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Penn in the News
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
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Wharton sophomore climbs world’s tallest volcano on a bike
Wharton School second-year Ryan Torres from Barcelona biked up the world’s tallest volcano in the Andes mountains during Winter Break, breaking the world record for highest altitude reached on a bike.
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Penn’s Kayla Padilla credits a WNBA coach with helping her rise to stardom
Point guard Kayla Padilla played for the Seattle Storm's Noelle Quinn in high school. “She’s a big reason I’m the player I am today,” she says. Padilla has started for the Quakers for three seasons but will play elsewhere next season as a graduate student.
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Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role.
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U.S. owners of Italian team chose basketball over soccer
The Wharton School’s Connor Barwin and fellow MBA students are investing in Italian soccer team Pallacanestro Trieste to get an early stake in the European basketball trend.
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With Kevin Warren’s departure, Big Ten presidents have a massive decision to make
In an Op-Ed, Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education discusses what the Big Ten Conference will be looking for in their next commissioner.
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‘Doubleheaders were sacred’: A tradition reborn as the Palestra hosts a college hoops doubleheader
A Big 5 doubleheader took place last night at the Palestra, with Penn hosting St. Joe’s and Temple taking on LaSalle.
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Penn victorious in inaugural Cathedral Classic with 86-73 win over Delaware
Penn won its third game in as many days in the inaugural Cathedral Classic at the Palestra after defeating Delaware on Sunday.
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Penn downs Hartford 75-55 in the first game of the inaugural Cathedral Classic at the Palestra
Jordan Dingle led the Quakers with 20 points and scored his 1000th in the Quakers’ win over Hartford in the inaugural Cathedral Classic three-day tournament at the Palestra.
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How The Post gathered and analyzed data for its series on Black NFL coaches
Janice Madden of the School of Arts & Sciences used visual evaluation to determine the racial makeup of the NFL coaches dataset she supplied to The Washington Post.
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Why Chiefs’ Justin Watson felt confident before touchdown reception in Chiefs’s 27-24 win over Chargers
The Penn alum and Kansas City Chief’s receiver Justin Watson felt confident just before his 41-yard touchdown reception in KC’s 27-24 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.