Covid
Varun Saraswathula | Doctors are facing a silent mental health crisis — and they need help
Dr. Lorna Breen’s passing reignited a conversation surrounding well-being among physicians, but struggles with mental health often begin more than a decade before medicine itself.
Other conferences follow the lead of the Ivy League in decisions on fall sports
The Patriot League has become the second Division 1 conference to cancel fall sports after the Ivy League made its decision last week.
International students move forward with fall plans after ICE policy reversal
Some international students are now returning to their home countries to study remotely without worrying about losing their visa status.
Jessica Gooding | Paying PILOTs will save lives
Poverty is a problem in Philadelphia. Here, one in four residents live below the poverty line, but this reality is not apparent every day on Locust Walk.
Isami McCowan | Why aren’t we talking about the crisis in Yemen?
The crisis in Yemen, already the poorest country in the North African and Middle East regions, can be traced back to 2011.
Penn students to host free, virtual pre-med conference in August
The event is available to all students — undergraduate and postgraduate — who wish to pursue a career in medicine and endeavor to become a competitive candidate for medical school and other medical programs.
Misleading email from insurance company leaves students confused about housing assignments
Associate Vice President of Risk Management and Insurance Ben Evans wrote in an emailed statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the room location listed in the NSSI policy document is not, in fact, the recipient’s new housing assignment.
Greek houses must have only single rooms in the fall, forcing some students out of houses
Greek organizations that do not have the space to provide all of their members with a single room have the power to determine who gets to stay in the chapter house.
Sophia DuRose | Online classes aren’t inherently worse
Online learning comes with side effects, as does every classroom.
Guest Column by Lyla Rose | Pre-meds, we can’t act like the pandemic is over
Healthcare work can be all-encompassing, especially in this environment, and we must hold ourselves accountable to the standards of our profession.
Rising seniors concerned about social life, course quality ahead of their final fall term
A college career defined by in-person experiences and a bustling campus was quickly halted by a global pandemic this spring — an obstacle that rising seniors never envisioned would mark the end of their time at Penn.
Philadelphia announces public schools will reopen in fall under hybrid model
Under the hybrid model, most students will attend in-person classes two days a week, and engage in complete digital learning for three days a week.
Students concerned about new on-campus housing arrangements for fall 2020
Prior to receiving their new fall housing assignments, students planning to live on campus expressed concern of being separated from their intended roommates and confusion about the social aspect of new living arrangements. All rooms will be charged the same rate.
Agatha Advincula | We need to follow Penn’s Student Campus Compact
Based on the idea that we are all responsible enough to look out for each other, the Student Campus Compact places the onus on us to make the safest choices.
The November election looms as COVID-19 defines 2020. Penn political groups are preparing.
Penn Leads the Vote expects its events to be solely virtual, while Penn Democrats, Penn College Republicans, Penn Justice Democrats, and Penn for Biden will try to hold smaller in-person events.
As Phila. schools plan to reopen, ABCS courses adapt to support local students this fall
Penn faculty and School District of Philadelphia partners have been collaborating to figure out how to adapt ABCS courses to an online format, ABCS Research and Program Coordinator Faustine Sun said.
SP2 course allocates $55,000 to local non-profits fighting the COVID-19 pandemic
Philanthropy and the City gives undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to evaluate social issues and award grants to local nonprofit organizations.
Alfredo Praticò | Bring back the Pass/Fail option
Standard grading is designed for normal times, and these are not normal times.
Rising Nursing seniors may return to campus by July 21 to make up spring pediatric clinical
After self-quarantining for two weeks, rising Nursing seniors have the option to complete their missed in-person clinical pediatric experience from Aug. 4 to Aug. 15, 2020 for NURS 225: Pediatric Nursing, a required Nursing course for juniors.
