Politics

With resumed trade on horizon, Wharton hopes to spark discourse about Cuban business

Following President Barack Obama's announcement of resumed Cuba trade, Wharton will host the Cuba Opportunity Summit in New York City.

Penn does not postpone exams for 'traumatic effects' from Ferguson

Other Ivies accommodated law students on a case-by-case basis

Roderick Cook | A different kind of financial aid

Recently, my fellow columnist Yessenia Gutierrez wrote about challenging the misguided notions about low-income students being “privileged” and “lucky” for not having to pay tuition.

Penn aims for more student involvement in Phila. mayor election

With Philadelphia mayoral election gaining citywide momentum in anticipation for the Democratic primary on May 19, Penn students are at risk from being shut out of the process.

In new Congressional session, Penn hopes for end to sequestration

New senate committee chairmanships have Penn administrators fighting a previously lost battle: reinstating sequestration cuts.

Protesters demand justice after grand jury decisions

Protesters marched through the city on Wednesday evening.

Guest column by Melanie Young | Do black lives matter in education funding

How much do we have to take away from our children until they receive the message that their lives don't matter? The quality of K-12 students’ education often depends on their zipcode. Money matters in education.

At Penn Law, four and a half minutes in silence after Ferguson decision

On Monday, 70 students laid in silence on the floor of Penn Law in solidarity with protestors around the country after the Ferguson, Mo. grand jury decision.

After governor election, Phila. gets ready for mayoral campaign

Although the Democratic primary — which is important in Philadelphia, where Democrats generally win the general election — remains six months away, candidates to replace Mayor Michael Nutter are already beginning to emerge.

Philly top cop to lead nat'l task force on police-community relations

In response to recent events — such as the shooting of Michael Brown by officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. — the White House has created the Task Force on 21st Century Policing to research and examine how to effectively reduce crime while building public trust.

Sam Sherman | A House Divided

Sam Sherman is a College junior from Marblehead, Mass. His email address is samsherman6@gmail.com.

After Ferguson decision, students join protests over break

Leading up to and during this Thanksgiving break, many Penn students joined the national protest against a grand jury’s decision to not indict police officer Darren Wilson, a white man, for shooting Michael Brown, a black teenager.

Hannah Rosenfeld | Global Priorities

Hannah Rosenfeld is a College sophomore from Tokyo. Her email address is hannahro@sas.upenn.edu.

Guest column by Devan Spear | Reclaiming the Undergraduate Assembly

Even more indicative of the problems with the political process of the Penn Undergraduate Assembly was the widespread propagation of the idea that the UA is not the place for activist work.

Philadelphia named finalist to host Democratic National Convention

The Democratic National Committee, also known as the DNC, announced on Monday that Philadelphia will be one of three finalists that could host the party's 2016 national convention.

Jose Antonio Vargas to speak on Dec. 8

Jose Antonio Vargas, one of the faces of the undocumented immigrant as well as a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, will be SPEC's fall speaker this year.

School district admin. fails to produce numbers for pricey standardized testing

Parents, students, policymakers and educators gathered at Philadelphia City Hall to address their concerns with district spending on non-mandatory and additional testing.

Letter to the Editor from Joshua Belfer

As the past President of Penn Hillel and a proud Penn alum, I was embarrassed by the Daily Pennsylvanian’s coverage of the Students for Justice in Palestine meeting (“Palestinian University Students tell Penn peers, ‘We are Violated’, 11/19). While it is shameful enough that at such a distinguished university, students would be subjected to one-sided, hateful speech at an event like this, I would have expected the DP to make the effort to properly educate its readership on the controversial remarks spoken.

One new student group is 'Ready for Hillary'

Penn Ready for Hillary is a student-led campus chapter of a national super PAC that raises and spends money in an effort to elect Hillary Clinton in 2016

Palestinian university students tell Penn peers, 'We are violated'

The event took place at Steinberg Dietrich Hall on Tuesday