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(10/12/17 2:31am)
Penn's newest college houses, Hill College House and New College House, are frequently recognized for their environmentally friendly designs. Just last month, NCH was selected as one of six projects honored for sustainability. But Penn has also been working to improve environmentalism at older college houses, changes which students may not even have been aware of.
(09/26/17 9:02pm)
A minor uproar rippled through campus yesterday after students learned that many of the food trucks on campus were raising their prices.
(09/21/17 11:38pm)
In a few years, Wharton students might be getting a new research center with even more classrooms, research space and study spots.
(09/18/17 3:00pm)
Over 40 percent of Penn students live off campus, almost all of whom are upperclassmen. Many of these students eat off campus too, but for years Student Registration & Financial Services estimated the same cost of meals for students living on and off-campus. During the 2016-17 academic year, that estimate was $5,086.
(08/29/17 12:01am)
For many at Penn, move-in can take days. Students may have to register guests, transport heavy furniture and unpack a wardrobe large enough to last the entire school year. For some students living at Hamilton Court Apartments this semester, all these tasks will have to be done on Aug. 29 — the first day of classes.
(08/25/17 11:36am)
Duke University President and former Penn Provost Vincent Price has taken a stand on the national debate over statues of Confederate leaders, ordering the removal of a statue commemorating Confederate General Robert E. Lee from one of Duke’s most iconic buildings. This came a week after violent protests erupted in Charlottesville, Va. over the planned removal of a statue of Lee from the University of Virginia's campus.
(08/22/17 3:37am)
For the entirety of the past school year, Hill College House was closed for construction. Now, after 15 months and $80 million worth of renovations, 500 freshmen will be moving into the newly renovated facility.
(07/06/17 12:41am)
Penn students launched a petition to protest Penn Dining’s policy of disallowing students to cancel their Penn dining plans.
(06/21/17 1:08pm)
As part of the scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees last week, the Trustees Facilities and Campus Planning Committee discussed Penn's newest investment projects, one of which is valued at more than $1 billion.
(06/21/17 12:18am)
University administrators have rejected student protesters’ latest call to divest its endowment from fossil fuel holdings.
(06/01/17 2:17am)
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce — a private lobbying group for which Penn is one of seven “sustaining investors” — is suing Philadelphia over a law designed to promote fair pay.
(04/25/17 11:52pm)
The Philadelphia Office of Property Assessment announced that it is reevaluating the city’s “commercial, industrial, and institutional properties,” and Penn has come under scrutiny.
(04/18/17 2:13am)
Students hoping to celebrate the end of the semester with dinner at Harvest Seasonal Grill & Wine Bar may see their plans go up in smoke.
(04/07/17 12:04am)
Environmental advocacy group PennEnvironment announced at a press conference Thursday that Philadelphia is that Philadelphia is the second-smoggiest city in the Northeast.
(04/04/17 12:13am)
Staffing difficulties, quality concerns and sleepy drunk patrons are some of the reasons Allegro Pizza and Grill is no longer open 24/7.
(03/30/17 3:22am)
Students at Temple University may have to swallow the cost of Philadelphia’s soda tax through an increased meal plan cost — but Penn has no plans to go a similar route.
(03/29/17 3:03pm)
Penn lost a contract to train new Philadelphia school teachers to an institution not accredited to award master’s degrees in Pennsylvania earlier this month.
(03/20/17 1:09am)
A restaurant that helps the homeless is opening a new location right off-campus.
(03/15/17 12:15am)
Jezabel Careaga has been bringing traditional Argentine cuisine to Philadelphia since 2010, when she opened her namesake cafe on 26th and Pine. Now, she’s expanding operations to West Philadelphia — but it won’t be run like a typical restaurant.
(03/02/17 3:41am)
The city’s “hottest” housing market is just blocks off Penn’s campus — and this market heat-up has a lot to do with Penn itself.