We, as the Penn community, should not be okay with the idea of the potential “prestige” that comes with legacy students being a factor in the application process.
Front Breaking
To honor Eells, CAPS will roll out his signature counseling program 'Let’s Talk'
By
Manlu Liu
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Oct. 7, 2019
In the initiative, named Let's Talk, a CAPS counselor comes to several locations that students frequent for about a few hours each day from Monday to Thursday.
Despite the rain, many attended the ceremony at the plaza in front of Meyerson Hall, which will be redesigned, renovated, and named Stuart Weitzman Plaza.
The Latest
By
Isa Skibeli
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Oct. 8, 2019
The Newman Center at Penn is the oldest Newman Center in the nation, and was founded in 1893 with the intention of creating an organization to provide Catholic college students with a religious community away from their local parishes.
“Diversity in the Stacks” initiative aims to make all students feel at home in the library
By
Hannah Gross
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Oct. 7, 2019
As part of the program, known as "Diversity in the Stacks," Penn Libraries has been expanding its collections that represent minority groups who are part of Penn's student body.
In this week’s crime log: indecent exposure in a car and defiant trespass into HUP
By
Daniel Wang
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Oct. 7, 2019
On Sept. 23, the complainant reported finding the rear basement door open when she returned home, but there were no signs of forced entry.
In this week’s crime log: indecent exposure in a car and defiant trespass into HUP
By
Daniel Wang
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Oct. 7, 2019
On Sept. 23, the complainant reported finding the rear basement door open when she returned home, but there were no signs of forced entry.
To honor Eells, CAPS will roll out his signature counseling program 'Let’s Talk'
By
Manlu Liu
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Oct. 7, 2019
In the initiative, named Let's Talk, a CAPS counselor comes to several locations that students frequent for about a few hours each day from Monday to Thursday.
Despite the rain, many attended the ceremony at the plaza in front of Meyerson Hall, which will be redesigned, renovated, and named Stuart Weitzman Plaza.
Undergraduate Assembly demands that Penn fire Amy Wax for violating University policy
By
Conor Murray
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Oct. 7, 2019
The UA alleges that Wax’s comments violate a principle of the University’s Handbook for Faculty and Academic Administrators, which states that faculty are barred from engaging in “discrimination on the basis of irrelevant characteristics.”
An oral history of Penn football's first Ivy League title 60 years ago
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Jacob Wessels
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Oct. 7, 2019
This weekend, members of Penn’s 1959 Ivy League champion football team gathered in the venue they once played in to celebrate the 60th anniversary of their historic season.
Semenza graduated with a Ph.D. in genetics from the School of Arts and Sciences in 1984 and a medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine in 1982.
Johnny Irizarry, director of La Casa Latina, will retire after a decade at Penn
By
Celia Kreth
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Oct. 6, 2019
Irizarry came to La Casa Latin about 11 years ago, after spending years as a community organizer in Philadelphia.
Here’s what a PennMed researcher wants you to know about the dangers of vaping
By
Hawthorne Ripley
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Oct. 6, 2019
Frank Leone, a pulmonologist at Penn Medicine, said vaping does not break addictive habits and is not a healthy alternative to cigarettes.
Fourth Black Ivy League Business Conference stresses need for diversity in recruitment
By
Nina Wei
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Oct. 6, 2019
The annual conference began in 2016 and aims to connect passionate minority students across the Ivy League institutions with elite professionals in the fields of finance and consulting.
Penn Spectrum Weekend fosters alumni and student conversations on intersectionality
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Jonah Charlton
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Oct. 6, 2019
Penn Spectrum Weekend is a tri-annual conference, first held in 2010, that brings together alumni and students and focuses on identity and issues faced by communities at Penn.
Is Stat So? | October 6
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Daily Pennsylvanian Sports Editors
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Oct. 6, 2019
In this week's edition of Is Stat So?, sprint football grinds it out on the ground, a field hockey sophomore puts in another full shift, and both men's and women's soccer prevail in shoutout environments.
This weekend against Chestnut Hill, the Quakers got an all-time performance from sophomore running back Laquan McKever, who powered the team to its third straight victory.
Jessica Gooding | Critically examining George Whitefield's statue in the Quad
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Jessica Gooding
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Oct. 6, 2019
Mr. Whitefield’s activism, support and participation in slavery is something that must be known.
Editorial | Penn's squash court fees are elitist, hurting students and the sport itself
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The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board
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Oct. 6, 2019
Enforcing fees at the Ringe Squash Courts is classist and does not represent the purported values of Penn as an institution striving towards egalitarianism.
Ilyse Reisman | Give students struggling with addiction accessible options
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Ilyse Reisman
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Oct. 6, 2019
The options for students with alcohol and drug addiction need to be clear and accessible.
Philadelphia 76ers hold annual Blue x White Scrimmage away from the Palestra
By
Zack Rovner
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Oct. 6, 2019
Last year, the Blue x White scrimmage was scheduled to be held at the Palestra, but it was canceled due to on-court conditions that were deemed unplayable by the 76ers staff.
Penn field hockey finishes weekend with split in Boston
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Grace Hylinski
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Oct. 6, 2019
The Quakers lost to Ivy League powerhouse No. 19 Harvard on Saturday, 6-2, but on Sunday, they were able to bounce back with a late goal against Boston University to win, 1-0.
