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In Photos: Lia Thomas becomes first transgender NCAA Division I women’s swimming and diving champion
With Lia Thomas becoming the first transgender NCAA swimming champion, protestors and supporters outside the competition venue, and a whirlwind of cheering, felicitation, and controversy, here's a look into the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships.
Lia Thomas takes eighth place in her final swim of the NCAA Championships
After she touched the wall — achieving her third straight podium placement in three days — she headed to the podium with fellow trans athlete and Yale University junior Iszac Henig.
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Transgender former swimmer Schuyler Bailar supports his friend Lia Thomas from the stands in Atlanta
Bailar was the first openly trans swimmer to compete in NCAA Division I swimming and was the first trans man to compete in any men’s sport in the NCAA.
Lia Thomas ties for fifth place in NCAA Championship 200-yard freestyle
Taylor Ruck, a four-time Olympic medalist, out-touched Thomas by two seconds to win the 200-yard freestyle, while Thomas tied for fifth with Riley Gaines of the University of Kentucky.
Wistar Institute’s Cancer Center receives $10 million donation to expand cancer research
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Groups protesting Lia Thomas' participation in NCAA Championships met with counter-demonstrations
Students at Georgia Tech said that the presence of the protestors in front of the NCAA venue made them feel unsafe on a traditionally safe and inclusive campus.
Class Board 2025 set to host inaugural spring formal for first-year students
Penn’s Class of 2025 Class Board to host the first-ever spring formal for first years on March 18, 2022.
Lia Thomas wins 500-yard freestyle NCAA Championship title
Thomas touched the wall in 4:33.24, marking her best time of the season and setting Penn's program record, which she broke earlier this season.
Live Updates — Lia Thomas and Penn women's swimming at the NCAA Championships
Penn women's swimming has three Quakers — including College senior Lia Thomas — competing at the NCAA Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Georgia Tech.
Amy Gutmann: A look back at her 18-year presidency
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Penn students commend Penn Medicine professor’s campaign platform in U.S. Senate race
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Lia Thomas set to compete at NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships
Thomas will swim the 200-yard freestyle and 500-yard freestyle events — both of which she is seeded to win — as well as the 100-yard freestyle, and she will be joined by Penn juniors Catherine Buroker and Anna Kalandadze.
The School District of Philadelphia has lifted its mask mandate
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Developer to file lawsuit over legislation preventing the sale of University City Townhomes
The Philadelphia City Council approved the bill in a 15-1 vote on March 10, WHYY reported.
Path@Penn is now live for students to preview ahead of course registration
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Multiple gunshots fired outside McDonald’s at 40th and Walnut streets on Tuesday evening
According to DPS, witnesses observed two individuals who appeared to know one another — one of whom was the arrested suspect — having a physical altercation inside of the McDonald’s prior to the shooting.
Penn professor John Trojanowski dies at 75
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