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Dec 6, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Theo Greenfield |Paige Rawiszer
Vice President of Government Affairs Jeffrey Cooper warned of threats to Penn caused by 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump's incoming presidency at a recent Board of Trustees meeting. At the Nov.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Paige Rawiszer
Despite graduating from Penn nearly 30 years apart, Elon Musk and Donald Trump have formed an unlikely alliance resulting in the business magnate's appointment to revamp the structure of the federal government.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Ben Binday |Paige Rawiszer
1968 Wharton graduate and former President Donald Trump declared victory in the 2024 presidential election in a speech around 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 6. Fox News first called the election for the Penn graduate around 1:50 a.m. on Nov. 6, declaring Trump the victor of the 2024 presidential election over Vice President Kamala Harris in a highly anticipated election to clinch his second term in office.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Charlotte Comstock |Paige Rawiszer
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Charlotte Comstock |Paige Rawiszer
Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris held a rally in Northeast Philadelphia on the afternoon of Oct. 27. At the rally, which took place nine days from Election Day, speakers — including Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Joanna McClinton, both of whom are the first women to hold their roles — stressed the importance of voter turnout. Other speakers included Pennsylvania state Rep.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Paige Rawiszer
1990 Wharton MBA graduate Curtis Bashaw is running to be New Jersey’s next senator. Bashaw, a Republican, is vying for the seat previously held by former Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), who resigned from the Senate in August after being convicted of several criminal counts of bribery in July. The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Bashaw to discuss his connection to the University and his race for the United States Senate seat against Democratic nominee Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J).
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Paige Rawiszer
Pro-Palestinian activists claimed responsibility for vandalism of the Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall early Thursday morning. An Instagram post from the pro-Palestinian group Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine showed video footage of an unidentifiable individual splattering red paint on the statue. Penn's Division of Public Safety confirmed they received a report of the incident and said officers have responded.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Paige Rawiszer
An undergraduate course offered by the Annenberg School for Communication worked to give students an inside look into this year's Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The course, COMM 4280: “Convention, Debates, and Campaigns,” sent a delegation of its students to both the Republican National Convention in July and the Democratic National Convention in August to see firsthand the electoral process.
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May 2, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Paige Rawiszer
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May 2, 2024 | 
thedp.com | Paige Rawiszer
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that he is opening a housewide investigation into antisemitism on college campuses at a Tuesday press conference. The investigation, which Johnson called a "House-wide crackdown on antisemitism," will include several House committees — including the Energy and Commerce; Oversight; Judiciary; Ways and Means; and Science, Space, and Technology committees.
