Politics
Greeks lobby in D.C. for tax-free donations to houses
Alpha Epsilon Pi President and College junior Dave Dobkin traveled to Washington, D.C., with 100 other fraternity and sorority members to lobby for the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (CHIA).With finals occupying peers, student groups campaign in West Philadelphia
With the May 18 Democratic primary election less than a month away and a close race between U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak and incumbent U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter, student groups are starting to shift campaign efforts off campus.Student hopes to bring Tea Party to Penn
Master of Science in Education student Dan Chinburg's motivation for bringing the movement to Penn is to “enhance the diversity of opinion” on campus, as well as to expose students to “alternate views … that are very foreign to their experiences.”Dog ownership affects voter preferences, study finds
Annenberg professor found that dog ownership exerted a “small but significant” effect on voters’ opinions of each candidate.
U. honors ‘New Yorker’ editor
Editor of The New Yorker David Remnick spoke Wednesday at the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Distinguished Lecture in Communication on “The Joshua Generation: Race and the Campaign of Barack Obama.”
Former UN Ambassador John Bolton critical of Obama
Former Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton offered critiques of President Obama’s positions on American exceptionalism, Afghanistan and Iran.Philadelphia Tea Party protests Tax Day
The Tea Party Patriots, Inc., was created last year with the values of promoting “fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government and free markets,” according to its mission statement.
As registration deadline nears, voter enthusiasm remains low
The primary allows voters to choose their party’s nominee for a number of state and federal positions. This year, it includes the contested Democratic Senate race between incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter and U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who represents Pennsylvania’s 7th District.
Gutmann leads panel on public debate in the U.S.
It’s not everyday that Penn President Amy Gutmann sits down with three of Penn’s leading professors and two of America’s most influential political experts.Students to lobby for Israel in capital
Penn Israel Coalition organized a trip to the nation’s capital to speak to legislators and advocate for issues related to Israel.
Mayor Nutter: 'You really do count'
At a rally Wednesday night in the Lower Quad hosted by seven different student and faculty groups, Mayor Nutter urged all Penn students to complete their census forms, both for the good of Penn and the city as a whole.
U. ramps up census efforts
Throughout the week, Penn is campaigning for students who live both on and off campus to fill out and submit their census forms. Census forms are due nationwide on May 14.*Specter switches parties again
Experts say Specter, formerly a Democrat — and formerly a former Republican — made the switch because he faced a tough primary against his opponent, U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.).Students successfully lobby for labor rights
On April 1, Aramark and the Coalition of Immokalee Workers released a joint statement proclaiming an agreement that outlines better wages and improved working conditions for Florida tomato field workers.Political climate may affect students' desire to study in D.C.
Although Penn’s Washington Semester Program has been offered every semester since 1994, the political climate in the nation’s capital may affect students’ motivations for enrolling in the program.
Health care bill unclear to students
Despite the huge amount of media and legislative drama surrounding health care reform, most Penn students know little about the specifics of the bill that the president signed this week.Federalists strive for two-sided debate
Though the group has connections to United Nations officials and Supreme Court justices, few outside of the Law School know about Penn’s Federalist Society.
Rep. Murphy visits campus to boost election interest
As the first Iraq War veteran to serve in Congress, Murphy explained that he is leading the charge for repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell this year, a policy that he views not as a “peripheral issue” but central to U.S. national security.Penn Med, HUP see reform's effects
With the new health care legislation passed and signed into law, the direction Penn School of Medicine students choose to take may change over the coming years.