Politics
Why your peers are voting for third-party candidates
While some students dismiss voting third party as a wasted vote or even a spoiler vote, others cling to candidates like Libertarian Gary Johnson and Green Party nominee Jill Stein as alternatives to the two-party system.
When your parents are Trump supporters: Students describe the confusing reality
It’s the eternal question — discussed during those testy Thanksgiving dinners and on long car rides — how to engage your parents when they are voting for a different political candidate.
Eight things to do on campus during election week
You may be anxiously anticipating the end of this election season, but there are plenty of events to get excited about during this last week of craziness.Students reflect on their role in a contentious election
As many prepare to vote for the first time in the general election Tuesday, Penn students reflect on the long-term significance this election is likely to have on both personal and national scales.
Donald Trump may have donated over $1.4 million to Penn
Over the course of the last three decades or so, Trump has been identified on a number of University reports as a donor or pledged donor for specific amounts.
Education professor says that we must teach children to stop bullies like Donald Trump
To Linda Lucker-Leibowitz, an expert in the Graduate School of Education in studying childhood bullies, Republican nominee Donald Trump has proven to be a perfect test case.
Trump or Clinton: who has the better student debt plan?
The New York Times recently analyzed Trump and Clinton's student debt policies.
Trump goes to Wawa, brings Tiffany with him
Tiffany Trump, Trump campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, and reporter, Bobby Knight, walked into Wawa in King of Prussia, Pa. with the Republican presidential candidate after he delivered a speech in Valley Forge.
White nationalists will work to suppress black vote in Phila. on Election Day
Members of the "alt-right" movement plan to supply black Philadelphians with liquor and marijuana to deter them from voting.
Campus publication creates "free speech ball" to support open discourse on campus
A giant beach ball covered in declarations ranging from expletives, to “Black Lives Matter” to “Support Trump,” sat in front of Van Pelt library Tuesday afternoon.
College Republicans almost denounced Trump — here's why they didn't
In the middle of October, the College Republicans executive board voted to formally condemn Trump, but the decision was never carried out.
Sara Bareilles holds mini-concert — in Harnwell
Grammy and Tony nominated singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles held a concert in the rooftop lounge of Harnwell College House Tuesday as part of the Get out The Vote event series.
Annenberg study: Pope Francis' climate change encyclical backfired among conservative Catholics
The study found that an increase in politically polarized views on climate change correlates with an awareness of the Pope’s encyclical.
There is voter fraud in the U.S., but will not change the outcome of the election, according to Penn Prof.
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been making allegations that the 2016 presidential election is rigged due to large-scale voter fraud in Philadelphia.
Election Day ballot to include proposed amendment to PA constitution
Currently, the Pennsylvania Constitution requires judges to retire at the end of the year in which they turn 70, and so a “yes” decision would raise the retirement age by five years.
Trump thrashes rival Wharton graduate Evan McMullin: 'The guy takes votes away from me'
Donald Trump called 2011 Wharton MBA graduate McMullin a "puppet" of Weekly Standard editor and frequent Trump critic Bill Kristol, according to a report from Politico.
Penn alums talk covering the presidential race
Students and alumni gathered in the Kelly Writers House on Saturday for a discussion on political journalism and media coverage of the presidential election.
Penn's trustees laugh at Donald Trump joke
University Trustees have long wished to see a Quaker in the Oval Office, according to 1987 College graduate and former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.
Award-winning Washington Post columnist tells students why she dislikes political parties
Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Kathleen Parker of The Washington Post spoke about her skepticism of political parties and the importance of media literacy at the Kelly Writers House on Thursday.