Front Breaking
Hey Day loses its signature biteable hats
At this year's Hey Day, juniors will don plastic hats instead of the classic styrofoam as they walk down Locust Walk on April 28.
49 Penn Faculty | In support of FFP's encampment
Forty-nine Penn faculty members express their concern that administrators called a group of students to a disciplinary meeting after their participation in FFP’s encampment on campus last week petitioning Penn to support climate justice.
Allyson Felix pulls out of Penn Relays
Just a day before the Penn Relays were slated to begin, Allyson Felix has pulled out of the meet for undisclosed reasons.
Period@Penn pilot program stocks campus bathrooms with free period products
During the week of April 8, members of Period@Penn placed a total of more than 6,300 Always brand menstrual pads and tampons in bathrooms in 12 high-traffic buildings.
Creative Writing Program to host honors thesis reading event
The hybrid event will take place at the Kelly Writers House Arts Cafe, with a virtual option available. The honors program's nine graduating seniors will present excerpts from their Creative Writing thesis projects.
New City Council plan would require companies to provide a tax break on employee SEPTA passes
The proposal would allow workers to pay for SEPTA passes with pre-tax salaries, saving their federal income tax bill by an average of $200 to $250 a year.
Three Penn Relays events to keep an eye on this weekend
While the Penn Relays will host numerous races and competitors over the course of its three days, three particular races stand out among all the others.
Penn Sustainability highlights environmental initiatives on campus during Earth Week events
Earth Week was held from April 18 to April 22.
Penn COVID-19 case count decreases for the first time in two months
A total of 304 community members tested positive for COVID-19 last week — down 479 from the week before — during the five-day period when indoor masks were required in public spaces.
Kite and Key tour guides to be paid starting fall 2022
Members of Penn’s Kite and Key Society, the oldest student volunteer organization on campus, will receive compensation for their work within the society starting in fall 2022.
How Patrick Burkinshaw went from NCAA champion to Penn's stalwart goalie
As the Quakers make an NCAA Championship run, they'll be assisted in goal by Patrick Burkinshaw, who came to Penn having already won an NCAA Championship of his own.
Penn baseball legend Doug Glanville speaks on diversity and fairness at KWH events
At the Kelly Writers House on Monday evening and Tuesday morning, attendees heard Doug Glanville talk about his new book in addition to his thoughts on the present state of the MLB.
Baseball completes key sweep of Brown to remain near top of Ivy League
With just two Ivy League series remaining in the regular season, Penn baseball's weekend sweep of Brown could not have come at a better time.
Five tips to coffee chat like a pro
The Daily Pennsylvanian has gathered five tips to help you have the best coffee chat ever.
Varun Saraswathula | Psychedelics are redefining well-being; Penn needs to get involved
Columnist Varun Saraswathula writes about psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin and LSD, and how they are powerful therapeutics for a variety of mental illnesses; he argues that Penn should open a center for psychedelic research like many of its peer institutions to be at the forefront of psychiatry.
Penn graduate Elon Musk to acquire Twitter in $44 billion deal
Following the acquisition, Twitter shares will no longer be publicly exchanged, and Musk will pay Twitter stockholders $54.20 in cash per share.
A voter's guide to the May 2022 Pennsylvania primary
In preparation for the upcoming election, The Daily Pennsylvanian has assembled a comprehensive ballot guide detailing how to vote, in person or by mail, and a brief run-down on all the candidates for students registered to vote on campus.
Women's and men's golf each place sixth at Ivy Champs, bid farewell to seniors
Although the sixth-place finishes were less than optimal, the Ivy League Championships gave Penn golf's seniors the chance to meaningfully bid farewell to their collegiate careers.
Penn Rocketry launches eight student-assembled rockets in Pittsburgh
Penn Rocketry — a student group founded by College and Wharton sophomore Scott Shrager in November 2021 — traveled to Pittsburgh on Sunday to launch eight high-powered model rockets.