Student Life
Around the globe for student summer plans
Check out where some of Penn's enterprising students are using their time away from campus.
The last four years in news
We went year-by-year to look at what events have influenced the formative years of this weekend's newly minted graduates.
Parents scramble after Sheraton overbooks hotel rooms for graduation weekend
An apparent computer glitch may have affected around 100 rooms.
How two Penn seniors changed their plans and found themselves
Plans that hopeful high school seniors write on their college applications rarely end up falling in line with what they actually do at Penn.
Updated: Flooding in Harnwell displaces students during finals week
The flooding began with a broken sprinkler in room 713, residents and Facilities and Real Estate Services workers on the scene said.
Why many juniors couldn't celebrate a Hey Day tradition this year
On Hey Day, scores of juniors were blocked from entering the Quad with some witnesses even describing a tense standoff between Penn Police, AlliedBarton security guards and the boisterous students.
Students work towards easier access to SHS health records
Some students are trying to streamline the paper process by adopting a completely electronic system instead.
For two classes, a battle over history
A year after "Hey Day 100," students from the Class of 2017 are also celebrating "100" in their Hey Day celebration. But how can two classes celebrate the same anniversary?
Students facing food insecurity turn to free food on campus
Environmentally-conscious and thrifty, College junior Wayne Schmitt created the Facebook group Free Food at Penn in February, designed to connect Penn students to free food on campus.
Students and SHS push for more queer-friendly healthcare services
This past Monday, the newly-formed LGBT Health and Wellness Working Group held its first meeting. The group operates as part of the LGBT Center Advisory Council, which also oversees other working groups focused on development, faculty diversity and student engagement.
Penn freshman chosen as Cards Against Humanity Science Ambassador
The card game company, known for its crude and unusual antics like selling a box of bull feces literally labeled “Bullshit” on Black Friday, offered her a full four-year scholarship to earn her STEM degree.
SPEC-TRUM cancels spring concert following two artist cancellations
Originally, the Social Planning and Events Committee to Represent Undergraduate Minorities planned its annual spring concert featuring YG, Metro Boomin and Kamaiyah to be held on Wednesday night.
Student groups eager to get out the vote for Pa. primary
Tuesday began early for College junior Leopold Spohngellert, one of the many Penn students leading get-out-the-vote efforts on the morning of the Pennsylvania primary.
Grief and grades: Students push for clearer policy on academics, resources when a loved one dies
The five stages of grief may make sense on paper, but in practice people rarely fit this mold. Everyone’s experience with grief is unique.
Reporter's Notebook | An early morning ticket to Primary Day in Pennsylvania
One brave (or overzealous?) Daily Pennsylvanian reporter rose before dawn to watch the democratic process at work across campus.
Penn courts LGBTQ prospective students through email mentor system
In early April, around 200 accepted LGBTQ students and allies received emails from members of Penn's queer community, telling them about the wide variety of LGBTQ resources that Penn offers.
Alumna named to Variety’s Power of Women Impact Report
Lori Landew, 1984 College graduate and entertainment lawyer with the Philadelphia-based law firm Fox Rothschild, has been named to Variety Magazine’s esteemed Power of Women New York Impact Report.
Students can now anonymously report sexual assaults through Penn Guardian app
At Take Back the Night on April 7, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush explained how students could use the Penn Guardian app to anonymously report sexual assaults.
Public Health Undergraduate Symposium brings classroom discussion straight to administrators
On Wednesday evening, students in Foundations of Public Health (HSOC 251) gathered to share their research and recommended solutions for Penn students’ health concerns in Penn’s first Public Health Undergraduate Symposium.