After much anticipation, the Perry World House opened to much fanfare Tuesday afternoon. Among the presenters at the opening ceremonies were University President Amy Gutmann, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navanethem Pillay, and 1977 Wharton graduate Richard C. Perry and his wife Lisa Perry. Students representing countries from around the world were also present, bearing various national flags.// Lizzy Machielse | Associate Photo Editor
Penn men's soccer earned their first win of the season in dramatic fashion on Saturday night. The Quakers beat La Salle 1-0 courtesy of a last-gasp, 108th minute goal by freshman Sam Hefter. The team improved to 1-1-3 on the season so far.
This weekend Penn Football played it's season opener against Lehigh at Franklin Field. Although the the two teams were tied at the half, 28-28, the Quakers fell to Lehigh 49-28.
On Sunday, Penn women's soccer faced off against Drexel, tying 0-0.
Philadelphians young and old lined up as early as 9:30 a.m. Monday morning to see Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak at Temple University’s Mitten Hall. This was Secretary Clinton's first speech in Philadelphia since her pneumonia diagnosis. Support for Secretary Clinton was strong, with the hall reaching full capacity within an hour of its opening to the public, requiring the fire marshals to declare that no further persons would be allowed in the hall. Not everyone attended the event to express their support for Clinton. Certain individuals protested outside, urging passers-by to vote either for third-party candidates or Wharton alum and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Secretary Clinton’s visit to Temple came after her recent weak support in the polls among young voters aged 18-35, according to NBC Philadelphia.// Esha Indani | Contributing Photographer
On Friday afternoon, Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation (SOUL) organized a demonstration on Locust Walk protesting the murders of black and brown people, particularly those killed this summer. Called a Ferguson Friday, this demonstration is intended to be the first of many, held by SOUL every other week. This demonstration is at least in part a reaction to the fact that some Penn students will like, retweet and share Black Live Matters posts on social media yet still avert their eyes from demonstrations like this. To that end, these demonstrations take aim at breaking through the insulation of Penn's campus and engaging those students.// Guyrandy Jean-Gilles | Senior Photographer
Around noon on Thursday, "Brother Ross" Jackson arrived on College Green preaching his message against homosexuality as part of his tour across American college campuses. Hundreds of students gathered in a circle to debate with the preacher throughout a three hour period, stopping in between classes and lunch. By 2:30pm, another group of students stood on the button in front of Van Pelt Library, holding signs to protest Brother Ross's message. Because it was a space open to the public, the preacher could not be stopped, but police stood watch throughout the afternoon.Photos by Julio Sosa, Guyrandy Jean-Gilles and Avalon Morell
On Tuesday afternoon, University President Amy Gutmann cut the ceremonial ribbon to New College House. This isn't President Gutmann's first ceremonial visit to New College House. During Freshman Move-In, she visited to speak with incoming students. The Penn Band was present to add pomp to the event.// Carson Kahoe | Photo EditorPhotos by Idil Demirdag | Staff Photographer
President Barack Obama came to Philadelphia Tuesday afternoon to deliver a speech to a packed crowd in support of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. He discussed equal pay for equal work, the burden of student debt and emphatically denounced Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. When the crowd booed Mr. Trump, President Obama responded with his now famous quip, “Don’t boo, vote!” There were also serious elements to his speech, as he referenced his old slogan (“Yes, we can”) and mentioned that this may be the last time he visits Philadelphia as the President.// Zach Sheldon | Associate Photo EditorPhotos by Zach Sheldon, Lucy Wang, and Carson Kahoe
A student was hit by a car Monday night while crossing 38th St. More information can be found here.
