Front Breaking
Tested positive for COVID-19? Here’s what you need to do next
With positive COVID-19 cases among undergraduate students continuing to soar, more students than ever need advice on what to do after receiving a positive test result.
Undergraduate case count continues to climb, rising to over 600
A total of 757 community members tested positive for COVID-19 during the week of Jan. 30 to Feb. 5 — continuing a three-week increasing trend.
Participants deem first Penn Global Seminar in two years a success — despite COVID-19 cases
When the class arrived in mainland Ecuador, eight group members tested positive for COVID-19, and completed their quarantine in Guayaquil while the remaining seven returned to the United States.
DP Sports Player(s) of the Week: Aly Abou Eleinen and Saksham Choudhary
Normally, DP Sports Player of the Week goes to just one athlete. But when two players on the same team both don't lose, you can't really justify putting one above the other.
Sixteen Penn swimmers say teammate Lia Thomas should not be allowed to compete
The student-athletes wrote in their letter that Thomas was taking “competitive opportunities” away from them, particularly spots in the Ivy League championship meet.
Harvard faculty members sign open letter questioning Title IX sanctions imposed on professor
Comaroff was placed on unpaid leave last month after allegations of “unwanted touching, verbal sexual harassment, and professional retaliation," The Harvard Crimson reported.
Penn students start NFT company to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
College sophomore Evan Golinsky, Engineering junior Sebastian Melendez, and Zach Lederman, a senior at Purdue University started the company in July 2021.
Vinay Khosla | The dystopian reality of Don’t Look Up
Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that weighty political issues ought to be made more digestible for the public, such as in the Netflix film "Don't Look Up."
U.S. Senate confirms Penn President Amy Gutmann as U.S. ambassador to Germany
Gutmann was confirmed by a vote of 54 to 42 when the Senate convened Tuesday afternoon. President Joe Biden officially nominated Gutmann after months of speculation on July 2, 2021.
USPS mails rapid COVID-19 tests to West Philadelphia residents via federal initiative
President Biden promised to mail 500 million free, at-home rapid COVID-19 tests to Americans. Since Jan. 18, individuals have been able to request up to four tests per household online.
Local coalition hosts teach-in to combat gentrification of University City Townhomes
The event was hosted at W.E.B. DuBois College House by Police Free Penn in collaboration with the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes.
Developers plan to build high-tech office and lab building at 38th and Chestnut Streets
The 13-floor, 310,000-square-foot high-rise office building is set for construction from early 2023 to 2025.
Former Penn professor and Grammy-winning composer George Crumb dies at 92
Considered an accomplished avant-garde composer, Crumb gained public recognition as a talented composer in the 1960s and 1970s.
Wrestling dominates two matchups but loses chance at Ivy title
The Quakers finished the weekend with a 2-1 record after beating Lehigh and LIU, but dropped a crucial match to Cornell that knocked them out of Ivy title contention.
Penn track and field's newest additions to the record book
This year, the consistent success now characteristic of the Penn program has continued. The Quakers concluded the first month of the new year with several new entries into their history book.
Penn Student Government seeks to work with incoming University president, expand club resources
PSG leaders said that they will be expanding on some of the group's prior initiatives and also working to establish a relationship with incoming Penn President M. Elizabeth Magill, improve COVID-19 accommodations, and expand club opportunities.
Path@Penn to replace Penn InTouch on March 14 ahead of advance registration
Path@Penn, which was created by Next Generation Student System, will be a renovated version of Penn InTouch and offers many changes that students have been asking for.
Penn men's squash earns outright Ivy League title with undefeated season
Penn men's squash, No. 1 in the country, closes its regular season with an outright Ivy League title. Now, it will chase even higher honors at the CSA Team Championships.
Quakers snap five-game losing streak with win over Big Red
In Penn women’s basketball's first matchup against Cornell since before the pandemic, it picked up a critical Ivy League victory and moved past the Big Red in the Ancient Eight standings.