The fire department was called to 34th and Walnut streets, and firefighters and Penn Police escorted the workers down a ladder.
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Penn Museum moves 12.5-ton Egyptian sphinx for the first time in 93 years
The relocation team transported the 3,000-year-old, 12.5-ton sphinx from the Egypt Gallery to the main entrance hall as the last part of the three day, 300-foot journey. Nearly 100 people gathered Wednesday morning to watch the move.
Ilyse Reisman | Penn dining’s conversion policy scams its students
While it is clear that the administration is trying to incentivize students to purchase a dining plan, there ways to do so without scamming them into losing money.
Alexa Rybicki | Penn students spend too much time staring at screens
At Penn, technology is so difficult to escape and comes with many risks and long-term effects on the eyes.
Penn Museum moves 12.5-ton Egyptian sphinx for the first time in 93 years
The relocation team transported the 3,000-year-old, 12.5-ton sphinx from the Egypt Gallery to the main entrance hall as the last part of the three day, 300-foot journey. Nearly 100 people gathered Wednesday morning to watch the move.
Ilyse Reisman | Penn dining’s conversion policy scams its students
While it is clear that the administration is trying to incentivize students to purchase a dining plan, there ways to do so without scamming them into losing money.
Wharton alum Taylor Jenkins named Memphis Grizzlies head coach
Wharton graduate Taylor Jenkins is joining the Memphis Grizzlies as head coach, the team announced in a press release yesterday.
The best Penn teams of all time: 2007 women's soccer
Penn women’s soccer made its mark on Ivy League soccer history in 2007.
Panera Bread opened on Penn's campus on June 11 after multiple delays due to construction. The restaurant has two floors and technological features such as outlets on tables and touch pads to order.
Wharton Dean Geoffrey Garrett is leaving Penn for USC business school
After nearly five years as Wharton dean, Geoffrey Garrett will leave Penn to become dean of the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business.
On Sunday June 9th, a rainbow sea flooded the streets of Philadelphia in celebration of The 31st Annual Pride Parade.
Penn track and field racks up recognition at NCAA Championships
11 Quakers traveled to Austin, TX for the NCAA Championships, which spanned four days, from Wednesday to Saturday.
Wharton raises cost of MBA degree as peer institutions halt tuition increase
Wharton will increase its MBA tuition while Harvard University and the University of Chicago freeze theirs.
Penn Medicine awarded $12 million to research radiation therapy for cancer patients
Penn Medicine’s Abramson Cancer Center was awarded a $12 million grant to establish a new cancer research center.
Penn heavyweight rowing head coach Geoff Bond to step down after four years
After four years as head coach of Penn heavyweight rowing, Geoff Bond has stepped down.
Penn catcher Matt O'Neill drafted to Mets
With catcher Matt O’Neill's draft pick to the New York Mets, Penn celebrates its 14th draft pick since 1991.
The best Penn teams of all time: 2000-01 women's basketball
The most formidable group of Quakers ever to take to the court was the 2000-01 team, which finished 22-6 with an unblemished 14-0 Ivy record.
Maeve Masterson | Why metal straws are not enough to fight climate change
How long the sustainability trend will last is open to discretion and debate, and it is reasonable to believe that green consumption, which tricks us into thinking that buying or acting green is the full extent to which we can “do our part,” is holding back the sociocultural transformation that we need to move the needle.
Penn lightweight rowing brings home bronze from IRA National Regatta
This past weekend, both Penn lightweight and heavyweight rowing traveled to Sacramento, CA to compete in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) National Championship Regatta on Lake Natoma.
Five new recruits from the class of 2023 are joining Penn men’s basketball in the upcoming 2019-20 season.



















