Good morning, Penn.
Happy Friday, Penn! I hope you had a good first week of April despite the rainy days.
The Undergraduate Assembly reallocated funding for student organizations following a 5% cut to the UA's budget, and the United States Senate confirmed 1986 Perelman School of Medicine and Wharton MBA graduate Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
But first, a tax form showed that a Penn trustee’s family foundation donated $100,000 to Canary Mission, a pro-Israeli “blacklist” group that has targeted Penn faculty and students.
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Penn trustee’s family foundation donated $100,000 to Canary Mission
The family foundation of a University Board of Trustees member donated $100,000 to the pro-Israeli “blacklist” group Canary Mission, a 2023 tax form shows.
According to tax documents first reported by The Intercept, Canary Mission received a $100,000 donation from the Natan and Lidia Peisach Family Foundation. The foundation’s treasurer, 1988 Wharton graduate Jaime Peisach, is the husband of current Penn trustee Cheryl Peisach.
Canary Mission has numerous webpages dedicated to Penn, including a “campaign” page that describes the “rising tide of antisemitism” at the University. The site lists the contact information of senior University administrators and profiles numerous Penn students and faculty.
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FIVE MORE BIG STORIES
 Penn's Undergraduate Assembly reallocated student organization funds in a special session following a 5% cut to its annual budget.
 The U.S. Senate confirmed Penn graduate Mehmet Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid services.
 Doylestown Health officially became the seventh hospital to join the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
 The Kelly Writers House held its second installment of this year’s Fellows program featuring author Carmen Maria Machado.
 Five Penn students were recently named 2025 Goldwater Scholars.
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SPORTS
 Penn baseball had a rough outing against the Big Green for its first Ivy League away series of the season.
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Credit: Harsha Ravindran
In 2023, UA presidential and vice presidential candidates addressed club funding concerns in the Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates. On Wednesday, the UA reallocated funds for student organizations following a 5% budget cut in its allotted funding.
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Click here to play today’s DP mini crossword, which was constructed by Maria Diyaljee.
Click here to play today's Password puzzle, which was constructed by Andrew Zhang.
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
In the wake of Trump’s latest policies, international students have expressed a mix of concern, frustration, and uncertainty. While many take comfort in the fact that their home countries are seemingly free from scrutiny, others are painfully aware that impending policy shifts could upend their lives overnight. Features writer Samantha Hsiung explores how international students from diverse backgrounds are making sense of an increasingly unpredictable reality.
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Today's newsletter was copy edited by Jessica Huang.
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