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To celebrate Earth Day today, IUP and Indiana community members met north of Wilson Hall to honor the university’s 150th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of Allegheny Arboretum. A white oak tree now stands outside Wilson Hall across from the Oak Grove, symbolizing strength, longevity and growth.

IUP’s 2026 Leadership Awards were cohosted by the Student Government Association, IUP Ambassadors and Graduate Student Assembly. After countless nominations casted their way, leaders of IUP’s community took Thursday night to celebrate their achievements.
📸: Renee Schaeffer, Co-Photo Editor

The Penn’s weekly newsletter is out once again!

This week our team talks readers through Take Back the Night, Tuesday’s student government meeting, IUP men’s golf, and more. Read our top stories ranging from theater performances to the best of sports on our newsletter!

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See you next week!

📝: Emma Stoufflet, Staff Writer

📝: Seth Cooper, Sports Writer

📝: Srijan Badhya, Staff Writer

📸: Madison Cotton, Staff Photographer

📸: Jordyn Ziesman, Staff Photographer

📸: Regan Colatta-Rigney, Video Editor

📸: Cadence Sninsky, Co-Photo Editor

On Wednesday, students gathered for Take Back the Night organized by the Haven Project, demonstrating strength and solidarity in support of survivors. The event provided a platform for individuals to share their experiences, while participants covered the Oak Grove with messages of support and marched across campus to raise awareness.

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Swipe along to check out IUP’s campus past. This week Artistic Perspectives looks at IUP’s architectural past and the buildings we know and love. Captured by past students at The Oak Yearbook, images of buildings ranging from 1960-1992 are overlayed on contemporary shots to compare the changes each area has undergone.

📸: Renee Schaeffer, Co-Photo Editor

On Saturday, hundreds of protesters gathered alongside Philadelphia Street, carrying signs and chanting demands for justice as Indiana joined the nationwide “No Kings” protest.

Read more about Saturday’s march on thepenn.org.

📝: Catherine Zaladonis

📸: Jordyn Ziesman, Staff Photographer

📸: Renee Schaeffer, Co-Photo Editor

One step away. takes down Colorado Mesa 75–70 and now turns its focus to Grand Valley State in Saturday’s national championship.

Read the full story on ThePenn.org

📸: (Cadence Sninsky/ The Penn)

The Penn’s weekly newsletter is out once again! This week we take to the stands to cheer on as they make their way to the NCAA national championship, to art exhibits to learn more about what creativity is and to classrooms where students present solutions to long-standing parking problems.

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See you next week!

📝: Riley Yonchiuk, Sports Writer

📝: Samantha Loutzenhiser, Contributing Writer

📝: Catherine Zaladonis, Lead News Writer

📸: Cadence Sninsky, Co-Photo Editor

📸: Megan Slater, Staff Photographer

📸: Renee Schaeffer, Co-Photo Editor