14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (536+ words) Penn State and Stanford women’s volleyball faced off in an exhibition match at the Palestra on Friday to kick off the arena’s 100th birthday celebration. Although the Palestra is known as the Cathedral of College Basketball, it isn’t exclusive to hoops....

14+ hour, 31+ min ago   (333+ words) Penn researchers will have more time to complete select projects under a provision in Pennsylvania’s new budget. The 2026-27 state budget, signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro on July 12, includes new flexibility for research projects supported by the Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1702+ words) Sept. 11, 2001, began as a “perfect day,” Jack Nagel recalls. Later, he watched “these planes against the sky and the horrors that followed.” At 8:46 a.m., the first hijacked plane struck the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Nagel — who,…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (423+ words) Lawmakers gathered in Old City for the fifth time in history to vote on celebratory resolutions after the nation’s 250th anniversary this past July. During the Sept. 9 session, representatives highlighted America250PA’s work sponsoring civic engagement initiatives in the state. America250PA — the official…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (725+ words) Penn was again ranked as one of the worst universities in the United States for free speech, according to an annual report evaluating college campuses. The ranking, released by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, placed Penn at No....

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (899+ words) In an athletic conference known more for its academics than its sports, Penn students too often adopt the mentality that our teams “never win” and that the Ivy League “isn’t good at sports.” After all, Penn prides itself on its…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (704+ words) A new platform for exploring cities with personalized itineraries has its roots at Penn. Disco — which recently emerged from beta testing — was co-founded by Noor Badal Sharma, a master’s student in Behavioral and Decision Sciences at Penn. The platform currently…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (863+ words) Three of Penn’s student political organizations — Penn Democrats, Penn College Republicans, and Penn's chapter of Young Democratic Socialists of America — participated in an annual all-parties debate last Thursday. The groups discussed the cost of living, immigration, abortion, foreign policy, and…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (597+ words) The Daily Pennsylvanian Penn’s Special Event Review Process is an assault on open inquiry Guest Column | Bureaucracy as censorship This August, Penn’s administration quietly reissued its “Special Event Review Process.” The policy mandates that any event touching on “open expression,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (357+ words) Penn graduates are spearheading the effort to bring the 2028 Democratic National Convention to Philadelphia. Cohen, a 1981 University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School graduate, is the president of the non-profit Pick Philadelphia — the group behind the campaign to bring the DNC…...