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Greg Johnson

Managing Editor
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  • Greg Johnson

    Greg Johnson covers Penn Athletics and Recreation, which includes sports teams, intramural sports, and the Penn Relays. He manages the annual Research at Penn publication, which highlights notable research from all 12 schools at Penn.

    Articles from Greg Johnson
    Ibrahim Jaaber: Where are they now?
    Ibrahim Jaaber drives past a defender with the ball, wearing his blue number two jersery.

    Ibrahim Jaaber: Where are they now?

    The former two-time Ivy League Player of the Year discusses the glory days of Penn basketball, how the game has been therapeutic, the art of stealing the ball, the EuroLeague vs. the NBA, playing while fasting, and what he’s up to today.
    Diana Caramanico: Where are they now?
    Wearing a a blue Penn jersey with number 23, Diana Caramanico dribbles the ball up the court.

    Diana Caramanico: Where are they now?

    The leading scorer in Ivy League women’s history discusses getting buckets, staying out of foul trouble, her last game at the Palestra, playing professionally in France, and what she’s up to today.
    The Palestra featuring LeBron James
    LeBron James dribbles the ball up the court while wearing a green Irish jersey with number 23 while in high school at St. Vincent-St. Mary

    The Palestra featuring LeBron James

    While a senior in high school in 2002, the NBA great played at the Palestra in a showdown pitting Akron, Ohio’s St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish against Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion Knights.
    Jewel Clark: Where are they now?
    Wearing her white uniform at the Palestra, former forward Jewel Clark dribbles the ball up the court.

    Jewel Clark: Where are they now?

    The former women’s basketball standout chats about her Hall of Fame career, twice playing in the NCAA Tournament, her flair for getting to the free throw line, and why she’s still putting in work on the hardwood.
    AD Calhoun talks college sports (or lack thereof) during the pandemic
    Wearing a Penn scarf, Athletic Director M. Grace Calhoun stands a conference room in front of a long table with chairs.

    AD Calhoun talks college sports (or lack thereof) during the pandemic

    The director of athletics and recreation discusses COVID-19’s impact on college sports, her work with the NCAA, changing eligibility and compensation guidelines, and why the college basketball season may end with May Madness instead of March Madness.
    Whatever happened to the right to petition?
    The text of the First Amendment is printed on a granite block across from Independence Hall in Philadelphia.

    Whatever happened to the right to petition?

    Maggie Blackhawk of the Law School discusses the First Amendment’s right to petition, how the right was exercised historically, what it looks like in its current form, and why it changed.
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