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Senior Column by Dan Spinelli | My final words
I understand now the importance of balance and the value of just being present with those you love.
Penn athletes wanted easier access to mental health resources. Their obstacle? CAPS.
The University has not introduced any substantial reforms to the way athletes receive and request mental health care, either from Counseling and Psychological Services or through Penn Athletics, according to more than half a dozen athletes.
Under the final GOP tax plan, Penn will pay a landmark excise tax on its endowment
The final bill omitted a tax on graduate student waivers, which experts predicted would have hiked student fees by up to 300 percent.
Why we are devoting a day of coverage to mental health
Starting a dialogue on mental health requires patience to grasp at what is elusive and acceptance of the impossibility of capturing every nuance of stress, addiction and trauma.
A Penn student group protested abortion on College Green with graphic photos of aborted fetuses
Quakers for Life, a student group opposed to abortion, protested outside Van Pelt Library on Monday using nearly twenty graphic pictures of aborted fetuses.
What Gutmann and Pritchett told The Daily Pennsylvanian about DACA, mental health and unregistered parties
Penn's president and provost shied away from details in a 30-minute interview with editors from The Daily Pennsylvanian.
A Penn Law School student, 31, died over the weekend
Justin Hamano, a third-year law student, had roles on Lambda Law and the University of Pennsylvania Law Review.
Penn moves to standardize how undergraduate faculty are notified of student deaths
The deans of each undergrad school had previously been able to choose whether or not to inform their constituent faculty members, leaving swaths of faculty uninformed of student deaths.
President Amy Gutmann remains silent on how the task force's recommendations directly combat sexual violence
Gutmann said the Task Force’s “overarching” goal had been to keep students safe from all types of harm, from sexual assault to “falling behind in their studies.”
UPDATED: Veterinary student's cause of death is still unknown
Brett Cooper, who was slated to graduate in 2018, died in his off-campus residence, the University announced in an email.
Penn administrators express 'deepest sympathies' to anyone affected by Hurricane Irma
On Aug. 31, the same top three University officials emailed about Hurricane Harvey, including many same resources and details.
Two Penn students are on trial for assault. A third was hospitalized. What happened in the Quad on April 8?
No clean resolutions are likely in any story like this—complete with blotted memories, bias and alcohol-fueled chaos.
Sigma Alpha Mu acknowledges death of College senior Nicholas Moya in Facebook post
"Nick was and always will be a beloved brother of Sigma Alpha Mu," the group said. "In all that he did on Penn's campus, Nick embodied the main tenets of our brotherhood and he will be greatly missed."
College senior, 21, died Thursday night
The student, Nicholas Moya, formerly lived in Ware College House and had been president of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
Penn names Erin Cross as the second ever director of the LGBT Center
Cross, who begins her new job on Sept. 13, replaces longtime LGBT Center Director Bob Schoenberg.
Reported incidents of cheating at Penn have increased by 161 percent since 2013
Not all of these cases result in actual conduct violations, but the substantial rise in investigations parallels a crackdown in higher education on sharing information in computer science courses.
Unarmed robbery at 42nd and Locust sparks Penn safety alert
The Division of Public Safety have sent nine safety alerts since the beginning of the summer.
‘Not all cultures are created equal’ says Penn Law professor in op-ed
In an interview with The Daily Pennsylvanian, Penn Law School professor Amy Wax said Anglo-Protestant cultural norms are superior.
Penn Law is not changing its admissions policy, even as other schools make the LSAT optional
"There is no change in our admissions policy for the 2017 – 2018 cycle," said Renee Post, Penn Law associate dean for admissions and financial aid, in a statement.
An armed robbery around 42nd and Pine sparked an early-morning UPennAlert
The woman, who is not affiliated with Penn, was approached by a man in a multicolored shirt and dark shorts, who pulled a gun out and demanded she give him her bag.Blog Posts by Dan Spinelli
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