9/11 10Th Anniversary Issue
Lambda elects first female chairperson
Corinne Rich is the first female chairperson of the Lambda Alliance. She sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss her plans for the coming year.Editorial | Talk about the taboo
We encourage members of the Penn community to attend “Breaking the Taboo Silence: A Discussion on Black Homophobia,” which sheds light on a deserving issue.
Losing streak reaches four
The Quakers again had difficulty creating quality shots for most of the game and fell to St. Joseph’s, 60-45, for the 35th time in 36 tries all-time.Ad-Libs | Assess teaching quality in intro lectures
There need to be more avenues of communication between professors, TAs and students about the (often shoddy) quality of teaching in introductory lectures.Say Anything | Touched by an agent
Bring on your pat-downs, Transportation Security Administration agents. I’d rather let an agent get to second base with me than let a terrorist get a bomb on my plane.
The silver lining in Penn’s early-round NCAA exit
Penn ended the 2010 campaign tied atop the Ivy League with a 12-2 record (17-10 overall) and a second straight Ivy title. Ultimately, the season was another successful one for the Quakers.Ari Seifter | Big 5 win on the horizon?
For my fellow seniors, this year represents our last chance to get a taste of Big 5 glory. But will this be the season that Penn breaks a 13-game Big 5 losing streak?
Grad student names two new dinosaurs
Andrew McDonald, a third-year Earth and Environmental Sciences graduate student, was responsible for naming two new dinosaur species discovered by a Utah State-led team.
Quakers kick off Big 5 season against Villanova
This year's No. 12 Villanova team may be ready to hand the Quakers a worse beating than before tonight at the Palestra.
Students, professor discuss pirates over lunch
The event, held in Steinberg-Dietrich Hall and catered by Ethiopian restaurant Abyssinia, marked the start of a series of lunches HUAB hopes to host with professors this year.Mindful meditation helps students de-stress
Mindfulness@Penn is a new club on campus that provides bi-weekly guided meditations for the Penn community.
Editorial | Don’t stay silent
For the first time in several years, Penn students held no prominent events in honor of World AIDS Day. This lack of student interest and advocacy is troubling.Ryu's Clues | A necessary nest for night owls
Increasing the number of study spaces or extending the hours of those already available would provide productive environments for night owls.Berry Nice | Cure environmental apathy
In a lot of ways, Penn is sustainably hypocritical. We have notable resources in place to become a more green campus but not the student motivation to do so.
November crime down 13.6 percent from October
Despite last month's fatal shooting, overall crime for November decreased approximately 13.6 percent from the previous month, according to the Division of Public Safety.
Penn weighs cost of sustainability
Penn’s annual investment in sustainability is substantial, but it is not one made without careful consideration, according to FRES Vice President Anne Papageorge.
Democratic Socialists and Penn Tea Party tackle citizens' rights, responsibilities
The Democratic Socialists and the Penn Tea Party met Monday to discuss current political issues. The five-student panel debated on topics ranging from education to the role of government in taxation.
Penn faces long odds in Big 5
The Quakers haven’t beaten a Big 5 team in six years, but that’s what they’ll be up against tonight when St. Joseph’s comes to the Palestra.