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Happy Thursday, Penn!
Former Penn swimmers have filed a lawsuit against Penn, the Ivy League, and the NCAA for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete in the Ivy League Championships, and The Daily Pennsylvanian interviewed STEM departments on campus to discuss the reasons behind changes in their undergraduate curriculums.
But first, the Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at the University of Pennsylvania was shut down in August 2024, and former clinic employees say it was clear to them that criticisms of Penn’s response to allegations of antisemitism played a role in the closure.
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Photo by Max Mester
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Penn’s Cohen Military Family Clinic shut down
The Cohen Clinic has served thousands of veterans and their families since its founding in 2016. But following a tumultuous year for Penn, the clinic was shut down in August 2024.
The clinic was the result of a partnership between Penn Medicine and Cohen Veterans Network, a philanthropic organization created by 1978 Wharton graduate and hedge-fund billionaire Steven Cohen. Former employees and patients of the clinic told the DP that the closure left veterans in Pennsylvania and New Jersey without a crucial source of care.
“We’re scrambling,” said Darcel Rideout, a former veteran patient of the Cohen Clinic who later served on its advisory board. “[The closure] not only impacts the veterans in the community, but it impacts the family members, the caretakers, and everyone else who wants to support veterans.”
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FOUR MORE BIG STORIES
 Former Penn swimmers have filed a lawsuit against Penn, the Ivy League, and the NCAA for allegedly violating Title IX by allowing transgender swimmer Lia Thomas to compete in the Ivy League Championships.
 The DP spoke with STEM departments on campus to discuss the reasons behind changes in their undergraduate curriculums.
 During his time in office, former President Joe Biden appointed several Penn alumni and affiliates to key positions in his administration.
 Penn Medicine is aiding the city of Philadelphia with a new “wellness court” program to tackle the issue of public drug use.
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SPORTS
 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday explicitly barring transgender women from participating in women’s sports.
 Before Johnny Wilson was a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, he was the best friend of Penn football senior wide receiver Julien “Juice” Stokes.
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Photo courtesy of Penn Athletics
In 2012, the DP reported that Penn men’s fencing team remained undefeated after beating then-No. 1 ranked Penn State. This year, the Penn women’s fencing team secured 11 wins across two meets, as the road to a second Ivy League championship is looking more and more promising.
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
Though Rome fell centuries ago, its spirit lives on—and this past weekend, it seemed to possess Wells Fargo Center, where 24 intrepid gladiators gathered for the first bare–knuckle boxing championship in the State of Pennsylvania. Editor-in-Chief Norah Rami and senior staff writer Vivian Yao journey into the heart of the arena, telling us a story of blood, brutality, and, above all, boyhood.
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Today's newsletter was copy edited by Prashant Bhattarai.
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