Articles by Daniel Cooper
06/29/12 5:09pm
Student arrested in DreamActivist PA protest
Rising College sophomore Sheila Quintana and two others were arrested on Wednesday, June 28 during a DreamActivist PA demonstration against the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Norristown, Pa. 06/28/12 1:13am
Amid immigration policy reform, Tania Chairez and DreamActivist PA hold protest
Chairez and DreamActivist PA are protesting today against Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Norristown, Pa. for cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. 06/20/12 9:38pm
Wharton Leadership Conference focuses on workplace conflict
300 corporate, military, university and public leaders convened in Huntsman Hall for the 16th annual Wharton Leadership Conference, which sold out weeks before. 06/13/12 12:43pm
President Obama fundraises at Franklin Institute
President Barack Obama held three fundraising events at the Franklin Institute in Center City this Tuesday. 06/06/12 9:49pm
First Lady Michelle Obama rallies in Philadelphia
The event was an effort to motivate Democrats to register to vote in Pennsylvania, a historic battleground state even though it has voted Democrat in the last five presidential elections. 04/12/12 10:41pm
Despite low standing in race, Ron Paul appeals to youth voters
Paul, who has found much support among young voters, said in an interview with CBS earlier this month that he is “trying to save the Republican Party from themselves.” 10/05/11 12:36am
Penn community addresses race issues at film screening
The screening of Traces of the Trade sparked spirited conversation on the subject of race. Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge promptly filled up Tuesday afternoon with over 150 people — students, faculty and local residents alike — ready to discuss the issue of race.Blog Posts by Daniel Cooper
10/30/06 1:06am
Groundhog Day
For the Brown Bears, Saturday played out like a movie. The gritty underdog with just one conference win came in, fell behind early and rallied to win on an overtime field goal.For Penn, it was a Hollywood ending as well. 04/30/06 6:35pm
The agony of defeat
The big game on campus today -- the only game, in fact -- was the Penn tennis team's playoff match against Brown to determine which of the Ivy League's co-champions would get an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament. 04/26/06 1:04am
From the other side of the floor
In reply to Jeff Shafer's post below, I would start by saying that Fran Dunphy was no shrinking violet himself. 04/21/06 12:56pm
Unlucky 13
There's a chance the Ivy League's Lou Gehrig division could end up like last year's NL West nearly did: with a champion with a losing record. 04/09/06 8:33pm
Believe it
After a month of rumors and speculation, I'm ready to say the dust has settled: Temple has a new basketball coach and Penn will have to find one.I don't have any of the gory details, and Fran Dunphy may not yet have signed on the dotted line with the Owls, but this is a done deal. 03/12/06 9:44am
Who to root for (Day 11)
Selection Sunday is here and Penn is all but locked into a No. 15 seed. That is because there have been a dearth of upsets in many of these mid-major conference tournaments this year. 03/06/06 8:50pm
An eye on Cincinnati
I admit that I'm not the RPI guru that David is, but I will be paying close attention to the Atlantic 10 Tournament when it gets underway Wednesday at the U.S. 02/18/06 8:31pm
Penn-Cornell game updates
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Penn (15-7, 7-1 Ivy) at Cornell (10-13, 5-4).Follow the action from Cornell's Newman arena on The Buzz!Elsewhere, Columbia pulled off another shocker, knocking off Princeton on a buzzer-beater, 65-64. 02/04/06 10:18am
A bench opinion
In the tradition of the Supreme Court, which has been in the news so much lately, I'm going to concur in part and dissent in part with Jeff's post below.I concur that the attendance (3,817) was lousy, and that tonight's will be higher. 01/27/06 9:39pm
"The plan is to do it."
That was the statement on the question of streamers from the Big 5 this evening at the truly extraordinary Big 5 50th Anniversary banquet. 01/25/06 3:27pm