Front Breaking
Caroline Magdolen | The second-year experience: Smoke and mirrors?
Columnist Caroline Magdolen reflects on her experience with on-campus housing over the past two years, and how her perception of College House community has changed.
Geography of softball: California and Texas dominate
With a sizable portion of the team hailing from California, the team’s spring break trip to the state proved especially valuable.
Leaked reports allege that Penn officials led ‘shameless cover-up’ to protect Gene Therapy Program
The University stands to benefit from Wilson's empire of biotechnology companies, which have received hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital financing.
Penn men's basketball's Bryce Washington announces commitment to Hofstra
After four years with the Quakers, Bryce Washington is transferring to Hofstra University to use up his remaining eligibility.
Marianne Williamson stresses power of love in politics at Penn Justice Dems event
Williamson, a nationally acclaimed author of 13 books, is also a progressive political activist and founder of several nonprofit organizations.
12 Penn students win 2022 President’s Engagement, Innovation, and Sustainability Prizes
The prizes are awarded annually to Penn seniors for the development and undertaking of a post-graduation project that aims to positively impact the world.
Kelly Writers House to hold first in-person marathon reading event in two years on Thursday
Beginning at 9 a.m., students and faculty who have signed up for 10-minute slots will take turns reading aloud until the book is finished.
Black students egged and called racial, homophobic slurs at Spring Fling party
The party was scheduled to start at 10 p.m., and at 11:15 p.m., students were heard screaming while several individuals threw eggs at students that burst upon impact on their faces, body, hair, and clothes.
Penn’s COVID-19 case count reaches over 800, marking 13-week high
Administrators wrote on the COVID-19 Dashboard that new transmissions continue to be primarily associated with social gatherings, such as parties, and household exposures.
SEPTA's mask mandate has been lifted despite newly reinstated Philadelphia mandate
SEPTA's decision — prompted by a federal judge striking down the national mask mandate for public transportation and ruling that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had overstepped its authority — was announced Monday.
"Level Up" funding stream will give Philadelphia schools $119 million
Wolf also plans to give $1.25 billion to all 500 districts to distribute equal funding to Pennsylvania's most struggling school districts.
Perry World House hosts 2022 Global Shifts Colloquium
The colloquium will provide a space for policymakers and thinkers to discuss how international global policy can prepare for the impacts of climate change and its effect on countries at risk.
Robin Panzarella | An ask from Penn’s student-athletes: Create a course absence policy
Guest columnist Robin Panzarella describes the struggles student-athletes at Penn face with no standardized course absence policy.
From Army commit to crucial Quaker: Anna Brandt's path to Penn women's lacrosse
With the passion for lacrosse instilled in her by her mother, Anna Brandt is making her mark on Penn women's lacrosse.
Matthew Fallon to miss USA Swimming Trials for final exams
Despite having the opportunity to compete for a spot at the 2022 FINA World Championships, Matthew Fallon is opting to forego the meet so that he can focus on finals.
DP Sports Player of the Week: Yulia Bryzgalova
Against Harvard and Dartmouth over the weekend, Yulia Bryzgalova was a key contributor for Penn women's tennis en route to two crucial victories.
‘Not as efficient’: Students criticize Path@Penn as difficult to navigate
Students reported having hopes that Path@Penn would improve on Penn InTouch — only to be disappointed with difficulties in the advance registration process.
Yale files two motions — one jointly with Penn — to dismiss antitrust lawsuit
Yale argued that they have used a different method for calculating financial aid than the other accused schools for the past 14 years.
Businesses and residents file a lawsuit against Philadelphia's reinstated mask mandate
The mandate, which was announced last week and went into effect on April 18, made Philadelphia the first major city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate following an uptick in COVID-19 cases.