Student Life
Only some students find peer advisors helpful
The Daily Pennsylvanian surveyed 24 freshmen, and only four responded that they had found their peer advisor to be useful. Three of the four noted that they had contacted or been contacted by their peer advisor after NSO.
A team of Penn freshmen are using tech to keep refugees connected
Team Mesh constructed a hardware — called the mesh box — and a smartphone app that would enable refugees to communicate with one another without the need for cell towers or the Internet.
How community leaders say to respond to hate speech on campus
“Activism takes different forms,” University Chaplain Rev. Charles Howard said. “It’s not just the hate of racists that hurts, but it’s the silence of loved ones.”
What used to be the Wharton Business Plan Competition is back with a new name and big changes
The Penn Wharton Startup Challenge, formerly known as the Wharton Business Plan Competition, is back with a new name and a mission to foster innovative and entrepreneurial spirit beyond Wharton.
Stressed? A College senior designed an app for that
The app, called Springpop, is a controlled newsfeed of upbeat posts. Users choose producers of happy material to follow for content ranging from health tips to motivational articles to outfit suggestions.
What it's like to be the only person from your state in the freshman class
Arkansas, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota and Wyoming all have only one student each in the class of 2020.
How Penn students celebrated Lunar New Year
As a member of the Vietnamese Student Association, Nguyen talked about celebrating the holiday at Penn. Despite being away from her home and family, Nguyen said she was happy to see that “a lot of people still cherish the traditions that we have, and we have a great community to celebrate with.”
Sorority recruitment moved earlier than fraternity rush, prompting mixed reactions
Recruitment chair of Chi Omega and Nursing junior Jordan Lilley said she felt it was unfair that one of the reasons given to the sorority chapters for the rescheduling of their recruitment process was that sorority rush events conflicted with fraternity rush events.Excitement for Trump is at all-time high for College Republicans
College Republicans President and Wharton junior Sean Egan explained that Friday will be a good day for the club even though many of its members were skeptical of Trump throughout the election.
Life as a Graduate Associate comes with challenges, unique opportunties
Mental health assistance, casual interactions take center stage
Rush is unfamiliar for some international students — here are their thoughts
“Where I come from there’s nothing like rush. There’s nothing like Greek life or sororities and fraternities. It was new to some extent, I didn’t get what the point of it was,” Engineering freshman Zena Kipkenda said. “When it comes to public colleges, joining clubs in Kenya is up to an individual.”
Van Pelt will soon have a new sound-proof study room
The room will have glass walls, wood ceilings, lights to mimic the stars, and a wool and silk sculpture by artist Claudy Jongstra, who is featured at the Barnes Foundation. Rogers added that the sculpture will help with sound reduction as the fabric will absorb outside noise. The room will also feature 84 seats in the main area, and 13 “soft seats.”
This GA sang for President Obama and analyzed cyber hacks
This weekend, Cohney attended his first hacker convention in Washington, D.C., where he learned physical and information security skills. “There was a room dedicated to locksport, which is competitive lock picking,” Cohney said.
Penn ranked 8th most innovative university
“There are so many opportunities on campus for innovation,” Director of Weiss Tech House Anne Stamer said. “We have a program for everybody.”
The cost of intense club elections at Penn
Long club elections are hardly unique at Penn. While club leaders see comprehensive elections as necessary to select the most suitable executive team, many acknowledge that intense elections have repercussions on students’ energy and their emotional well-being.
This College senior wants to ignite friendships with Philadelphia food
Last Wednesday, Litwin sent out a Google form to different student groups like PennQuest and Bloomers, inviting four or five students to a meal at a Philadelphia restaurant.Your guide to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day events on campus
Events around campus include a “Privilege Walk,” a screening of the film “Hidden Figures” and a lecture on social justice.
What happens at college houses during break? Some students forget to leave
As students flooded off campus to their holiday destinations, Facilities was hard at work getting the college houses ready for break.
Princeton's student government is giving out free pads and tampons
This program is not the first of its kind, and similar programs have been successful at universities like Brown, Cornell and Columbia.