Zachary Levine | Standing together
In this time of great anxiety and vulnerability, we need the two coalitions to come together more than ever. As the hurting campus community that we are, we look to leadership from both sides of the aisle to unite us under the awnings of sympathy and condemnation of violence.
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Kurt Mitman | When a full ride isn’t enough
Penn could do more to help its neediest students. As inequality continues to rise, Penn should lead the way to help equalize opportunities for students across all socioeconomic backgrounds.
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Yessenia Gutierrez | Breaking into a community
Rhythmic Damage, the annual breaking — or break dancing — event has gained a following beyond Penn.
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Penn students studying in Israel spend Friday afternoon in bomb shelters
Over the past week, Penn students in the region have had their semesters disrupted by the escalating conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
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Denmark West shares experiences at MTV
On Friday, approximately 40 people came to Huntsman Hall to hear the successful Denmark West speak about his experiences working for Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, BET and MTV.
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South Asia Society produces 20th annual fall cultural show
“Survivor,” the South Asia Society’s 20th annual fall cultural show, opened Saturday night amidst the appreciative shouts of a 450-person crowd.
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Wisniewski | Quakers had will to win this season
Penn’s title teams of 2009 and 2010 may have run the Ivy League table, but the 2012 version is the most impressive of the current dynasty.
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Classmates and former PennVention champions face each other in court
Since graduating, 2011 College graduates Meredith Perry and Nora Dweck have applied for a patent, created a startup — and also faced each other in court.
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Too soon to judge young Penn basketball team
It’s hard to make any generalizations about the Quakers four games into the season — no one can know how the young players are going to develop or how the team will gel.
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BRIEF | Penn squash teams see success in weekend doubleheader
The men’s and women’s squash teams had mixed results as they took on Bates and George Washington over the weekend.
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Penn swimming splits weekend meets
The women’s swim team beat Cornell but fell to Princeton Friday at Sheerr Pool, while the men’s side experienced the same results on Saturday.
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Penn for Immigrant Rights helps undocumented immigrants fill out legal forms
Penn for Immigrant Rights lead a workshop to help undocumented immigrants from Philadelphia fill out forms for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program — a recent federal initiative designed to grant temporary protection from deportation to undocumented youth.
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Quakers fall to Drexel in Battle of 33rd Street
Penn fell to the Dragons, 61-59, in a game that the Quakers let slip out of their grasps as the clock wound down.
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Penn football clinches outright Ivy League title
Penn football earned its third outright Ivy League championship in four years Saturday afternoon with a 35-28 win over Cornell.
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Students show solidarity with Palestinians, Israelis
At opposite ends of Locust Walk Friday morning, Penn for Palestine and the Penn Israel Sector responded to the ongoing violence in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.
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Alon Krifcher | A different college experience
Picture this: as you’re studying for tomorrow’s exam, your classmate continues to tap his pencil against the table.
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Shlomo Klapper | Sderot: A surreal city
Dana was just tired. After tough midterms at Sapir College and moonlighting as a waitress, the 22-year-old returned home exhausted.
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Tony | Jeff Mathews, meet Dan Davis
Penn’s biggest advantage to stopping Jeff Mathews and the Cornell passing attack on Saturday lies with getting to him with the linebacking corps.
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Penn for Palestine | Stop the killing in Gaza
We cannot overstate the pain and difficulty we’ve experienced as we face what is happening 5,700 miles from our comfortable academic world.
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Your Voice | Finding the right proof
This summer, Penn asked all incoming freshmen to read the play “Doubt” as part of its Year of Proof.
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