Prosecutors recommend Penn alum Chaka Fattah spend 17 to 21 years in prison
Government lawyers filed their suggestions for Fattah’s sentencing on Monday, recommending that the convicted Democrat serve 17 to 21 years in prison.
Government lawyers filed their suggestions for Fattah’s sentencing on Monday, recommending that the convicted Democrat serve 17 to 21 years in prison.
Experts are unsure how much the price of certain beverages will increase once Philadelphia’s “soda tax” goes into effect on Jan. 1.
Over two dozen Penn students staged a sit-in Thursday morning outside Penn President Amy Gutmann’s office in College Hall.
As of 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the New York Times projected 1968 Wharton graduate and Republican nominee Donald Trump had over 95 percent chance of winning the presidential election. Students on campus reacted with hesitancy and surprise.
Over the course of the last three decades or so, Trump has been identified on a number of University reports as a donor or pledged donor for specific amounts.
John Shahidi, the man behind campus staple Avril 50, bangs his aged Italian espresso pucker to make sure the previous customer’s coffee grounds are out, the beginning of his timeless ritual.
Whether you're a Philadelphia native or new to the city, here are the figures to know in local and statewide politics:
While a small percentage of Penn students remain in Philadelphia for work after graduation, 64 percent of recent graduates from local and regional universities stayed in the city after graduation in 2014.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump took sweeping victories across the east coast on Tuesday.
State Rep. Dwight Evans beat Chaka Fattah, a 1986 Fels Institute of Government graduate, by eight percentage points in the 2nd Congressional District Democratic primary.
Live from Donald Trump's Primary Rally in Manchester, New Hampshire, where supporters wait for the real state mogul to deliver his victory speech. (Luis Ferre Sadurni | Politics Beat Reporter)
The Republican and Democratic ballots voters chose their candidates from. (Luis Ferre Sadurni | Politics Beat Reporter)
Marco Rubio supporters congregate in the Nashua Community College gymnasium as they wait for the Republican presidential candidate's visit. (Luis Ferre Sadurni | Politics Beat Reporter)
Dennis Williams was a Donald Trump supporter until yesterday. Today he came to listen to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) speak in Manchester, NH.