Upon walking into the main Engineering building that housed PennApps over the weekend, I was overwhelmed by the sight of hundreds of empty snack wrappers, half-eaten pieces of pizza, and students huddled around countless computer screens. Despite its superficially sophomoric appearance, you could immediately tell that the students participating in PennApps were some of the most driven and ambitious young minds that the field of engineering has to offer. The students spent the weekend collaborating on projects that seemed like ideas of a futuristic science fiction movie, from smart-insulin injectors to a popularity analysis utilizing tweets about the election. Though the students were operating on frighteningly low amounts of sleep, many of them were willing to chat with me about their projects and experience so far at PennApps.Zach Sheldon | Associate Photo Editor
The Fall Activities Fair, organized annually by the Student Activities Council, provides an opportunity for student clubs to advertise themselves to freshmen while simultaneously exposing freshmen to the many opportunities at Penn. Around 5:00 on Tuesday, Locust Walk transformed into a bustling hub filled with posters, tables, snacks, flyers, and students.On one side of Locust Walk, members of club sports, such as rugby, tennis, baseball, and soccer, lined up in uniform, showed off their equipment, and scheduled tryouts for eager students. On the other side, representatives from some of Penn’s internationally competitive teams, such as the Parliamentary Debate Society and the Aerial Robotics club, eagerly sought to recruit new members. Cultural clubs were also well represented, including the Lebanese Club, Korean Students Association, and the Canadian Club, to name a few. The list of groups goes on: performing arts, volunteer, pre-professional, all side-by-side for this one late-summer afternoon.// Daniel Xu | Staff PhotographerPhotos by Daniel Xu and Ananya Chandra
Budweiser's Made in America dominated Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia. The two-day music festival, curated by hip-hop and business mogul Jay Z, sprawled five stages across the Ben Franklin Parkway and showcased a mix of hip hop, rock, R&B, pop and EDM from roughly 70 artists. For its fifth year, the festival brought Rihanna and Coldplay on as headliners and also featured performances from Chance the Rapper, 2 Chainz and Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Bryson Tiller, SZA, Martin Garrix, Jamie xx, FKA twigs, Travi$ Scott, A$AP Ferg, Lil Uzi Vert, Desiigner and DJ Mustard. Various celebrities were in attendance, including Bill Clinton and members of the 76ers basketball team, as well as Carmelo Anthony, and Jay Z and Beyoncé, who celebrated her birthday on Sunday. The crowds that attended the festival were as energetic as the performers. In addition to the musical performances, the festival also included an amusement ride, a Ferris wheel, dozens of food trucks and giveaways from the festival's main sponsors such as Budweiser, Tidal and Twix. This year, the festival debuted a new bracelet entry system to get rid of paper tickets, which helped to streamline the entry process.
As Penn Volleyball prepares to start their year off with three tournaments in three weeks, they've spent hours in the sweltering Palestra over the weeks leading up to school in order to hit the ground running this weekend.
On Tuesday night, members of the senior class gathered at the Blarney Stone for a dessert reception hosted by the class board. While President Amy Gutmann traditionally hosts welcome back events for the sophomore and junior classes at the beginning of each year — and the freshmen celebrate the start of the school year with Convocation and a dessert reception — the senior class has made a tradition of hosting their own class even later in the semester at a campus bar. This year, the class board decided to make the event a little different, according to Class Board President Darren Tomasso. In addition to making the event earlier in the semester, they decided to add desserts to the event because of the Class of 2017’s experience in years past. “Our freshman convocation was at the Palestra because of rain, so by the time we got to Perelman Quad for desserts, most of us did not get any,” Tomasso said. Tomasso also added that the class’s sophomore year was the first year security checked Penn IDs at the reception, preventing upperclassmen from “crashing” the dessert reception as had become tradition in years past. The reception this year featured cookies, cupcakes and cake pops, in addition to drink specials.Jessica McDowell | Enterprise Editor
A significant water main breach occurred Tuesday between 36th and 38th streets on Hamilton Walk near the Quad. Penn Fire and Emergency Services responded with an Incident Management Team (IMT), which was on scene to attempt to mitigate the impact on nearby Penn buildings. However, since the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) is overseeing repairs, IMT members on scene were unable to comment on efforts to stop the flooding.PWD crews unearthed the pipe beneath Hamilton Walk and opened several fire hydrants in an attempt to decrease pressure in the water main. As of Tuesday evening, PWD crews were still pumping water from the crevice in order to start repair. Hamilton Walk was passable only across plywood bridges.Gregory Boyek | Staff Photographer
Penn women's soccer got their season off to a rough start after going 2-0 down to Maryland early on Sunday, but the Quakers fought hard and can draw positives from their performance, despite the final 3-1 score line.
Members of the Class of 2020 gathered in front of College Hall Monday evening to participate in Convocation, where Amy Gutmann officially welcomed freshmen to Penn. The event was followed by a dessert reception in the Perelman Quadrangle. Welcome Class of 2020!
Wednesday marked the beginning of Freshman Move-In. By Thursday afternoon, most of the Class of 2020 had taken campus by storm, with boxes filled with supplies for the coming year. For freshmen, move-in day is a momentous occasion. For some upperclassmen, it is a time to volunteer and help freshmen make this change. Take a look at the Class of 2020 as it begins its time at Penn. For more pictures, check out this photo gallery on the DP's Facebook page.
