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Penn Students in Uproar After Online Post Calling for Lynchings

This is a developing story. Many people affiliated with Penn have displayed their embarrassment that a 1968 graduate is the next president of the United […]

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Penn Community Deeply Embarrassed by President-Elect Alumnus

The University of Pennsylvania has never had one of its graduates serve as president of the United States. That will change on January 20, 2017. […]

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U-City Named Hottest Tech Submarket in Nation

Those shiny new buildings rising in University City are not only turning it into Philadelphia’s second downtown — they’re making it the nation’s hottest submarket for […]

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Four Philly Schools Made the U.S. News List of the World’s Best Colleges

U.S. News & World Report has released its latest rankings of the world’s best colleges, and four Philly schools have made the cut.

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USciences and Jefferson Grads Make More Money on Average Than Penn Grads

The U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard has ranked colleges and universities in the Philadelphia region by median post-graduation salary – and the top school […]

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Penn Student Newspaper Endorses Clinton, Disses Alum Trump

The Daily Pennsylvanian, the independent student newspaper of Penn, endorsed Hillary Clinton today in a joint editorial with the Wellesley News, the college paper of […]

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Leaked Email: Clinton Considered Ex-Penn President for VP

In June, Hillary Clinton selected Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate. But, according to an email released recently by WikiLeaks, there were plenty […]

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Penn Doesn’t Pay Philly Taxes. Here’s Why It Should.

A couple of months ago, my husband told me about a flier he found in our mailbox. It was from a lawyer, he said, right […]

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Report: Penn’s College Housing Director Taking Heat for “Insensitive Comments”

The director of college housing at the University of Pennsylvania is taking heat from staffers accusing him of “a long line of sexist and culturally […]

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Report: Penn Students Are Tinder’s Hottest Ivy Leaguers

The university that touts the most billionaire graduates in the country is also apparently the most attractive. Dating app Tinder has released information for a […]

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13 Things You Might Not Know About Penn’s Life at Vet U TV Show

We were agog with excitement when news broke earlier this year that Animal Planet had been shadowing six fourth-year students at Penn’s veterinary school for a […]

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Petition Calls for Penn to Disavow Donald Trump

If you listen to Donald Trump out on the campaign trail long enough, there’s a good chance you’ll hear him mention his time spent in […]

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Elizabeth Banks at Penn: “You F—ing Millennials Need to F—ing Vote”

Elizabeth Banks was done speaking to a packed-to-the-gills LGBT Center at Penn. As she finished up her brief speech, she knew what the kids were […]

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10 Things You Might Not Know About College Mascots

We hope you have your brackets in, because the match-ups are set, the teams are psyched, and the madness is about to begin. To pass […]

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Penn’s New Dorm Has Flat-Screen TVs in Every Suite

Classes started at Penn yesterday, and students have been filtering back into West Philly for a few weeks now. For some, though, move-in this year […]