Penn is offering an online course about how to apply to college
(11/22/16 3:24am)
Penn is looking to expand its online learning to an unexpected demographic: high school students.
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Penn students donate meal swipes — to their peers
(11/17/16 3:57am)
Students who entered 1920 Commons on Wednesday afternoon could choose to donate their unused meal swipes to charity with simple swipes of their PennCards.
Here's where Penn students are heading for Alternate Winter Break
(11/15/16 7:14am)
It’s that time of the year again — when students begin to look beyond Thanksgiving break to the end of the semester and winter vacation.
Trump's classmates react to his election win
(11/15/16 7:18am)
The rise of 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump came as a shock to many, but even more shocking was his win in the general election. Members of the class of 1968 now find themselves awaiting the presidency of someone they went to school with.
Penn club sailing skipper finds record success at national championship
(11/15/16 4:51am)
There’s a new skipper in town — and her name is Lenox Butcher.
Alek Torgersen: the Penn football quarterback from coast to coast
(11/15/16 7:36am)
Take an easy-going, gun-slinging quarterback from California. Picture, for instance, Sunshine from “Remember the Titans.” Then give him a bad mustache and the willingness to truck a linebacker.
Campus groups come together for discussion in wake of Trump victory
(11/10/16 7:52am)
Responding to 1968 Wharton graduate’s victory in Tuesday night’s presidential election, groups and cultural organizations across campus held events to bring students and faculty together for discussion.
Ashley Stinnett | Who won the election?
(11/10/16 4:17am)
It is 6:30 a.m. on Nov. 9 as I write this. I am in my month of silence for the monk class, and as such, I cannot talk to people, consume any media or read anything outside of what is required for my coursework.
Professors cancel classes, exams following Trump victory
(11/10/16 7:54am)
As students woke up to the reality of a Trump presidency Wednesday morning, their attentions soon turned to academic obligations — and whether classes and exams would go on as scheduled.
Reporter's Notebook | The side we never see
(11/10/16 1:23am)
Last night, the general mood on Penn’s campus went from excited, to reserved, to nervous, to outraged, as now-President-elect Donald Trump won swing state after swing state on the road to victory in the presidential election. Penn Democrats and Penn's Government and Politics Association watched as Clinton, who came to Philadelphia twice in the final weeks of her campaign, failed to secure even reliably blue Pennsylvania’s electoral votes.
Here is every time Donald Trump tweeted about Penn or Wharton
(11/04/16 3:31pm)
1968 Wharton graduate and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is well-known for his social media presence. He's also known for frequently referencing his alma mater on the campaign trail.
Students struggling with inadequate financial aid plan to lobby SFS
(11/03/16 6:57am)
Penn’s financial aid website claims that the University “commits to meeting full demonstrated need for four years” — but that hasn’t been the experience of all students at Penn.
Penn sprint football aims to stand alone above CSFL standings
(11/03/16 6:23am)
If there’s one thing Penn sprint football hates, it’s sharing.
Amy Chan | It starts with the self
(11/02/16 3:31am)
Last week, I caught the most unrelenting illness known to man: the common cold. That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, sanitize your beds and cover your mouths, because the respiratory syncytial virus is back in town and he’s not sparing anyone.
Students assassinate each other in 'Wharton Hostile Takeover' game
(11/02/16 5:38am)
In addition to polishing LinkedIn profiles and networking with elite businessmen and women, this month you can also find Wharton students throwing stress balls at each other and deflecting with paper plates as they engage in the annual “Wharton Hostile Takeover.”
What Is Up With The Weather And Who Should We Blame?
(11/01/16 7:20pm)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably noticed that the weather recently has been more temperamental than Mark Ruffalo deciding whether or not to come to Penn. Over the last week, the temperature has fluctuated between shorts and a t-shirt study-on-the-grass outside level to the level of coldness required for a bunch of Penn students to disrespect our troops. On Sunday, the afternoon went from sunshiney, 78 degree weather to an apocalypse not unlike the inside of Amy Gutmann’s head when her GoFundMe raised a total of $0. It was terrible. So, rather than accepting the ridiculous weather, which would be almost as devastating as the end of gourd week, we did a little research to figure out who’s behind all this. Here’s what we found:
Penn alums talk covering the presidential race
(10/31/16 2:48am)
Students and alumni gathered in the Kelly Writers House on Saturday for a discussion on political journalism and media coverage of the presidential election. But, as is common when Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump are the topics of discussion, the conversation quickly turned to focus on emails, rallies and dishonesty.
First generation, low-income students just got a campus center. Here's why that matters.
(10/27/16 5:38am)
Until last semester, Penn First thought that opening a center for first generation, low income students would take 10 years.
Rodin’s recent maintenance meltdowns, explained
(10/27/16 5:14am)
For Rodin College House residents, recent weeks have produced an untimely amount of maintenance hazards. And some residents were not exactly pleased with the developments.
Trump foreign policy is 'a sea of contradictions,' NYT National Security Correspondent tells Penn crowd
(10/26/16 5:46am)
The national security correspondent for The New York Times, David Sanger, had a lot to say about Trump’s foreign policy views when he spoke at Penn on Tuesday night.