Student Life
What it's like to switch roommates midway through the year
Roommates are incredibly fickle — some become lifelong friends, while others quickly fade into the background.
Everything you need to know about spring fraternity rush
Affiliated fraternities begin their official spring recruiting process with rush events on Thursday, Jan. 12 and Friday, Jan. 13.
Interfaith group lets student study the scriptures of different faiths together in Houston Hall
The interfaith group “Sharing Our Scriptures” has members that practice Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity.
Meet the Spice Collective: a group celebrating gender and race in the Asian-American women's community
Previously named About APA Women, the Spice Collective aims to provide a forum for women of Asian descent to discuss social, academic, political and economic issues.
Fraternity recruitment numbers reportedly double
Despite the widespread student and administrative backlash to the suggestive OZ email outed last semester, the outgoing IFC president said Fraternity recruitment numbers have doubled.
Sigma Nu shaken after member of color complains of racist treatment
Late Thursday night, College sophomore Victor Arellano covered the LOVE statue in flyers describing what he viewed as racist treatment from the fraternity’s executive board.
Here are some winter break plans more interesting than yours
Nayef Yassin Nayef, a sophomore in Engineering, felt the two-day travel time to his home in Palestine was too long for this year's shortened winter break, so he decided to make alternative plans.
Student leaders feel Brandeis study left out nuances
While student leaders of minority groups on campus said they were not surprised with the results of a recent study by Brandeis University, which found Penn to be lacking in socio-economic diversity and “hostile” to students of color, they felt the study left out certain nuances of their experiences at Penn.
Here's what Penn students are doing to prep for finals
As classes end and reading days roll around, Penn students start gearing up for the last hurdle before winter break: finals.
New video dating app allows you to 'spin the bottle' to meet people nearby
On Thursday, a video dating app called Spin the Bottle Video Chat was launched at Penn. The DP sat down with the app’s CEO and co-founder, Matthew Cohen, to discuss this revolutionary new way of dating.
Penn Dems and art students look to future of campus activism post-election
Students across campus are planning to promote continued dialogue surrounding the Trump administration, which they see as a necessary first step for the future of campus election-related protests.
Students share favorite late-night food options and study spaces for finals season
If you find yourself on Locust Walk this week, you may begin to notice a recurring subject in conversations taking place between stressed-out students.
Students weigh in on Penn's comparatively short reading period
With finals getting closer every minute, Penn students have hit the libraries to cram during the two-day reading period. Meanwhile, students at Harvard University have had all week to prepare for their exams.
Seven of the best and worst places to study for finals
As finals season approaches quickly, students are still trying to figure out which study spots work for them and which ones don’t. To aid with this problem, we’ve compiled a list of the best and worst study spots for the upcoming week.
Early 20th century Philly more segregated than it appeared, found College junior
College junior Thomson Korostoff has found in his research that during this period there was a significant correlation between the type of street someone lived on and that person’s race and economic backgroundSix festive things to do in Philadelphia during finals season
If puppies, holiday-themed study breaks and free cookies aren't enough to distract you from the stress of finals season, check out these Philadelphia events to get your mind off that last exam.
Here's where you can find puppies, cookies and free massages this finals season
Can’t bear to spend another minute at Van Pelt? Don’t worry — The Daily Pennsylvanian has scouted out the best options Penn offers for you to destress this finals season.
Q&A with new Interfraternity Council President Bradley Freeman
Freeman, a member of Psi Upsilon — also known as Castle — said he seeks to improve the transparency and accountability of Penn's Greek community.
ZBT does second annual No-Shave November
For the second year in a row, the fraternity participated in No-Shave November.