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Students frustrated after over 200 misdelivered mail-in ballots sat in Penn’s mailrooms

Penn Dems estimated that over half of the mail-in ballots of students who registered to vote with on-campus addresses, but requested their ballots to be sent elsewhere, were misdelivered by the city.

With classes online, a wave of cheating is ravaging Penn’s academics

While some professors have implemented anti-cheating measures like "live proctoring" on Zoom, students claim that many professors have failed to take necessary precautions against cheating even in the face of inflated class scores.

‘A moral evil’: Penn community condemns Philadelphia police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.

Penn students participated in protests, including a Tuesday night march from Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia through Penn's campus to Clark Park, to demand justice for Wallace Jr., calling to defund the Philadelphia Police Department and have the officers who killed Wallace Jr. arrested and charged. 

Pa. Gov. Wolf proposes waiving liquor license fees to help restaurants affected by shutdowns

On Oct. 22, Wolf announced at a news conference that the liquor license fee waiver would collectively save owners of 16,000 restaurants and bars $20 million and alleviate the economic burden from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Philadelphia reaches its highest number of registered voters in 35 years

Philadelphia's percentage of eligible voters is also the highest since 2004, because the city's population has fluctuated. According to a Billy Penn analysis of data from the Philadelphia Office of City Commissioners and the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 90% of all eligible residents are currently registered to vote.

Bernie Sanders campaigns for Biden near Pittsburgh, encouraging unity and appealing to workers

While Sanders acknowledged his differing policy stances compared to Biden, his overall approach was to unite voters within the Democratic party and throughout the country, appealing to moderates and conservatives to vote for Biden in efforts to oust Trump.

Penn seniors launch criminology club to create networking opportunities for undergraduates

The club held its inaugural event on Oct. 16, when a panel of Penn seniors spoke about their criminal justice-oriented internships. 

Period@Penn donates menstrual products to homeless shelters amid COVID-19 economic crisis

Since the pandemic began, the demand for menstrual hygiene products in Philadelphia's homeless shelters has increased.

New initiative from Penn researchers aims to advance anti-racist healthcare models

The initiative was created in response to police brutality against Black people as well as the COVID–19 pandemic's disproportionate effect on the Black community.

Pennsylvania National Guard deployed in Philadelphia following Monday police shooting

Over 200 demonstrators marched the streets Tuesday night and reached Penn's campus at approximately 8:00 p.m. near 40th and Locust streets, marking the second night of protests.

Election Guide 2020

The Penn community's indispensable guide on how to vote, who's running, and how students are getting involved.

Penn students flock to early voting, using mail-in ballots and city-run offices

In-person early voting began on Sept. 29 and will conclude on Oct. 27, coinciding with the last day to request a mail-in ballot. 

From Locust tabling to organizing Floridians: Penn students grind in Biden's final stretch

As the campaign reaches its final stretch, politically active students are grinding nonstop to help the former vice president emerge victorious in key battleground states like Pennsylvania and Florida next week.

Students, profs, and politicians fear disenfranchisement of voters of color this election

For Penn-affiliated politics aficionados, President Donald Trump and the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbate America's sordid history of voter disenfranchisement.

84% of surveyed Penn students plan to vote for Joe Biden

The survey, which ran from Oct. 12 to Oct. 20, garnered 582 responses from the Class of 2021 through the Class of 2024.

Penn faculty have donated about 100 times more money to Biden’s campaign than Trump’s

The DP analytics team analyzed more than 5,600 campaign donations by faculty members made between January 2019 and August 2020.

Amid a poll worker shortage, Penn students are stepping up to work on Election Day

Around Philadelphia, Penn students have expressed so much interest in working at the polls that the commonwealth has had to turn some volunteers away.

Who's who on the ballot for Philadelphia voters this year?

We summarize everything you need to know.

Looking to vote in Philadelphia? Here's how to cast your ballot.

Your vote is a key part of the county's democracy. It can help shape policy and government to reflect America’s diverse population.

Police fatally shoot Black man in West Philadelphia, prompting protests near Penn’s campus

According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, a bystander-filmed video showed that Wallace Jr. was armed with a knife and appeared further than arm's length away from the officers when they opened fire.