Student Life
Penn tops Ivy League in sending graduates to Teach for America
Grace Wang, a 2013 college graduate, joined TFA directly after graduation and has been teaching at a Cleveland school for three years now.
A look at Wharton Latino's year
The long-standing group, headed by College and Wharton senior Sebastian Negron-Reichard, helps integrate and incorporate Latino students into both Wharton and Penn at large.
AAU sexual assault climate survey reflects 2013 DP poll
In 2013, the Daily Pennsylvanian conducted a similar poll on the student body — and not much has changed.
Finding love on Facebook with UPenn Students Meet
For students who have lost faith in Tinder and OkCupid, a new dating platform has emerged: UPenn Singles Meet.
Sexual violence survey findings don't shock administrators
The data confirms previous research on why students underreport sexual violence, Director of Student Sexual Violence Prevention Jessica Mertz said.
UA to launch website to deconstruct the Penn Face
At the end of this semester, the UA will launch a website where students can share their own stories through videos and images.
Swipe Out Hunger aims to educate Penn about life on food stamps
In addition to bringing back meal-swipe donation days, Swipe Out Hunger is incorporating new efforts, such as a $4 SNAP challenge, into their program this school year.
Penn falls short of peers in sexual assault survey results
Result showed that Penn students are pessimistic about the University’s ability to effectively deal with complaints of sexual violence.
Sharing food and diverse experiences: TableTalk launches new program
#TableTalkTuesdays will be held every two weeks in a different dining hall, and will encourage students to eat with strangers and discuss interesting topics.
Off campus Greeks shake administrative oversight
OFSL is concerned that without this supervision, the students of these organizations will engage in precarious situations that may violate Penn’s code of conduct and put its members in harm’s way.
MERT steps in during Pope weekend
The Medical Emergency Response Team responded to a volume of calls comparable to that of Spring Fling.
Recitations are a balancing act for students and professors
Communication professor Amy Jordan called scheduling recitations a "dance."
Big Brothers Big Sisters offers lessons outside the classroom
For Penn students participating in the program, the hour a week they spend with their little brothers or sisters provides a welcome break from their day-to-day stresses
Interracial couples face pressures from within
Students say much of the pressure comes from within their relationships themselves.
How Penn managed the Papal visit
Penn's Emergency Operations Center dealt with the influx of pedestrians to U. City during the pope's visit.
Students, administrators not concerned with Penn's drop in college rankings
On September 9, U.S. News & World Report rankings released their 2016 edition of Best Colleges, with Penn dropping a spot to ninth place
Students launch late-night talk show
"The Late Night" had its first live taping Friday night in the Platt Student Performing Arts House.
Penn commits to a healthier campus
Penn institutionalized the health frenzy on Monday Sept. 21 by becoming the first Ivy League university to join the Healthier Campus Initiative, the collegiate branch of the Partnership for a Healthier America.
Mixed-race students struggle to find their place at Penn
For mixed race students, finding racial or cultural groups to identify with can be more of a challenge.