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Seeking Compromise
Gridlock in Washington is not a new occurrence. But the degree to which it has frozen Congress is significant. Moderate members of Congress, including Republican Senator Olympia Snowe, are retiring because politicians have become hard-line partisans, making governing difficult.
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Penn Relays 2012
The excitement is palpable and the roar of the crowd is unforgettable during the Penn Relays each April at Franklin Field. Officially known as The Penn Relay Carnival, the largest amateur track meet and oldest organized relay competition in the United States was established in 1895.
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Hey Day: A Uniquely Penn Tradition
Following a tradition that reaches back to 1916, Penn juniors celebrated Hey Day 2012 on April 25, by donning red shirts, strutting along Locust Walk carrying canes, and biting into straw hats.
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A Day in the Life of Penn
Crew teams at dawn. A midday rush to food trucks along Spruce Street. An evening performance in an on-campus theater. These are just a handful of the moments, big and small, captured in the first-ever University-wide photo project, “A Day in the Life of Penn.”
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Honoring W.E.B. Du Bois’ Scholarship
In February, the University’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted to posthumously bestow civil rights activist and scholar W.E.B. Du Bois with an Honorary Emeritus Professorship in Sociology and Africana Studies.[youtube]http://www.youtube.