Also, Van Leeuwen Ice Cream will open near Penn's campus.
Tuesday, January 30
Good morning, Penn.
It's been a full week of classes for students — and there's just fifteen more to go. Not that anyone's counting.
Speaking of an end-of-year countdown — it may seem far, but Penn is now expected to ring in summer with the opening of Van Leeuwen Ice Cream right on campus. In more rapidly upcoming news, the Faculty Senate unanimously approved a resolution in support of academic freedom.
First, though, Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine organized a die-in, in which participants simulated being dead and laid in front of College Hall to condemn violence against Palestinians in Gaza. The main entrance to College Hall was closed as a result of the one-hour demonstration.
After announcing their formation in response to ongoing concerns about academic freedom, open expression, and an alleged lack of support for community members affected by the ongoing violence in Gaza, PFJP held their first protest yesterday afternoon.
Protestors took to the steps and walkway in front of College Hall, laying and sitting around a parchment list displaying nearly 7,000 names of Palestinian victims killed in the Israel-Hamas conflict and honored them by reading their names aloud.
Anjali Venkatesh Rajagopal, a Wharton MBA student, died on Jan. 23.
The Penn Faculty Senate unanimously passed a resolution expressing support for academic freedom, faculty governance, and open expression amid widespread concern.
Van Leeuwen Ice Cream expects to open their fourth location in Philadelphia at 36th and Walnut streets this summer.
The Penn Journal of International Law and Penn Slavic+ Club hosted a conference on "The Future of Ukraine and International Law," spending the day examining legal issues associated with the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
GUEST COLUMNIST SAM RUDOVSKY responds to Penn Professor Claire Finkelstein's op-ed in The Washington Post. Photo by Jean Park
SPORTS
In its Ivy League opener, Penn wrestling put on a show, downing Columbia 31-3 and scoring 31 unanswered points.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
In 2017, the DP reported that Penn Dining had instituted a Meatless Monday program. Based on my pepperoni pizza last night, Mondays with Penn Dining are no longer meatless, but controversy remains — in the past month, bugs and glass were found in food at various dining halls. Photo by Hannah Shumsky
Let's take a little walk to Osage Avenue, only a few blocks away to JJ Tiziou's home. His semimonthly tradition consists of hosting people from all walks of life in his house for a homemade dinner — entirely in French. These soirées serve as a way for Tiziou and his guests to connect with their French roots or, if they don't have any, to find a way to embrace French culture just a little bit more than they may be used to.
Call us Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music, because things tied up with string are a few of our favorite things. Before we bid farewell to coquette-core and welcome in a new trend cycle, Street unlocks the beauty and allure of bows and situates their cultural impact from Lolita-core to Dior.
FROM UNDER THE BUTTON
B-GRADE IN BEANTOWN: Cultural Activist Ted Kwee-Bintoro is to the rescue once again as this week saw another incident of academic animosity. Far north, in the wilderness beyond Penn's traditional NY clutches, UTB brings you the truth.
Today's newsletter was copy edited by Mariam Kazmi.
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