Student Life
SPEC hosts fall-themed festival on College Green with axe throwing, pumpkin decorating, free food
Students were able to participate in a variety of activities at the festival, such as axe throwing, pumpkin and face painting, a 360 photo booth, and bounce houses.
Penn Jewish Voice for Peace, Chavurah erect Gaza Solidarity Sukkah on campus
Students gathered in the backyard of the Penn Women’s Center on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to commemorate the lives lost in Gaza.
Penn's annual Climate Week highlights global warming solutions, interdisciplinary approaches
Climate Week, a yearly tradition at Penn, provides an opportunity for the Penn community to learn about and engage with climate action.
Inside Penn’s largely unknown process of assigning sector tags to College courses
Multiple faculty members told The Daily Pennsylvanian that they were not aware of how the sector tag assignment process worked or what committees were involved.
Signs on Penn’s campus vandalized with text commemorating assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
Two of the vandalized signs were located at the ARCH building and Annenberg Public Policy Center, according to pictures obtained by The Daily Pennsylvanian.
Penn declines divestment proposal from Muslim Students Association
A University spokesperson told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the Steering Committee declined the proposal, reiterating Penn’s opposition to boycotts, divestment, or sanctions against Israel.
Penn students start Jewish Voice for Peace chapter to support pro-Palestinian cause
The Penn JVP Chapter was founded by a College sophomore and graduate student, who requested anonymity due to fear of personal harassment.
Climate activists interrupt fireside chat with Penn Board of Trustees chair
The demonstrators addressed Board of Trustees Chair Ramanan Raghavendran, calling for him to use his position to lead the University's divestment from fossil fuels.
Free farmers market provides fresh, accessible produce to Penn community every Tuesday
The program, which is a collaboration between the Penn Center for Public Health and Penn Farm, starts every week at 11:30 a.m. and runs until the produce is gone.
Penn, Phila. community members gather for Vote That Jawn event to promote youth voter turnout
The event was organized by Vote That Jawn, a nonpartisan initiative started by Penn senior lecturer Lorene Cary to bring young voters to the polls.
Penn named in lawsuit accusing universities of price-fixing scheme targeting divorced parents
The suit explicitly names the former director of Student Financial Aid at Penn for involvement in the price fixing scheme.
Penn’s student conduct, academic integrity violations increase, disciplinary data shows
The report, which was released in July, listed 742 total incidents — a 22% increase from 608 in 2022-23 and 678 the year before.
Penn to replace Harnwell, Harrison elevators for $13.8 million amid reliability concerns
At a Sept. 26 Board of Trustees meeting, Penn authorized up to $13.8 million for the replacement of elevators in the Harnwell and Harrison College Houses.
Lauder Institute establishes institutional neutrality, following Penn’s lead
Representatives and administrators of the Lauder Institute will “abstain from opining on societal and political events,” unless there is an exceptional case which poses a danger to the “very mission of the Institute and its values of free inquiry," according to the statement.
Penn alters financial aid application to simplify process, limit paperwork
Five new changes to the financial aid process aim to make it more simple for applicants, according to the announcement from Penn Admissions.
Donations to Hillel can now be made directly through Penn under new agreement
The new agreement allows unrestricted donations to Penn Hillel to be eligible for recognition from Penn.
Penn creates position to manage antisemitism task force, presidential commission recommendations
The new project manager will be responsible for implementing the recommendations of the University Task Force on Antisemitism and the Presidential Commission on Countering Hate and Building Community.
Rodin College House experiences unexpected five-hour water outage, citing leak in lobby
Penn Business Services Director of Communications and External Relations Courtney Dombroski wrote to The Daily Pennsylvanian that the shutdown occurred to fix a leak in the Rodin lobby.
Penn quietly discontinues Bio-Dental program, sparking confusion over student statuses
Three students who spoke with the DP described feeling confusion and concern over whether current students in the program were still provided their conditional acceptance into the Dental School.