Student Life
Penn's cultural centers to host graduation celebrations for the Class of 2022
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with the seven cultural centers at Penn to find out how they will be celebrating graduating students this spring.
From Beirut to San Jose — Meet five students admitted via Regular Decision to the Class of 2026
Around 55,000 students applied to Penn this year through both Early and Regular Decision, and around 2,400 students are expected to make up the incoming first-year class.
Penn One for the World branch hosts Spikeball tournament outside NCHW
The group set up six different Spikeball nets out on the grass for the event, which cost $5 to register for.
Yale makes pre-orientation programs free of cost and mandatory for all first-year students
All first years will arrive on Aug. 21 and participate in a campus-wide orientation before splitting into smaller groups and heading off to their individualized pre-orientation programs, which will conclude prior to the start of classes.
Koreana, a staple of campus cuisine, to close this month after 15 years
The restaurant will close its doors on April 17. The restaurant block is expected to be rebuilt into a new high-tech office and lab space in early 2023.
Lil Yachty to perform at Spring Fling as surprise guest
Cheat Codes and Flo Milli will headline the concert, which will take place in Penn Park Friday at 8 p.m. This year's concert will be the first to be held in person since 2019.
PAACH hosts “AsianTalks” — a student-led group therapy discussion series
PAACH has hosted five AsianTalks discussion events in the form of group therapy sessions with 20 to 30 graduate and undergraduate students.
Penn students, alumni celebrate 50th anniversary of Du Bois College House
The 50th anniversary reunion event attracted former and current residents of Du Bois College House, who came together to reflect on their experiences living in the college house.
DIG restaurant opens second Philadelphia location on 36th Street
DIG is a fast-casual restaurant with a "vegetable-forward" menu and will be located at 36th and Sansom streets near the Penn Bookstore.
Penn student groups to hold Holi celebration for the first time since 2019
During Holi, people throw colored powder into the air and on each other to celebrate. To prepare, the Class Boards have purchased thousands of pounds of powder in six different colors.
‘Euphoria’ star Hunter Schafer visits Penn for SPEC Connaissance speaker event
In front of a sold-out crowd, Hunter Schafer sat down with Malik Muhammad, associate director at the LGBT Center, to discuss her life and answer the audience's questions.
Wellness at Penn earns nation’s highest distinction for LGBTQ equality in health care
Wellness at Penn is one of only six college health centers nationwide awarded the distinction of LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader for 2022.
Undergraduate COVID-19 positivity rate increases to 6.87% largely due to social gatherings
Administrators wrote that the COVID-19 Dashboard reflects that “transmission remains primarily associated with social gatherings,” such as formals and galas.
Two Penn seniors start Instagram blog to highlight the stories behind food
They decided to start an Instagram page — @flirtyforfood — amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to share this passion with their friends and help support small businesses in the process.
Penn graduate Wendy Bach to discuss her new book on poverty, opioid epidemic at KWH event
KWH Faculty Director Al Filreis will host the conversation, which will take place at the Arts Café at 12 p.m. and will be livestreamed on YouTube.
Campus Health brings back online self-help programs during spring semester
Following encouraging feedback from former participants, Campus Health has decided to bring back “Sleep Well” and “Sex Well," two popular self-help programs, for a second cohort this semester.
Here are five tips to help you navigate Path@Penn
The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Rob Nelson, Executive Director for Academic Technology & Planning, on March 24, who shared five tips for navigating Path@Penn.
Penn Climate Ventures hosts second annual competition
In this year's competition, there are over 200 participants ranging from high school to graduate students from 14 countries and more than 90 schools.
Penn club raises money for Children's Hospital of Philadelphia in 24-hour video game livestream
From 7 p.m. on March 5 to 7 p.m. on March 6, club members streamed games on Twitch