lecture “Making a Monument: The Fall and Rise of the World Trade Center” at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
PennEats expands to peer schools as 'UniEats'
On Sept. 1, UniEats launched at Columbia and Northwestern and on Jan. 1 it will reach Cornell University, Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Vet School honors canine heroes of 9/11
The Vet School hosted its second working dog conference last week, followed by a tribute in honor of the search and rescue dogs who served in the aftermath of 9/11.
Penn Museum explains tragedy through art
The Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology hosted “Cato: A Tragedy,” a dramatic reading of scenes from Joseph Addison’s 18th-century play, as part of its commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, followed by a panel discussion.
Religious groups reflect on Sept. 11, 10 years later
Some religious groups hosted events commemorating 9/11, while others joined several student organizations in issuing a joint statement Sunday night in Houston Hall.
DPS investigating reported indecent assault
A female Penn student reported that an unknown male grabbed her and “touched her in an inappropriate manner” last night at about 12:45 a.m. nearby Gregory College House, according to the Division of Public Safety.
Philadelphia curfew extended again
Philadelphia Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter has extended the weekend curfew once again to discourage violent flash mobs.
U.S. plagiarism at all-time high
While the rest of the world becomes a digital open book, Penn’s students seem to be bucking the trend.
Alum rallies those with health problems from 9/11
One week after his graduation from Penn, Amit Friedlander was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma — a diagnosis Friedlander thinks could be linked to the carcinogens he was exposed to five years earlier on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
9/11 defines GSE lecturer's research
Ameena Ghaffar-Kucher began in 2004 a study of working-class Pakistani-American immigrants in New York City — but her focus shifted quickly to 9/11’s influence.
Rwanda opens up to Penn
This summer, 14 Penn students spent two weeks at the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village confronting the effects of the Rwandan genocide — and witnessing the faith and optimism of the orphans left in its wake.
Veterans find new home base on campus
Ten years after the attacks that changed the world, some of Penn’s war veterans are only just returning to civilian life.









