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Penn Park creates more room for fun and games
The 24 acres of Penn Park will bring much needed green space to the University’s athletic teams—intercollegiate, as well as intramurals and club sports.
The anatomy of the Confederacy defeat
The Confederate States of America (formed in 1861 when 11 Southern states voted to secede from the United States) fought an uphill battle in waging war against the more industrial and populous North. But they also had to combat a mutiny from within, with enslaved African Americans and white women raging against the Confederacy.
Student Spotlight with Kevin Conley
WHIZ KID: A self-proclaimed computer hacker, Kevin Conley, 21, a senior in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, has developed a social networking application called SMSPersonFinder
Penn remembers 9/11 with guest speakers, events
Penn undergraduates were only adolescents and preteens when the United States suffered the worst terrorist attack in its history, but even through the eyes of a child, they can remember the dark day with crystal clarity.
A century of global hospitality
Officially known as the “City of Brotherly Love,” Philadelphia is also a city of firsts. The first brick house in America was built here in 1682. The first American flag on record was sewn here in 1777. The first U.S. Congress met here in 1789, and the world’s first International House opened here in 1910.
Does Penn sponsor any travel to Cuba?
Dear Benny,In January, President Obama reduced travel restrictions to Cuba. Part of this easing involved allowing accredited institutions of higher education to sponsor travel to Cuba for course work for academic credit under a general license. I was wondering, does Penn sponsor any travel to Cuba?-History Will Absolve Me
Q&A with David L. Cohen
Through the years, Philadelphians have used a number of different adjectives and phrases to describe one of the city’s most high-profile and powerful adopted sons, David L.
Penn marks the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The Word gave life to everything that was created.
Wharton helps NFL players stay financially fit
Sports Illustrated reports that by the time former NFL players have been retired for two years, 78 percent have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce. A plethora of players, who once earned millions of dollars, find themselves broke or in severe debt.