Also, where to watch the Super Bowl on and around Penn's campus.
Friday, February 7
Good morning, Penn.
Happy Super Bowl weekend! As we prepare to watch the Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, take some time to read today’s top stories.
The former first lady of Ukraine spoke at Perry World House yesterday afternoon, and The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with Penn faculty members to understand how Penn student course evaluations affect their classes and departments.
But first, Penn’s School of Dental Medicine and Stuart Weitzman School of Design scrubbed websites related to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives — marking Penn’s most significant steps to date that suggest a backpedaling of some DEI programs.
Penn’s School of Dental Medicine and Stuart Weitzman School of Design appear to have recently shut down central offices and initiatives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
The Dental School’s diversity email address returned an automated “address not found” message on Thursday, and the websites for the school’s Office of Faculty Diversity & Mentorship and Student Diversity & Inclusion are no longer active. Meanwhile, a web page for the Weitzman School’s Inclusion and Belonging initiative began directing to an “Access Denied” message around 5 p.m. yesterday.
"We are reviewing these websites and programs to ensure they are consistent with our nondiscrimination policies and federal law," a University spokesperson wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Penn Athletics has removed its DEI webpage following the announcement of an Department of Education investigation into Penn pertaining to Title IX violations. The alleged violations stem from 2022 College graduate and transgender woman Lia Thomas's time competing for Penn's women's swim team.
Penn Athletics’ website previously stated that the “[Division of Recreation and Intercollegiate Athletics] is dedicated to fair and inclusive practices for all student-athletes, coaches, and staff including those who identify as transgender.” The page was still live as of early Thursday morning.
A University spokesperson declined to comment on the decision, and a request for comment was left with Penn Athletics.
Here's a guide to where you can watch the Eagles and Chiefs in the Super Bowl on and around Penn's campus.
Penn researchers are working to monitor and contain avian flu, which, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has caused recent human cases in dairy and poultry workers.
The DP spoke with Penn faculty members to understand how course evaluations are used in their classes and departments.
COLUMNIST MARIE DILLARD reflects on the complexities of Black identity, gatekeeping, and the historical and cultural underpinnings of how Blackness is defined and perceived.
SPORTS
After losing 11 straight games in one of college basketball's biggest rivalries, Penn men's basketball looks to snap the streak against Princeton tonight at the Palestra.
The Palestra will host the Ivy League Fencing Championships this weekend as men's and women's fencing look to battle for the conference title.
TODAY IN DP HISTORY
Photo by Nathaniel Sirlin
In 2017, the DP reported that then-former Vice President Joe Biden was joining Penn as a Benjamin Franklin Presidential Practice Professor. Last month, the DP reported that Penn has been vying to be the location of Biden's Presidential Library.
THIS WEEK IN PRINT
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TAKE A BREATHER
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
Turns out DJing is not as easy as twisting the knobs and frat flicking. From knowing how to navigate expensive turntables to the level of musicality needed, DJing is an art, and a DJ is both the artist and the curator. Deputy Assignments Editor Nishanth Bhargava gives us common folk a closer look at the people behind the deck, who have the ability to make or break a party.
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The former First Lady of Ukraine 
After losing 11 straight games in one of college basketball's biggest rivalries, Penn men's basketball 
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