Student Life
Wharton is giving away padfolios and business cards to help students beat the 'sophomore slump'
"A lot of universities put a lot of time and effort into freshmen, onboarding them, getting them acclimated to campus. Juniors and seniors have a lot of attention … sophomores are kind of the class that’s left behind."
For some black students, balancing activism and academics is an additional source of stress
“I think having to balance Penn with anything is hard, but having to balance it with being black is another level of stress on its own."
A group of freshmen organized a protest against Trump's DACA repeal
"This is an issue that cannot be ignored. We want other campuses and places in general to learn from out example. We cannot remain silent in times like this."
It's still fall, but Greek organizations are already preparing freshmen for rush in the spring
College senior Andrea Klein said these fall events are an informal way to let students learn more about Greek life in a "low-pressure setting."
SAC has funding for groups facing unanticipated costs. Here's how it gets allocated.
Last year, SAC awarded 49 percent of all requests for contingency funding.
Various fraternities at Harvard are making the shift into gender-neutral groups
Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity at Harvard announced last week that the club had finished its transformation into Aleph, a gender-neutral club.
Student groups and administrators are collaborating to make leaves of absences work for all students
"The whole purpose of a leave of absence is to put students on a path to success," said Executive Director for Education and Academic Planning Rob Nelson.
At PennApps XVI, students made inter-dimensional robots and hung out with the founder of Quora
Winning projects included Sorty McSortface, a recycling and trash bin which automatically sorts waste and Todd: the inter-dimensional robot.
This site ranks Penn's Greek institutions by looks and popularity. Greek leaders call it a 'joke.'
On the site, fraternities and sororities are given a number grade that classify it as an “upper,” “middle” or “lower tier” organization.
Ten months post-election, Penn Democrats is shifting gears to focus on local politics
The group has historically followed the platform of the Democratic Party, but they're now shifting away from this "top-down" approach to push for the policies they believe in.
Family, friends and mentors gathered to honor the life of College senior Nick Moya
Moya's mother spoke of her son as "an old soul — intuitive and inquisitive."
The book center's decision to stop carrying course books has frustrated some on campus
“Penn Book Center was never problematic," said Lily Applebaum, assistant to the Faculty Director of the Kelly Writers House Al Filreis.
Instances of students needing hospital transport during NSO rose 20 percent from last year
Between August 24 to 27, there were 11 cases of students requiring sickness transport and five cases of them requiring sickness assistance.
LGBT Center Director Bob Schoenberg — a Penn 'institution' — officially retires after 35 years
“Penn was a leader in higher education, but Bob was a leader in LGBT advocacy."
Penn InTouch is being replaced, but most current students won't get to see it.
Penn InTouch can support up to 1,200 concurrent users. That is 5 percent of Penn's overall student population.
When it comes to single-gender performing groups, where do gender non-conforming students fit in?
The all-female comedy troupe, Bloomers, has changed their constitution to be more inclusive to gender non-conforming students.
Thousands of students live off campus. This isn't so easy for students on financial aid.
Living off-campus often requires students to produce large sums of money upfront, which can be a challenge for students on financial aid.
Penn students affected by Hurricane Harvey are still dealing with its aftermath
“Here in Philadelphia the sun is shining, but back home people are legitimately drowning to save their children.”
From changing phone numbers to discovering CVS, international students face unique obstacles while settling in
For the first time this year, Penn set the move-in date for international students to two days prior to NSO. The Assembly of International Students say this isn't enough.