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Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025
The Daily Pennsylvanian

JinAh Kim






Forty-four years after Penn's first Spring Fling, Quakers will once again gather in the Quad to bond with their classmates over carnival activities and musical acts.

Spring of 1973 saw not only the first Spring Fling, but the first handheld cellular call, the opening of the World Trade Center, and the rise of the Watergate scandal. Songs like "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree” by Tony Orlando and Dawn dominated the Billboard charts.


The teen, whose name has not been released, was shot in the hip according to NBC. He was taken to Temple University Hospital and is listed as being in critical condition, according to police.