Also, Penn Leads the Vote celebrates Voter Registration Day
Friday, September 20
Good morning, Penn.
Happy Friday!
Penn announced $2 million in funding for a new initiative to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, and a new higher education board composed of public and private higher education institutions in Pennsylvania has been officially established to address issues within Pennsylvanian’s collegiate institutions.
But first, two individuals were arrested on Penn’s campus early Thursday evening after fleeing a vehicle stop by the Philadelphia Police Department.
Two individuals were arrested on Penn’s campus early Thursday evening after fleeing a vehicle stop by the Philadelphia Police Department. Before the incident occurred, Philadelphia Police officers were conducting an investigation of a vehicle on Walnut Street, according to Vice President for Public Safety Kathleen Shields Anderson.
She added that the driver of the vehicle “began driving erratically” along Walnut Street, swerving into the bike lane and knocking down the delineators designed to block cars from entering that area of the road, producing noises that “sounded like gunshots."
The Daily Pennsylvanian observed an individual being apprehended on campus around 5:16 p.m. near 39th Street and Locust Walk. After the individual was apprehended, police officers escorted them into a Philadelphia Police car.
On Sept. 16th, Penn announced $2 million in funding for the new Draw Down the Lightning grant initiative to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration.
Penn Leads the Vote hosted a tabling event by the LOVE statue to celebrate National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 17.
University of Santa Cruz Anthropology professor and author Anna Tsing opened the Dr. S.T Lee Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by the Wolf Humanities Center forum on keywords this year.
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration named its appointees to a new higher education board that will develop strategies for supporting and improving Pennsylvania's colleges and universities.
COLUMNIST ARSHIYA PANT argues that our misconceptions of rural Americans hurt democracy.
SPORTS
After winning Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2023, Penn football's Malachi Hosley is ready for a monster second season.
The Quaker football program dates back nearly 100 years, and so do the jerseys donned by the Red and Blue.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
Photo by Chenyao Liu
Last year, the DP reported that Penn Leads the Vote, Penn Democrats, and the Asian Pacific Student Coalition each held events on Locust Walk to encourage students to register to vote on National Voter Registration Day. This year, Penn Leads the Vote is back at it with their voter registration event on Locust to celebrate National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday.
THIS WEEK IN PRINT
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Penn Leads the Vote 
Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration 
After winning Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2023, Penn football's Malachi Hosley 
The Quaker football program 
