Also, Amy Wax spoke at a conference at Harvard Unviersity.
Friday, February 21
Good morning, Penn.
Happy Friday, Penn! Congrats on getting through a freezing midterm week! As the weather hopefully gets warmer, take some time to read The Daily Pennsylvanian’s recent coverage.
At a recent Harvard University conference, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Amy Wax described America’s “European majority” as the “secret sauce of our success,” and Penn students and faculty participated in a preservation project of Stuart Weitzman Hall.
But first, Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier introduced a resolution Thursday condemning recent social media posts from 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump.
Jamie Gauthier introduced a resolution to Philadelphia City Council on Thursday condemning Donald Trump for referring to himself as a king.
Gauthier, who represents City Council’s third district — which includes University City — introduced the resolution at the Feb. 20 stated meeting. The resolution comes as a response to a Feb. 19 Truth Social post, in which Trump wrote “Long live the king!” in celebration of the Department of Transportation rescinding its approval for New York’s congestion pricing program.
“A president’s words matter, but President Trump’s actions prove that he truly sees himself more like a monarch than a president,” Gauthier wrote in a press release accompanying the resolution.
COLUMNIST SIMAR SONI discusses why situationships are an epidemic for Generation Z that must be cured.
SPORTS
Fran Dunphy, coaching legend and former head coach of Penn men’s basketball, plans to retire from coaching at the end of the 2024-25 season.
From early morning practices to late nights analyzing film, the student managers of Penn Athletics give their all to support the teams they love.
Sports reporter Catherine Ellis explains why you should support Penn gymnastics ahead of their championship meet slate, which starts with the Ivy Classic this weekend.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
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In 2018, the DP reported that award-winning NPR journalist and editor Rhitu Chatterjee discussed her work in covering violence against women in India at the Kelly Writers House. On Wednesday, Penn Yiddish professor Kathryn Hellerstein discussed the role of translation in Yiddish women’s poetry at a KWH event.
THIS WEEK IN PRINT
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