Front Breaking
Former Penn professor and Grammy-winning composer George Crumb dies at 92
Considered an accomplished avant-garde composer, Crumb gained public recognition as a talented composer in the 1960s and 1970s.
Wrestling dominates two matchups but loses chance at Ivy title
The Quakers finished the weekend with a 2-1 record after beating Lehigh and LIU, but dropped a crucial match to Cornell that knocked them out of Ivy title contention.
Penn track and field's newest additions to the record book
This year, the consistent success now characteristic of the Penn program has continued. The Quakers concluded the first month of the new year with several new entries into their history book.
Penn Student Government seeks to work with incoming University president, expand club resources
PSG leaders said that they will be expanding on some of the group's prior initiatives and also working to establish a relationship with incoming Penn President M. Elizabeth Magill, improve COVID-19 accommodations, and expand club opportunities.
Path@Penn to replace Penn InTouch on March 14 ahead of advance registration
Path@Penn, which was created by Next Generation Student System, will be a renovated version of Penn InTouch and offers many changes that students have been asking for.
Penn men's squash earns outright Ivy League title with undefeated season
Penn men's squash, No. 1 in the country, closes its regular season with an outright Ivy League title. Now, it will chase even higher honors at the CSA Team Championships.
Quakers snap five-game losing streak with win over Big Red
In Penn women’s basketball's first matchup against Cornell since before the pandemic, it picked up a critical Ivy League victory and moved past the Big Red in the Ancient Eight standings.
Despite decrease in COVID-19 cases, Philadelphia will not lift restrictions for months
According to Philadelphia Health Commissioner Cheryl Bettigole, most Philadelphians have not yet received the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine which is necessary to combat the Omicron variant.
They just keep rolling: five takeaways from Penn's win over Cornell
Not even Cornell’s barrage of heckling could stop the Quakers. On Saturday, Penn men’s basketball survived a late surge by Cornell to secure their second win of the weekend, 73-68.
Quake and Bake: Penn sweeps New York road trip with win over Cornell
In what was arguably the team’s best defensive performance of the season, the Red and Blue – which came in as a 2.5-point underdog – beat Cornell by a 73-68 margin.
Division of Public Safety updates safety guidelines as Philadelphia carjacking rate triples
More than 129 carjacking incidents have been logged in Philadelphia since the year's start, up from 43 during the same time frame in 2021, according to DPS.
Frank | Crucial Ivy victories shouldn't come as such a shock
To many who’ve paid casual attention to the Quakers this season, this come-up might serve as a bit of a surprise. It shouldn’t be, though.
Men's basketball gets its revenge on Columbia in 81-66 rout
Avenging the defeat they suffered to the Lions in the Palestra, Penn came out and dominated Columbia 81-66.
Penn football alumnus Justin Watson signs with Kansas City Chiefs
Roughly a year after winning a Super Bowl with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Penn football alumnus Justin Watson has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Penn taps former Provost Wendell Pritchett as interim president
Pritchett will serve until University of Virginia Provost M. Elizabeth "Liz" Magill begins her tenure as Penn's ninth president on July 1. He will be the first Black individual to serve as Penn president.
PennOpen Pass updates to give isolation guidance to students with red passes
Students who report their positive test can expect instant information and answers from PennOpen Pass and will automatically be put on the Penn Wellness team’s radar.
New SNF Paideia program course on political empathy screens dialogue-based documentary
The 60-minute documentary brought together twelve individuals on different areas of the political spectrum in order to test whether it was possible to bridge their ideological divides.
New Philadelphia guaranteed income experiment to distribute payments to low-income individuals
As part of the initiative, up to 60 people in need will receive $500 per month for at least a year starting as early as March 2022.
Penn extends test-optional policy to 2022-2023 admissions cycle
Penn first implemented the test-optional policy for the 2020-2021 admission cycle after the College Board and ACT testing agencies canceled several testing dates due to COVID-19.