Articles by Jasmine Ni
01/16/25 12:43am
Penn Police digitally surveilled student in vandalism investigation, search warrants reveal
Three search warrants filed by the Penn Police Department between Sept. 24 and Oct. 18, 2024 reference CCTV footage and phone activity records as justification for the Oct. 18, 2024 search. 12/10/24 5:56am
William Levy donates $42 million to Penn's College of Arts and Sciences for scholarship fund
The estate donation — which brings his lifetime contributions to Penn to $50 million — will establish the William J. Levy Endowed Scholarship Fund to support over 40 students annually. 12/10/24 5:31am
Year in Review: Magill’s resignation is followed by turmoil, unrest on Penn’s campus
The Daily Pennsylvanian compiled the fallout from Magill’s resignation over the past year, from national scrutiny of the University and political fallout to increased student activism. 12/04/24 1:52am
‘A dire situation’: Penn faculty say shared governance broke down over past year
Penn’s faculty members claimed that the University’s shared governance structures have eroded over the past year amid administrative turmoil and controversies surrounding academic freedom and open expression. 11/17/24 11:38pm
Wharton board chair, Magill adversary Marc Rowan floated for Trump’s Treasury secretary
Rowan, a prominent Magill critic and the chair of the Wharton Board of Advisors, is a candidate to be appointed as President-elect Donald Trump's secretary of the Treasury. 11/15/24 10:34am
Trump appoints Penn professor and alumnus as Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor
If confirmed, Clayton would oversee the most prestigious U.S. attorney’s office in the country and oversee the high-profile criminal cases against New York City Mayor Eric Adams and rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs. 11/07/24 2:04am
Three major findings the House report on campus antisemitism revealed about Penn
The Republican-led United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce released a 325-page report with the committee’s findings from its yearlong investigation of several higher education institutions — including Penn. 11/07/24 1:47am
Trump's proposals could deport students, remove federal funding from Penn, DP analysis finds
The Daily Pennsylvanian took a look at what a second Trump presidency — and a projected Republican majority in the Senate — could mean for Penn and higher education institutions across the country. 11/05/24 11:43pm
Harris wins precincts around Penn with 81.6% of Election Day votes as turnout eclipses 2020
81.6% of votes cast in the locations on and around Penn’s campus on Election Day were for Vice President Kamala Harris, and 16.3% of votes were for former President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump. 11/05/24 2:29am
Kamala Harris makes final appeal of campaign at Phila. rally drawing hundreds of Penn students
Programming for the eight-hour event included performances from musical artists, speeches from local- and national-level politicians, and remarks from public figures. 11/04/24 12:52am
Biden visits Phila. union hall to tout pro-labor record, present Presidential Citizens Medal
Biden spoke to a crowd of union members at UA Local 692 Sprinkler Fitters about his administration’s support for organized labor. 11/03/24 11:27pm
Faculty group condemns Penn's temporary protest guidelines, alleging academic freedom violations
AAUP-Penn criticized the University's implementation of the guidelines, and alleged a failure by the University to uphold academic freedom. 11/01/24 1:18am
How Penn’s controversies became a lightning rod for national political discourse
The University has attracted attention in debates around elite influence, free expression, and the role of higher education in society. 10/31/24 4:20pm
House antisemitism report publishes Penn disciplinary data, internal admin. correspondence
The report by the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce includes the committee’s findings from its yearlong investigation of several higher education institutions, including Penn. 10/30/24 1:09am
Chinatown activists opposed to 76ers arena legislation disrupt Phila. City Council meeting
The rally, which was organized by the No Arena PHL Coalition, aimed to express opposition to the proposal for a new 76ers arena on the border of Philadelphia's Chinatown. 10/30/24 12:47am
Trump, Wharton alumnus, distances himself from Penn in third presidential campaign
Trump has only mentioned "Penn" or the "University of Pennsylvania" 20 times during his third campaign for the presidency, a sharp decline from his previous campaigns. 10/29/24 12:40am
Faculty groups denounce Penn’s use of police force in warrant execution at off-campus house
AAUP-Penn's Executive Committee called the search a “dangerous and traumatizing treatment” of students in a statement and questioned the intensity of the police response. 10/22/24 12:02am
Ochatto ordered to temporarily close following nine health code violations
The restaurant accumulated a total of nine violations of the Philadelphia Health Code, according to an inspection report available on the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s website. 10/15/24 1:52am
Penn students criticize campus closures, police response after vigil
Police officers rerouted traffic from the two streets and barricaded sections of College Green and Locust Walk. 10/07/24 3:52pm