Student Life
With March Madness in full swing, Penn students fill out brackets, devise spin-off competitions
College freshman Adam Algalith, one of the board members for the Ware College House Council, said that the council is “definitely planning to throw a watch party for the final game with Chipotle or pizza for food.”
Does Wharton have more privileges than other schools? Students weigh in.
“Why can’t we print in your building without a Wharton ID? Not even that, why can’t I log into a computer?” Trivedi said. “At [David Rittenhouse Laboratories], my home base, we invite everyone to freely print. Same with Engineering, my second home base.”
After 'Alliance for Understanding' trip, a student reaches out to a friend she hasn't talked to since the election
“I consistently hear that [the AU] is transformational for students,” Valerie De Cruz, the director of the Greenfield Intercultural Center said. “Alumni consistently tell me they remember this program years after, and that they have formed friendships that continue into their life after Penn.”
Faculty sign letter of support for grad students' movement to unionize
Fifty-three Penn professors released a letter Sunday night in support of the graduate students’ movement to create a labor union.
Penn's DJ group The Collctve launches 'Lessns' teaching workshop
“The Collctve is a group of ‘creatives.' We are a home for good music and want to bring good music to the community,” Wharton sophomore Aayush Sanghrajka said.
Dean's Advisory Board wants to bring mental health training to every group on campus
The College Dean’s Advisory Board intends to train at least one member of every registered student group on campus in I CARE — CAPS’s mental health skill-building training that focuses on recognizing problems, supporting peers and learning the proper steps to take when a mental health issue arises.
Spring break can be far from fun — and in fact, difficult — for low-income and first-generation students
With dining halls closed, some students have trouble finding affordable options for food.
New UA budget will make Class Board events like Hey Day more accessible to low-income students
“It’s visibly clear who participates in something like Hey Day,” McKay said. “We want to make sure everyone can participate.”
At Penn you can create your own major — here's why only one student is doing it
The Individualized Major is a program through the College that allows students to design their own curriculum and, essentially, create their own department.
Protesters, preachers and homeless people: Who is allowed on Penn's campus?
When preachers set up signs on campus and chanted insults against gay people, Catholics and Jews, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush recalled students complaining that the preachers were terrifying them and insisting that their actions had to be illegal. “It’s not,” Rush said.
Bloomers and Mask and Wig grapple with political comedy in the age of Trump
“It was more parodying comedy about Trump than it was joking about Trump,” Bloom said. “We’re making fun of ourselves almost. It was on a meta-level about not touching Trump in the comedy world.”
Why fraternity—but not sorority—members were required to attend The Vagina Monologues this year
The Interfraternity Council instituted a new policy this year making it mandatory for fraternities to send at least ten members to the Vagina Monologues.
Penn is one step closer to a centralized diversity office, thanks to the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly
“GAPSA is an inclusive organization which derives strength from the diversity of its members,” the resolution reads.
Students stand against anti-Semitism in midst of vandalism of Jewish graveyards and bomb threats at community centers
In a statement released prior to the event, Hillel condemned “these overt acts of hatred, which have no space on our campus or in our country.”
What it's like to be the roommate of a sorority 'Little'
“I think it’s a fun process,” Wharton freshman Mindy Wang said. “It was funny seeing her get a striptease and getting breakfast delivered to her room every day.”
Fossil Free Penn members don surgical masks at UCouncil forum to protest University's decision against divestment
Wharton freshman and media chair of Fossil Free Penn Megan Kyne said she felt the off-the-record meetings between the club and the administration were not productive and did not allow for open communication between the two groups.
Three Penn students headed to Colombia this month to mingle with Nobel laureates
The 16th Nobel Summit marks the first time the Ivy Council — an organization that acts as a platform for the collaboration of students across the Ivy League — decided to to invite one student government representative from each of the schools to attend.
These three students are transferring out of Penn — here are their stories
Engineering freshman Brian McGrath, who was studying computer science, withdrew from Penn in December and is preparing to start at Drexel University in the fall.
HamCo may be the new place to get bubble tea or a cheesesteak this summer
University City District communications director and 2006 College graduate Alissa Weiss said the new restaurants show how new dining options complement University City’s overall development.