Articles by Jack Cahn
11/17/15 12:38am
Hedge fund manager Bill Ackman talks social impact at Wharton
The Turner Social Impact Executive Speaker Series emphasizes using business acumen for good. 10/20/15 2:58am
Behind the Apron
Meet the Ivy League cook who went from juvenile delinquent to acclaimed entrepreneur. 10/14/15 2:22am
A House Divided
Welcome to The Radian: Where lush couches, flat-screen televisions and spiral staircases fill duplex lounges, where gyms with state-of-the-art equipment have windows that extend from the floor to the ceiling and where modern kitchens are furnished with the newest appliances. 10/13/15 11:58pm
HOUSING GUIDE | Standing the Test of Time: Freshman halls that actually stayed close
Many freshman hall bonds fade, but some have beat the odds. 09/21/15 1:41am
The Godfather of Penn Politics
A 6'3" Obama lookalike, Gabe Delaney has had a journey in Penn politics that shaped his character and mission, and, he hopes, made a lasting impact on the next generation of Penn leaders. 08/30/15 10:27pm
Inside Penn's soaring tuition
Penn administrators explain why tuition is rising at twice the rate of inflation. 08/25/15 11:38pm
Students surprised by Convocation’s focus on mental health
Few expected convocation to pointedly address the mental health crisis that has rocked Penn’s campus since six students committed suicide within 15 months. 04/27/15 12:14am
Penn amasses budget surplus, but not used for tuition
This year's operating surplus was $262 million, enough to cover one-third of undergraduate tuition. 04/09/15 1:27am
LPS students excluded from no-loan financial aid policy
Hip-hop singer Casey Bridgeford was living off of food stamps in Indianapolis, working at a community center by day and performing by night when he decided to go back to school 12 years ago. 03/30/15 1:59am
Doors for immigrant students opening at Penn and beyond
Getting by as an undocumented immigrant is difficult — but at Penn and beyond, this population is seeing growing support. 03/23/15 1:08am
In wake of Yale protest, Penn students stand behind work study
Penn students expressed positive feelings about work-study, saying that the experience equips them will skills and career exploration. 03/16/15 1:41am
The myth of Spring Break
For many Penn students, Spring Break is no break at all. 03/02/15 1:52am
Taking shots on Penn's dime
Alcohol is everywhere. Fraternities store enough of it to serve hundreds per night. It is sold illegally to minors, exchanged in dorm rooms and was even served at the Penn Museum during one recent exhibit. It may even be in a classroom nearby. 02/26/15 8:01pm
Second trustees protest of the day
The Board of Trustees Budget & Finance Meeting today quite literally ended in protest. 02/26/15 5:30pm
Undergraduate cost of attendance jumps by 3.9 percent for sixth consecutive year
The University authorized a financial aid budget of $206 million, the highest in Penn's history. 02/24/15 10:37pm
Penn Center for Innovation spearheads tech incubator
The University received a prestigious three-year grant from the National Science Foundation to establish an I-Corps Site to support translation of research into the marketplace. 02/23/15 2:29am
SOUL protests no-loan policy
Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation held a Student Debt Demonstration this past Friday to protest Penn’s no loan policy. 02/19/15 2:02am
Penn's wage tax contributions fly past PILOT controversy
Student backlash against the University's PILOTs police — or lack thereof — has brought Penn's relationship with the City of Brotherly Love under public scrutiny. 02/17/15 12:54am
A monk, a soldier, a student, turned businessman
How one Wharton student (almost) got arrested, became a pimp, started a Mafia and became Singapore’s hottest young entrepreneur. 02/16/15 1:25am