Wednesday Morning: UA election results released

Wednesday, April 16

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Employees at the Saxbys on 40th and Locust streets brought demands to upper management after alleging the store reduced its operating hours without adequately notifying them, and Penn named Mark Trodden as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences yesterday.

But first, Wharton sophomore Nia Matthews and College sophomore Musab Chummun were elected as the Undergraduate Assembly’s next president and vice president.

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Nia Matthews, Musab Chummun named as UA president, vice president

Wharton sophomore Nia Matthews and College sophomore Musab Chummun have been elected as the Undergraduate Assembly’s next president and vice president.

The results, announced yesterday by the Nominations and Elections Committee, also named Wharton junior Vedika Jawa, College sophomore Natasha Kobelsky, and College first year Mert Kayabas as the presidents of the class boards for the classes of 2026, 2027, and 2028, respectively.

In a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, Matthews described the campaign as “one of the most strenuous and intense, yet meaningful processes of life.” Chummun similarly wrote that the experience was “one of the most exhilarating, eventful, and moving things” he had ever done.

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Several Saxbys employees delivered a letter to upper management yesterday, alleging that the store’s operating hours changed without adequate notice.

Penn named Mark Trodden as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences yesterday.

An interactive map co-developed by Annenberg School for Communication researchers estimates that proposed National Institutes of Health funding cuts may lead to a nationwide loss of $16 billion and 68,000 jobs.

Penn researchers, faculty, and students are creating an artificial intelligence creative arts platform to combat the mental health epidemic facing youth.

University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Cary Coglianese has co-authored one of the first law review articles on the reversal of the Chevron doctrine.

OPINION

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THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN EDITORIAL BOARD paves a way for Penn to move forward amid the ongoing attacks on higher education.

SPORTS

Sports columnist Piper Slinka-Petka explains how in an ever-changing sports world, the same question arises: How do we get Penn kids to come to games?

Penn women’s tennis went 1-1 in matches versus Ivy League opponents over the weekend.

TODAY IN DP HISTORY

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In 2023, the DP reported that Penn Carey Law rose to No. 4 in the U.S. News & World Report ranking of best law schools, the first since the school stopped submitting data. This year, Penn Carey Law dropped from No. 4 to No. 5 for the first time in two years.

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