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Friends and family mourn the sudden death of College freshman William Steinberg

(01/03/18 5:09am)

College freshman William Steinberg, 18, was among 10 American tourists who died in a fatal plane crash on Dec. 31. Steinberg, who was traveling in Costa Rica with his family, died when his plane, which was traveling from the resort town of Punta Islita on the Pacific coast, crashed into a mountainous region.





Penn just approved its third housing project in four years. But is another dorm necessary?

(11/16/17 3:21am)

New College House West, which will be built over the high rise field, is the latest of three major projects that Penn has undertaken in the past four years to expand on-campus housing. Some administrators have said that the main reason for building New College House West is an apparent need for more on-campus housing, though student accounts and data on student housing seem to contradict this. 


Students worry that a new dorm on high rise field will take away one of Penn's remaining green spaces

(11/05/17 10:56pm)

The Board of Trustees announced Thursday that plans for a new residential building on the west end of campus have been approved. But since the announcement of what Penn President Amy Gutmann has called “a signature moment to improve student life at Penn,” some students have expressed concerns that the establishment of the new residential building will demolish the few green spaces left on campus.




A decade after the opening of Domus and the Radian, how has luxury housing changed Penn?

(10/10/17 11:08pm)

Almost a decade ago, two luxury apartment complexes popped up in University City, changing the urban landscape of campus. The Radian and Domus are now distinctive fixtures of University City, though some students worry that these apartments have exacerbated socioeconomic divisions in the Penn community.





When a Penn student dies, why aren't faculty members immediately notified?

(09/18/17 1:47am)

On the Friday afternoon following the death of College senior Nicholas Moya, staff members from Counseling and Psychological Services, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life and Student Intervention Services visited the kitchen of the Sigma Delta Tau chapter house, where members of the sorority gathered together, sharing hugs and warm pizza. 




CAPS provides referral services over the summer. So why don't students know about them?

(08/22/17 2:37am)

After struggling alone with the news of a family member’s illness and adjustment to life at Penn, College sophomore Natasha Cheung decided to visit Counseling and Psychological Services for the first time this January. She set up weekly appointments and saw her counselor regularly. Things got better — until summer came.