9/11 10Th Anniversary Issue
Holmesburg Prison experiment victims criticize Penn's role, demand restorative justice
The panel examined the legacy of Penn dermatology professor Albert Kligman, who conducted medical experiments on incarcerated individuals without their informed consent.
Tiyya Geiger | Stop assuming everyone is rich
Columnist Tiyya Geiger illustrates how Penn’s campus culture works to indoctrinate students into thinking everyone is rich.
Piper Slinka-Petka | Ivy doesn’t grow in Appalachia
Columnist Piper Slinka-Petka illustrates the difficulties for students from rural areas and encourages them to take pride in their roots while exploring Penn.
Friday Night Frights: Penn football falls to Yale in third-straight Ivy loss
The game was headlined by senior quarterback Aidan Sayin leaving the game due to injury after Penn’s second drive.
Elizabeth Collins | Building an American Winston Churchill: Analyzing the rhetoric of Donald Trump
Guest Columnist Elizabeth Collins compares speeches of Winston Churchill and Donald Trump, offering suggestions for unifying political rhetoric in her column.
Max Annunziata | A right to mourn
Columnist Max Annunziata argues that, despite differences of opinion on pro-Palestine protests and the University’s response to them, our community should recognize the suppression of a vigil as amoral.
DP Daybreak | Vandalism investigation led to off-campus raid
Also, Penn Muslim Students Association demanded divestment from Israel at a University Council meeting.
Penn Violence Prevention hosts programming to recognize Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Penn Violence Prevention is hosting Domestic Violence Awareness Month this October in an attempt to raise awareness about domestic violence on campus.
Philadelphia Writing Project launches initiative to highlight histories of Black youth
The initiative, supported by a grant from the Spencer Foundation, aims to incorporate digital, written, art, performance, and other forms of media to create a dynamic archive focusing on stories of Philadelphia’s Black youth.
LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman to teach at Wharton in new AI program
The six-week, live online program, which was announced in an Oct. 22 press release, will run from Jan. 27 to Feb. 25, 2025
Friday Night Lights: Penn football prepares for must-win matchup with Yale
Both teams are entering the game looking for their first wins in Ivy League play.
Muslim Students Association demands Israel divestment at University Council meeting
Representatives for Abuse and Sexual Assault Prevention, Disabled Advocacy @Penn, and Muslim Students Association made requests to the council on Wednesday evening.
Penn says Jameson ‘not involved’ in raid of off-campus house connected to vandalism investigation
The investigation relates to a Sept. 12 incident when pro-Palestinian activists claimed responsibility for vandalizing of the Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall with red paint, according to The Intercept.
Sens. Casey, Warnock stress importance of youth engagement in Phila. campaign stop
Casey and Warnock urged attendees to continue to participate in grassroots campaigning and to encourage their friends to turn out to vote on Nov. 5.
Francesco Salamone | Find Penn hard? Take these elitist shortcuts!
Columnist Francesco Salamone argues that elitism fosters a culture of shortcuts and entitlement, undermining intellectual curiosity and the true purpose of education.
Nobel Prize Laureate talks women’s peacebuilding roles at Distinguished Lecture in African Studies
Gbowee, widely known for her leadership in the Liberian peace movement and her advocacy for women’s roles in conflict resolution, spoke about her experiences and the vital role women play in peacebuilding efforts across Africa.
Cash is king: NIL, the Ivy League, and the cost of conference survival
The conference lost a wave of star players to the transfer portal last spring.
Penn symposium gathers history professors to discuss political, legal history of voting
The event — titled “A More Perfect Union: Histories of Voting in America” — featured presentations by faculty members from neighboring institutions moderated by Penn professors and a student panel.
Several locations on and around Penn’s campus vandalized with derogatory, anti-Zionist ‘death threat’
The three recent acts — two of which were discovered on Oct. 21 and one of which was discovered on the morning of Oct. 23 — follow at least three separate instances of vandalism over the weekend.