It is my belief that the best things in life always come second: the second chopstick completes the set, the second sock completes the pair — and the second DP Daybreak anchor keeps our readers well-informed about the most essential Penn news.
Today, the DP followed up with members of the University community to understand what happened after many campus residents lost power for hours on Sunday. Also, a Penn donor and alum alleged in a lawsuit that the University misused his donation.
But first, the remains of 19 Black Philadelphians were entombed at the Penn Museum on Saturday, sparking criticism and controversy by activist groups.
Over 70 community members attended a public service at the Penn Museum to entomb 19 unidentified Black Philadelphians. This burial was protested by several grassroots organizers and community organizations, who said that Black communities should have discretion over the burial of the bodies.
The DP followed up on the widespread Sunday power outage that left students in the Quad and Harnwell without light and heating for hours, while PECO confirmed that it was never alerted about the outage.
An alum gave Penn a donation intended for finance scholarships for financially underprivileged Wharton students with specific concentrations. Instead, a lawsuit alleges the money was given to student-athletes.
In 2004, the DP reported that Penn students could expect a 4-5% tuition hike in the following school year. The tuition and charges reported in the article for the 2003-2004 year, including room and board, was $37,960, around $61,582.21 in 2024 dollars. Since then, Penn's tuition and charges have skyrocketed to $84,600 for the 2023-2024 school year.
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