Also, Penn Carey Law professor Amy Wax threatened to sue Penn unless it drops sanctions against her.
Thursday, January 16
Good morning, Penn.
Happy SDOC! My name is Vivi, and I will be your Thursday morning anchor for this semester.
Penn’s Faculty Senate will host a three-part colloquium series on the future of higher education this spring, and University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Amy Wax has threatened to sue the University on the basis of racial discrimination if it does not remove sanctions against her.
But first, our top story this morning details how the Penn Police Department used digital surveillance to investigate a student in connection with the September 2024 vandalism of the Ben Franklin statue.
Penn conducted a surveillance operation using phone records, digital data, and CCTV footage to investigate the vandalism of the Benjamin Franklin statue on College Green in September 2024, according to search warrants obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Three search warrants served by the Penn Police Department culminated in the search of an off-campus student residence on Oct. 18, 2024, during which officers seized a Penn student’s cell phone. The warrants, the first of which was served on Sept. 24, 2024 and the other two on Oct. 18, 2024, list violations of criminal mischief and conspiracy.
Following the vandalism of the statue on Sept. 12, 2024 — which was described in the affidavit from a Penn Police detective sergeant as a “frequent target of vandalism by Pro-Palestinian protestors” — Penn Police examined CCTV footage to identify two suspects.
Penn Carey Law professor Amy Wax has threatened to sue the University on the basis of racial discrimination and breach of contract if it does not drop its sanctions against her.
Penn received over 9,500 early decision applications this year, a record number that college admissions experts link to the extension of Penn’s test-optional policy.
Penn’s Faculty Senate will host a three-part colloquium series on the future of higher education this spring, inviting speakers from universities and other academic institutions to discuss a variety of topics.
Penn’s Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion, which was established in response to trends of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other instances of religious biases, opened in December.
A new initiative from the Penn Graduate School of Education will incorporate artificial intelligence into Philadelphia school district classrooms.
COLUMNIST ALLISON SANTA-CRUZ challenges society’s silence around male vulnerability, arguing that redefining emotional openness as a strength is essential to reshaping how men connect with themselves.
SPORTS
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Penn received over 9,500 early decision applications this year, a record number that 
Penn’s Office of Religious and Ethnic Inclusion, which was established in response to trends of antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other instances of religious biases, 
A new initiative from the Penn Graduate School of Education will 
From players’ dreams to open threes, Penn men's basketball coach 
Penn gymnastics got off to a hot start and posted their 
