Good morning, Penn.
Happy Hump Day, Penn! Congrats on making it halfway through the second week of classes. My name is Zion Abebe, and I'll be your Wednesday morning anchor this semester.
2010 College graduate Patrick Stedman received an unconditional pardon on Monday from President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, and Penn's Center for Particle Cosmology is searching for the next speaker in a lecture series endowed by 1997 College and Wharton graduate Elon Musk.
But first, The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Penn professors to better understand the implications of the executive orders signed by Trump on the first day of his second term.
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Penn experts break down Trump’s first executive orders
Within his first 24 hours as President of the United States, Trump signed dozens of executive orders, ranging from a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement to a National Energy Emergency declaration.
The orders reflect the messaging of Trump’s inauguration speech, in which he promised to reverse the “many betrayals” that have occurred and restore the faith, wealth, democracy, and freedom of the people.
The DP spoke to Penn professors to better understand the executive orders and the potential impacts of the new policies.
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FOUR MORE BIG STORIES
 Patrick Stedman, a 2010 College graduate convicted for his involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack, received an unconditional pardon from Trump on Monday.
 The offices of Career Services, Penn Global, Penn Violence Prevention, Student Intervention Services, and Community Care have moved to 3935 Walnut St., located above McDonald's.
 A monthslong process to select the next speaker for the Elon Musk Public Lecture series, last held at Penn in 2023, is currently underway.
 A partnership between Penn Medicine and the Wharton Fund for Health will invest $250,000 each into two companies: Cayaba Care, a maternal support startup, and On the Goga, a workplace well-being company.
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ABHIRAM JUVVADI, the president of The Daily Pennsylvanian, Inc., urges the greater Penn community to stay informed and engaged.
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SPORTS
 Penn gymnastics’ perseverance shone in a second-place finish at its senior night meet at the Palestra.
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The opinion podcast “A Penn(y) For Your Thoughts” is back and hotter than ever. Listen as DP columnists explain controversial topics and give their hot takes with host Carolina Borges.
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Photo by Mona Lee
In 2018, the DP reported on the second Philadelphia Women's March, which took place a year after Trump was inaugurated for his first term and attracted tens of thousands of protesters, including Penn students and faculty. This week, Trump was sworn in for his second term.
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Click here to play today’s DP mini crossword, which was constructed by Doer He.
Click here to play today’s Password puzzle, which was constructed by Joyce Lee.
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
As someone who loved “Gladiator II,” this piece speaks to my heart. Film beat Aden Berger delivers a vigorous defense of Ridley Scott’s classic reimaginings of European folklore while also keeping it real about where the merits of this film lie.
Last fall, an extraordinarily innovative arts exhibit took place at Temple Contemporary. This retrospective article sifts through the themes and sensibilities of the artists, giving insight into the background of Pat Phillips and his work on the MOVE Bombings. Temple's “Black Like That” gallery is a masterclass in socially impactful art.
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Today's newsletter was copy edited by Uma Mukhopadhyay.
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