Good morning, Penn.
Happy Thursday, Penn!
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with over a dozen members of the Penn community about their reactions to Penn President Larry Jameson’s permanent appointment, and Penn celebrated Holi on March 15 at an event called “2025 CulturalFest! Holi.”
But first, 1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump’s administration announced that it would freeze $175 million in federal funding to Penn yesterday.
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Photo by Anna Vazhaeparambil
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Trump administration freezes $175 million in federal funding to Penn
Yesterday, the Trump administration announced that it would be freezing over $175 million in federal funding to Penn, citing the University’s failure to bar transgender athletes from women’s sports.
Wednesday’s decision is the result of Penn’s “policies forcing women to compete with men in sports,” according to a statement made on X by the White House. The funding pause follows a Feb. 5 executive order signed by Trump threatening to remove federal funding from universities that allow transgender athletes to participate in women’s sports.
A senior White House official told the DP that the decision to cut funding was made because Penn “infamously permitted a male to compete on its women’s swimming team.” They added that the cuts would be made to federal funding that Penn receives from the Department of Defense and the Department of Health and Human Services.
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FIVE MORE BIG STORIES
 The DP spoke with Penn administrators, students, and faculty about Jameson’s recent appointment as the University’s 10th president.
 A former Stuart Weitzman School of Design research associate filed a lawsuit against Penn, alleging the University failed to protect her from sex-based discrimination.
 The DP looked at former Penn women’s swimmer Lia Thomas’ journey to Penn, time with Penn Athletics, and impact in her years after graduation.
 Within the next year, Penn will welcome a new hot chicken restaurant and bouldering gym to campus.
 The Penn Museum, South Asian Center at Penn, and Three Aksha Dance Company collaborated to celebrate Holi on March 15 with music, dance, and storytelling.
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Photo by William Bartoc
SENIOR COLUMNIST DIYA CHOKSEY examines how something as simple as a GSR reservation highlights the deeper financial and social silos that shape student life at Penn.
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Click here to read the DP's Advance Registration Guide online, and pick up a copy around campus in today’s print issue.
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SPORTS
 With history on the line, Penn gymnastics will attempt to claim its fourth straight Gymnastics East Conference Championship this weekend at the Palestra.
 Toren Mehta, a Team IMPACT member, is a special part of the Penn men’s lacrosse team.
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Photo by Chenyao Liu
In 2013, the Pennsylvania Dream Act was introduced, allowing undocumented students in Pennsylvania to qualify for in-state tuition and access more financial aid, helping to close educational opportunity gaps. This year, several faculty and student groups sent a letter urging Penn to clarify and reaffirm its commitment to undocumented, immigrant, and international students and employees.
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Click here to play today’s DP mini crossword, which was constructed by Joyce Lee.
And click here to play today’s Password puzzle, which was constructed by Doer He.
Also, pick up a print edition to play Threads and our newest standard crossword, exclusively in print!
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
Why are we so obsessed with romance that’s tangled up in violence and death? Heart Eyes is the latest film to blur the line between passion and danger. Film & TV writer Liana Seale takes a closer look at the burgeoning genre and what it says about people’s desire to intertwine romance and brutality.
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Today’s newsletter was copy edited by Prashant Bhattarai.
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