The Daily Pennsylvanian Alumni Association
For the first time ever, all eight Ivy League papers are being led by female-presenting editors-in-chief (EICs). We are proud of our very own EIC Hadriana Lowenkron and the other Ivy League EICs for their leadership and commitment to student journalism.
Read More here: https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2021/04/ivy-league-student-newspapers-female-leadership
For close to 140 years the student staff of the DP has carried and maintained our organization’s accomplished and esteemed legacy. Each and every year, each and every class, picking up the torch, leaving their own unique mark, and then passing it on to those who come after. The DP is an incredible Penn tradition that continues to reinvent itself through the generations and one that will always remain thanks to the support of our alumni.
Over the years the DP has uncovered and answered a lot of questions. However, one question has always been unanswered. Which DP year is the best? Which DP year made the most impact? While we may never be able to objectively look back and answer that question, starting tonight there is a fun and meaningful new way for us to find out!
The first ever Masthead Madness has arrived! A new DP alumni tradition and giving competition designed to bring the DP family together, raise money for deserving students and continue to cement the DP’s legacy as one of the world’s leading student news and media organizations.
It’s simple. Get in the Game Here before April 11th at 11:59 EST. Earn extra points by posting a selfie video, talking smack, making shout outs, and sharing your favorite DP memories and moments. Anyone can give toward your DP Team, so spread the word and let’s have fun while we raise money for the hardest working students in college news and media.
May the best year win!
Much appreciation,
Masthead Madness 2021 Alumni Commissioners
Eric Brachfeld ‘84 – Peter Canellos ‘84 – Lauren Feiner ‘17
Lee Levine ‘76 – Amy Potter ‘04 – Ken Rosenthal ‘84
Marty Siegel ‘77 – Dan Spinelli ‘18 – Amanda Suarez ‘16
Cal Silcox ‘12 – Clemson L. Smith Muniz ‘79
For the third year in a row, The Daily Pennsylvanian has won the prestigious Gold Crown Award from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association as one of the nation’s top college news organizations.
The Crown Awards honor top student publications chosen from CSPA’s members. Crowns are selected for overall excellence in a head-to-head comparison. During Crown consideration, publications are judged on their excellence as shown by their design, photography, concept, coverage and writing. A total of 852 publications were eligible for judging in eight categories.
The DP was honored in the Hybrid News category, which includes print and digital work. The only other Gold Crown Award winners in the category were the Oklahoma Daily at the University of Oklahoma and The Columbia Chronicle at Columbia College Chicago.
A complete list of award winners is available at https://cspa.columbia.edu/recepient-lists/2021-awards-student-work-crown-awards-collegiate-recipients.
Jessica Goodman (’12), alum of the DP, is releasing another highly anticipated YA novel!
From EW: “Jessica Goodman is having a very good book year: She released her debut novel, They Wish They Were Us, last summer, and it’s currently in the works as an HBO Max adaptation starring Halsey and Euphoria‘s Sydney Sweeney. Now, she’s gearing up to release her sophomore work. They’ll Never Catch Us, another fast-paced YA thriller, will hit shelves on July 27.” Read more about it from Entertainment Weekly here.