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Sophie Apfel | Finding my purpose through service

(05/11/23 11:23pm)

The task seemed simple enough: Read articles, fact check them, and fix any grammar, style, or spelling errors before the article is published, for two hours, twice a week. I joined The Daily Pennsylvanian’s copy department because copy editing seemed like the kind of job that I would enjoy. I like rules and fixing things, completing one task, and then moving right on to the next. In my first two years at the DP as a copy associate, the DP was a contained experience, merely one part of my life at Penn. Eventually, I went from copy associate to copy editor, and as I started leading the department, it became difficult to tell the difference between my life at the DP and my life outside of the DP.









The numbers behind Penn basketball's 2022-23 season

(04/13/23 4:55am)

Following the conclusion of the men's and women's basketball season, The Daily Pennsylvanian analyzed data for both Penn teams to find out what made this season stand out. Additionally, the DP looked at which statistics were most different in wins and losses to attempt to deduce both teams' keys to victory. To conduct this analysis, the DP used season-long and game-by-game data from Penn Athletics for the 2022-23 Penn basketball seasons. 






15 questions with ... Emma Davies, a Penn gymnastics sophomore

(03/21/23 1:06am)

This weekend, Penn gymnastics won its second straight Gymnastics East Conference championship, where Emma Davies led the Quakers on the floor with a score of 9.9. Ahead of the meet, The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Davies to ask her 15 questions about how she got started in gymnastics, her time with the team, and her experience at Penn.