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Students, faculty discuss significance of Pennsylvania redistricting as debate continues
Pennsylvanian politicians are attempting to finalize district maps for the state to use based on 2020 census data. Penn Leads the Vote has been working to include the perspectives of more college-aged voters in the redistricting process.
Penn women’s swimmer Lia Thomas sparks national conversation on transgender athletes
Thomas broke meet, program, and pool records at the 2021 Zippy Invitational — which has since sparked a national conversation about transgender athletes in sports and current NCAA guidelines.
Penn's new indoor masking policy, explained
In a Jan. 7 email to the Penn community, administrators announced that all community members in campus buildings must either double-mask or wear a KN95 or N95 mask.
Penn reopens indoor dining as in-person classes resume
Students are expected to provide proof of vaccination in compliance with Philadelphia’s vaccine card mandate when dining at any of Penn's retail dining locations.
Penn Residential Services to be relocated to Sansom Place West before Stouffer renovations
Director of Residential Services Patrick Killilee confirmed that the relocation of the offices is not permanent and that they will return to Stouffer Commons following the renovations.
Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes | Penn’s Broken Promises to the Black Residents of "University City"
Guest columnists from the Coalition to Save the UC Townhomes underscore the racism of Penn-trification and urge Penn students and administrators to act now to address the housing crisis in University City.
Men's basketball protects lead to the final minute in win against Yale
Yale was left to chase Penn for the lead throughout the game, but the Quakers held on to emerge with the win 76-68.
Women's basketball continues downward skid with double-digit loss to Yale
In a road matchup against Yale, the Quakers struggled to gain their footing throughout the game, never once grabbing the lead at any point.
Penn Medicine's Drew Weissman, Katalin Karikó receive $3 million VinFuture Grand Prize
Two Perelman School of Medicine Professors were awarded $3 million dollars in Vietnam for their breakthrough mRNA research which led to the technology behind the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.
NCAA announces new transgender athlete guidelines, defers authority on a sport-by-sport basis
After Penn swimmer Lia Thomas broke meet and program records at the Zippy Invitationals, the NCAA's policies on transgender athletes have drawn national attention.
Dartmouth includes international students in need-blind admissions
This change means that Dartmouth will no longer consider an applicant's ability to pay in evaluating international students, as well as U.S. citizens and permanent residents.
COVID-19 cases fall citywide, indicating that Omicron peak may have passed in Philadelphia
New daily infections in Philadelphia, the neighboring counties, and South Jersey seem to have peaked between Jan. 9 and 12, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The average daily cases in Philadelphia have dropped by 40% over the course of this past week.
Kayla Cotter | Penn’s early-move-in policies were a disaster
Columnist Kayla Cotter argues that Penn's early move-in protocols were poorly planned and led to chaos among the student body.
Penn confirms in-person classes will resume Jan. 24
In an email sent to the Penn community on Thursday morning, Penn administrators pointed to indicators that the peak of the Omicron variant has passed, following a surge of cases in the region.
Number of students in Penn's COVID-19 isolation housing surges, despite declining case count
Penn’s weekly COVID-19 case count and positivity rate subsided while the number of students in isolation continued to surge in the week prior to on-campus move-in.
Market values in University City rise as residents struggle to stay in their homes
Market value and the total taxable land increased more in University City compared to other areas of Philadelphia from 2015 to 2021.
Penn sports cancellations and postponements summarized
Cancellations and postponements defined the winter break for college sports across the United States, and Penn was no exception.
Wharton professor Gwendolyn Gordon dies at 41
Gordon was an Assistant Professor in the Wharton School's Department of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, and held a secondary appointment in the Department of Anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, according to the Penn Almanac.
Penn plans to invest over $4 million in West Phila. elementary school
The Philadelphia School District school board is set to vote on Jan. 27 on a policy that would enter the district into an agreement with Penn worth $816,500 a year over the course of five years.