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University of Pennsylvania News


Jul 3, 2025

Leveling the Playing Fields: Women Are Champions Again

Riley Gaines and her fellow swimmers have tasted a bit of justice this week. The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to resolve a Title IX investigation with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights after it has found that it unlawfully allowed a transgender woman to compete on the women’s swim team. This is now in violation of federal policy.

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Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Sports

Suffolk Official Joins the Hall of Fame

Suffolk county official Larry Gualtieri was formally inducted into the NYSPHSAA Hall of Fame this week. Gualtieri officiated soccer, basketball, and baseball in Suffolk County (Section XI) since 1974.


Sports

Trump Brings Fitness Back To Our Kids

This week there was yet another Obama-led initiative overturned by President Trump when he signed an executive order reinstating the presidential fitness test.