Front Breaking
Penn Athletics weekend preview: Volleyball seeks to set season straight
As the fall season heats up, we take a look at what to expect from all of Penn's competing teams this weekend.
Inside the encampment: Tight-knit community fuels weeks-long Fossil Free Penn protest
Student coordinators said that they remain resolute in their beliefs and do not plan on leaving College Green until Penn meets their three demands.
Penn football's undefeated season start stands a big test to the Big Green
Just two games into the season, Penn faces its biggest challenge yet in a Dartmouth team coming off an Ivy League co-championship.
Ivy League student groups call for divestment amid Fossil Free Penn encampment
As part of the international Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike movement, student organizations at both Cornell University and Princeton University conducted demonstrations to bring climate-related issues to light.
Graduate School of Education dean 'expects to step down' in June, prompting search for successor
The search committee to select a successor consists of 18 students, faculty members, and alumni.
Developers are planning a new 34-story building close to Penn's campus
The building, which will be located at 3615 Chestnut Street, will have 363 units and be named The Mark at Philadelphia.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression ranks Penn second-to-last college in free speech
FIRE ranked Penn 188th for disruptive conduct, 187th for comfort expressing ideas, and 130th for administrative support.
Sam Zou | College rankings are a sham
Columnist Sam Zou argues that college rankings rarely hold cheating institutions accountable and consider factors irrelevant to educational quality.
Former Veterans Affairs employee in West Phila. sentenced to federal prison for embezzlement
Bruce Minor, a former accounting clerk at the VAMC, pleaded guilty to one count of theft of government funds in May
Philadelphia Museum of Art workers go on strike, protest for increased wages
Over 150 members of the Local 397 union — which represents the PMA workers — formed a picket line at the museum’s entrance on Monday.
Drexel University President John Fry appointed as honorary consul of South Africa
The position is voluntary and will allow Fry to continue his day-to-day administrative work for Drexel,
Mia Vesely | How diversity is valued (or not) in Class of 2026 admissions
Columnist Mia Vesely examines why the class of 2026 is considered the most 'diverse' and what that claim really means.
From the Lone Star State to Philly: Natalie Cao shaping into star Penn women's golfer
Consistency is written next to Natalie Cao's name on the scorecards, as she works to remain one of the strongest players in Penn golf.
15 questions with… Julie Shin, a Penn women's golf freshman
Coming off a hole-in-one at Yale's Fall Intercollegiate, Julie Shin discusses her passion for golf, experience with the team, and her hopes for her Penn career.
Freshman Mallory Lucas already finding the net for Penn women's soccer
Through nine games, freshman Mallory Lucas has seen playing time in all but one contest and scored the game-winning goal in Penn's first win of the season.
Biotech company spin-off from Penn raises $40 million for Parkinson's disease research
The biotech startup was initially developed by two professors of neurosurgery at the Perelman School of Medicine, D. Kacy Cullen and Douglas Smith.
Wellness at Penn to hold free flu vaccine clinic in Pottruck Health and Fitness Center
The flu clinic will run from Sept. 28 through Sept. 30 in Gimbel Gymnasium in the Pottruck Health and Fitness Center, and appointments are not required.
Following ARCH renovation plans, 7B group leaders share semester plans, long-term vision
The 7B consists of the seven constituent groups which center and serve minority students on campus. The coalition expanded last December to include Natives at Penn.
Penn in the NFL Week 3: Brandon Copeland's return
On Thursday night, Kevin Stefanski became the first Browns coach to defeat the Steelers three times since Bill Belichick.