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The economic impact of the Olympics
Silas Ruth poses on a bench near windows.

Silas Ruth is a rising fourth-year who is researcing the economics of the Olympic Games.

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The economic impact of the Olympics

Rising fourth-year Silas Ruth, an economics major, examines sports mega-events like Paris 2024 through an economic lens.

Kristen de Groot

What the recent antitrust settlement means for the NCAA
Indianapolis - Circa March 2018: National Collegiate Athletic Association Headquarters. The NCAA regulates athletic programs of many colleges and universities II

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What the recent antitrust settlement means for the NCAA

Karen Weaver of Penn’s Graduate School of Education, an expert on college sports and higher education, discusses the NCAA settlement agreement and the effect it will have on student-athletes and college sports overall.
2020 graduate Nia Akins on her way to Paris Olympics
2020 Penn graduate Nia Atkins, center, won the 800 meter finals at the 2024 Olympic trials.

Nia Akins (center), won the 800 meter final at the USA Track & Field Olympic trials on Monday night. She will be headed to the Paris Olympics along with Allie Wilson (right), who came in second, and Juliette Whittaker (left), who came in third.

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2020 graduate Nia Akins on her way to Paris Olympics

Akins won the 800 meter final on Monday night. After finishing sixth, May graduate Isabella Whittaker has a good chance of being a part of the 4x400 relay pool.

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Volleyball was for girls. Now it’s booming with boys
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Volleyball was for girls. Now it’s booming with boys

Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education says that colleges began adding men’s volleyball as a tool to attract male students at a time of declining enrollment.

Our favorite photos of the year
color powder on student's face during holi festival

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Our favorite photos of the year

Penn Today’s iconic photos of the 2023-24 academic year highlight the beauty, achievements, innovation, and celebration in the Penn community.

Penn Today Staff