Also, Penn Med resident physicians and fellows could become first doctors in Pennsylvania to secure a union contract.
Monday, September 30
Good morning, Penn.
To everyone dealing with midterms this week, don't forget that fall break is just around the corner! Following a year of negotiations, unionized residents and fellows within the University of Pennsylvania Health System have reached a tentative contract agreement with Penn, and six upperclassmen spoke to The Daily Pennsylvanian about their cooking and shopping habits now that they're not required to be on a dining plan.
But first, new email evidence obtained exclusively by the DP sheds more light on negotiations between Penn administrators and participants of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment last spring.
The DP exclusively acquired emails between Penn administrators and the spring's Gaza Solidarity Encampment — indicating that, while Penn was making plans for the eventual police sweep of the encampment, it was also making significant concessions to protesters behind closed doors.
Over the course of at least four meetings with student organizers and faculty advisors, Penn's leadership struggled to meet the encampment's demands, respond to faculty concerns, and navigate external pressure from politicians and donors. The highest levels of Penn leadership, however, offered to both revisit the school's disciplinary processes and pause discipline against encampment participants throughout the process.
University officials attempted to move a vigil mourning "martyrs, from Palestine to Lebanon to Syria" away from the Split Button on Friday, closing off Locust Walk to the public in the process.
After more than a year of negotiations, Penn Medicine house staff could become Pennsylvania's first group of residents and fellows to secure a union contract.
Six upperclassmen spoke to the DP about how they meet their dining needs — whether through cooking, grocery shopping, or eating out — now that they're not required to be on a Penn dining plan.
Undergraduate and graduate students competed for prizes in a spooky version of the Wharton School's annual 24-hour Ideathon, which was sponsored by Spirit Halloween.
6. Leader of the Belarusian opposition party Svetlana Tikhanovskaya spoke about fighting for democracy and free and fair elections in a talk at the Perry World House on Sept. 26.
The DP got an exclusive look at the new Amy Gutmann Hall.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
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In 2016, faculty and alumni petitioned for former Penn President Amy Gutmann to publicly denounce 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump during his first presidential campaign — though a University spokesperson said at the time that Penn does not engage with partisan political races. Earlier this month, Interim Penn President Larry Jameson announced a series of policies that limit Penn's public statements on issues not directly related to the University.
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
When you think of bees, you probably don’t picture a little wooden shed hidden betwixt tennis courts and train tracks. But this tiny cove at Penn Park is where Penn Beekeeping cultivates its three hives. Urban bees are far from abnormal — and they serve more to the community than just honey and pollination. The fate of the world rests on their tiny winged backs in the face of climate change, but these furry little guys are up for the job. As the world becomes increasingly industrialized, it becomes ever-important to nourish nature’s little workers.
Penn students are masters of multitude, and 2023 Wharton graduate INJI is no exception to the rule. Since finishing her undergraduate years, she has been consistently bringing fun back to music through her blend of traditional influences and deeply unserious themes in her lyrics. Music beat Maren Cohen reviews INJI’s latest EP, "WE GOOD," reminding us all why we fell in love with this Whartonite’s wild songs.
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