Articles by Samantha Hsiung
04/21/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Jameson talks federal action in DP interview
Also, Wellness at Penn and the Penn Wellness Student Coalition co-hosted a week of events focused on student health and wellbeing. 04/14/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Incoming students react to funding cuts
Also, around 40 Penn community members gathered for an interfaith vigil honoring “the martyrs of the Palestinian genocide” on Friday. 04/07/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Penn gathers for Take Back the Night
Also, Penn’s funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities is uncertain. 04/06/25 9:24pm
Penn funding from National Endowment for the Humanities uncertain as DOGE terminates agency grants
Penn currently has eight active NEH grants, covering a variety of research areas including renovations to the Penn Museum, literature analysis for low resource languages, and AI applications in archaeology. 04/03/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Professors condemn funding cuts
Also, Penn Abroad implemented changes to the study abroad application process this week. 03/31/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Trump’s first 10 weeks
Also, former Penn swimmer Lia Thomas spoke at a forum for transgender youth over the weekend. 03/28/25 2:37am
Trump executive order targets law firm that prepared Magill for congressional testimony
The March 27 action is the latest in a series of moves taken by President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump against law firms that have previously launched investigations into his actions. 03/17/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Penn launches webpage tracking federal policy changes
Also, SEPTA began renewing broken trolley tracks on 42nd Street. 03/03/25 11:20pm
ADL gives Penn ‘C’ rating on 2025 Campus Report Card, marking improvement from last year
The Anti-Defamation League rated Penn “above expectations” in publicly disclosing administrative actions and “excellent” in Jewish life on campus. 03/03/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Community reacts to graduate admissions cuts
Also, Penn senior Matt Fallon secured the NCAA's fastest time in the 200-yard breaststroke at Ivy League Championships. 02/24/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Where DEI stands at Penn
Also, several Penn groups called on University administrators to reaffirm their commitment to undocumented and international community members. 02/17/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Mackenzie Fierceton settles with Penn
Also, a downed power line caused a power outage on Penn's campus. 02/10/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Eagles fly to victory
Also, Penn's fifth annual Energy Week begins today. 02/03/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | Penn feels effects of Trump's NIH freeze
Also, a judge dismissed a Penn faculty group's amended lawsuit. 01/27/25 6:00am
DP Daybreak | UA advances disclosure resolution
Also, Penn men's basketball broke a three-pointers record over the weekend. 12/10/24 5:41am
Year in Review: Penn sees drop in underrepresented students after affirmative action ruling
In 2024, Penn saw a change in the racial makeup of its student body with a decrease in the percentage of students from historically underrepresented groups in higher education. 12/02/24 11:14pm
Penn advises international students, faculty to return to U.S. before Trump’s inauguration
The announcement, posted on the International Students and Scholar Services website, is directed at Penn community members who hold J-1 and H1-B visas and plan to travel internationally over winter break. 11/21/24 2:00am
Students concerned for future of Indigenous studies program a year after coordinator retires
Students expressed frustration about the lack of communication from the University, the sparse Indigenous representation among NAIS faculty, and the limited number of courses. 11/11/24 12:51am
Students at Penn Hillel rally against recent antisemitic violence in Amsterdam and Phila.
The Penn Israel Public Affairs Committee and Hillel co-organized the rally. 11/07/24 1:47am