Politics
Sam Sherman | Obama's foreign policy stick
SAM SHERMAN is a College junior from Marblehead, Mass. His email is samsherman6@gmail.com
Mayoral candidate Lynne Abraham addresses 'flip-flopping' on marijuana at Penn Dems event
Abraham is the second candidate to visit Penn this month, following Former City Councilman Jim Kenney’s visit last Tuesday.
Legislation to privatize state liquor stores comes closer to law
Republican legislators in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives just took the first step to get Pennsylvania out of the liquor business.
Referendum is early step on staircase to fossil fuel divestment
A referendum this week will reveal if Penn students support fossil fuel divestment, but the vote is only the first step in a long process leading to change. Starting Monday, Penn undergraduates can vote in a referendum on whether or not they believe the University should divest from fossil fuels.
Phila. school board approves five new charter schools
Signs were confiscated, protesters were led out by police and both charter school applicants and opponents made last minute appeals on Wednesday evening. At the peak of the testimony, about 150 people filled the auditorium during a special meeting of the commission to announce the decision at the headquarters of the School District of Philadelphia.Guest column by Peter Thacher | Why you should vote yes to divest
Climate change is scary. 2014 was the hottest year on record. Scientific predictions of climate change impacts are being realized as we encounter more extreme storms, rising sea levels and devastating droughts.
Under new governor, medical marijuana bill reemerges in state agenda
A group of state senators have been working hard to make Pennsylvania the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana.
Mayoral candidate Jim Kenney talks weed, same-sex marriage and education
Jim Kenney is a former City Councilman.
Toe the Line: College Republicans | Keystone XL
Oil will be an integral part of the United States economy for decades to come. In 2013, US oil consumption increased by 400,000 barrels per day and the trend in 2014 followed suit.
Toe the Line: Penn Democrats | Keystone XL
After six years of offering no substantial policy alternative to President Obama and his administration, the new Republican Congress has seemingly found its silver bullet: the passage of the Keystone XL pipeline by both houses. The pipeline will travel from the oil fields of Alberta to Nebraska, traversing about 1,100 miles with most of it being built in the United States.
Fox Leadership goes global with $5 million donation
The Fox family has donated over $33 million since 1999.
She's got the Power
US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, has been named the 2015 Commencement Speaker.
Oscar A. Rudenstam | Depoliticizing the science of life
Charles Darwin was hesitant, and rightly so. The implications of his crowning achievement, “On the Origin of Species,” would reach far and wide, setting off an upheaval in our conception of the natural world and our place within it.
Proposed bill could make alcohol cheaper in PA
Penn students might be quick to support a recent Republican proposal in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives: more liquor stores and cheaper alcohol.
A quest for 1600 Penn leads former Univ. president to and from Penn
On Presidents' Day, a look back at Penn President Harold Stassen, who wanted to be president of something a little bigger.
DNC 2016 to be held in Philly
Philadelphia has not hosted a Democratic National Convention since 1948
No organized celebration for National Freedom to Marry Day
This is the first time that the unofficial holiday — celebrated on Feb. 12 — has passed since same-sex marriage was legalized in Pennsylvania.
'Philly After Ferguson' town hall addresses police-minority relations
At “Philly After Ferguson,” members of the community addressed activist leaders and members of the police force with questions and concerns regarding relations between policemen and Philadelphia residents.
Third Penn alum enters City Council race
Matt Wolfe is the Republican Leader of the ward that encompasses a large portion of Penn’s campus.