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Penn Dining's Lunar New Year celebration features Penn alum and Chinese restaurant manager

The Lunar New Year celebration is part of The Penn Cooks program, an initiative started in September 2019 under Penn Dining to celebrate the diverse student body of Penn and feature cuisines and chefs from different cultural backgrounds. 

SRFS launches financial wellness program to teach students how to budget

The program, known as Financial Wellness at Penn, is part of the University's larger wellness initiatives and will feature a series of monthly events, including in-person workshops and online modules, focused on preparing students to make better financial decisions after Penn. 

Coronavirus scare ends at William Penn Charter in Phila. after student tests negative

The Philadelphia Health Department worked with officials at William Penn Charter School to investigate the possible case of coronavirus in a Chinese exchange student, according to CBS Philly. 

University City nightclub West & Down closed indefinitely

According to a sign posted on the door of West & Down, the 18th Police District of Philadelphia has ordered the club to cease operations immediately until they receive zoning approval to use the lower level of the building as a nightclub with “Live Entertainment.” 

Penn Medicine donates $3.3 million to SEPTA to rename University City Station

Penn Medicine will pay the money over the course of five years. The changes are expected to be implemented in two months.

UA wants to replace emergency phone boxes on campus with a button to speed up responses

Currently, students can connect to Penn Police by picking up the phone from any of the 700 blue light phone boxes on campus. The proposed change would replace the boxes' phones with a button.

Penn for Bernie and Penn for Biden to canvass in New Hampshire ahead of Feb. primary

Although influential caucuses take place hundreds of miles across the country from Penn, political groups on campus are amping up their outreach efforts. Penn for Bernie and Penn for Biden members are traveling to New Hampshire to canvass voters.

UA heads campaign to help students understand their academic rights

College senior and UA President Natasha Menon said the student government branches will create a document compiling all academic policies listed across different student handbooks from the four undergraduate schools by the end of February.

Activist groups and Phila. students protest potential U.S. war with Iran at City Hall

The protest was part of an anti-war movement sparked by the Jan. 3 assassination of Qasem Soleimani, the leader of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Despite no cases at Penn, U. is monitoring coronavirus and contacting susceptible students

An email sent by Provost Wendell E. Pritchett, Executive Vice President Craig R. Carnaroli, and Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé read that all students who traveled to China within the last 14 days and developed cough, fever, or difficulty breathing should contact Student Health Services immediately.

Penn is adding more gender inclusive bathrooms, but students say there is still work to do

The Office of the University Architect is currently working to add gender inclusive bathrooms in David Rittenhouse Laboratories and Levine building, according to a statement from University Architect Mark Kocent. Houston Hall will undergo similar renovations in summer 2020.

Penn's RD applications drop by nearly 3,000 for the Class of 2024, a year after record high

Penn received 42,191 applications for the Class of 2024, nearly 3,000 less than last year's applicant pool, breaking nearly a decade of steady growth. 

'Shark Tank' mogul Daymond John speaks at Wharton's first Ideathon presented by Ralph Lauren

The Ideathon was launched to give students an experience similar to a hackathon, an event where coders collaborate on software projects, but with a business focus. 

Photo Essay | Philadelphians join global protest to oppose war with Iran

The No War on Iran! global protest demanded action for the removal of U.S. forces from Iran and other countries. People attended despite the heavy rain in support of the anti-war movement.

GAPSA co-hosts 'Venture Beyond Comfort' event series for aspiring entrepreneurs to network

Graduate and Professional Student Assembly held the event as part of a monthly entrepreneurial speaker and networking series called "Venture Beyond Comfort." 

Johns Hopkins University says campus diversity increased after ending legacy admissions

Legacy students comprised only 5% of Johns Hopkins University's incoming freshman class in 2014, down from 12.5% in 2009.

Wharton to continue actuarial science concentration for 3 years following student backlash

Although the actuarial science concentration was removed from Wharton's web homepage late last semester, the program is now expected to continue for three more years. 

Penn unlikely to follow NYU in covering medical school tuition

Although New York University became the first top United States medical school to cover tuition for all students over two years ago, a December 2019 survey deems the model "largely a pipe dream" for most other medical schools.

Dumpster fire breaks out near Harnwell College House

The fire, which erupted in a dumpster behind Harnwell College House, was extinguished at approximately 1:40 p.m.

UA works with Penn Dining Advisory Board to fix excess meal swipe problem

Penn Dining administrators said Penn has offered sufficient ways for students to use the swipes and that they have a responsibility to actively seek out these alternate solutions.