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U.S. Senate confirms Penn graduate Mehmet Oz to oversee Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Oz — who received an MD from the Perelman School of Medicine and an MBA from Wharton in 1986 — was approved by a 53-45 vote along party lines.

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UA reallocates funds to student groups following University-wide budget cuts

The changes were announced on Wednesday night and come after a 5% cut to the UA’s allotted funding from the Provost’s Office.

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In Photos: Take Back the Night, through the years In Photos: Take Back the Night, through the years
04/03/25 5:00am

The 1970s was marked by significant student activism on campus. From a push to invest in West Philadelphia to anti-war calls for the University to divest from the military, Penn students made it clear that activism was as much a part of their campus life as their education was.  During this time, one of the most successful movements on campus was the fight against sexual violence. In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April, The Daily Pennsylvanian took a look back at the progression of the anti-sexual harassment and Take Back the Night movement on campus.  document.location = "https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/04/take-back-the-night-archival-photo-essay"

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