Beyond Penn
Law clinic students learn while serving community
For both its clients and the law students who work there, Penn Law School’s Gittis Center for Clinical Legal Studies is more than just a building on Sansom Street — it’s Penn Law’s very own “law firm.”
Wharton alum pairs fashion with social responsibility
“Nice socks.” That’s what Wharton alum Ricky Choi hears on a daily basis.Double majoring might not double opportunity
Don’t bank on double majoring to guarantee a job after graduation.
Wharton MBAs arrange temporary showrooms for online retailers
On Wednesday and Thursday, Pop Shop is showcasing products from four different e-commerce brands. Three out of four of these brands are run by Wharton MBA students. Customers who are interested in the products can buy them at the two-day event or can go online and purchase them.SEPTA fare may increase in July
Both token and cash fare increases are set to take effect on July 1, should SEPTA’s newest budget be approved by the agency’s board. The cost of both token and cash fare will jump by 25 cents, to $1.80 and $2.25, respectively. Once the system phases in its new payment technology, which will use fare cards and other microchip-equipped devices, cash fare will increase to $2.50.NY Times reporter calls for improved financial literacy
At last night’s talk, Appelbaum’s speaking style was just as straightforward and logical as his journalistic writing. He explained the central problem surrounding the financial crisis — that in the United States, economic policymaking dictates foreign policy, and the government is run by lawyers who occasionally take advice from economists.Nonprofit leaders talk shop with students at community dinner
Last night in Houston Hall, the Civic House Associates Coalition hosted the CHAC Community Dinner to facilitate discussion between local nonprofit organization leaders and Penn students.
New York Times columnist sees future in online courses
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman discussed the evolution of massive open online courses with The Daily Pennsylvanian
Penn Newman Center organizes fourth Locks of Love event
For the fourth time, a group of Penn students held a Locks of Love event at the Penn Newman Center near the corner of 38th and Walnut streets.Violence Against Women Act reauthorization may affect Penn
A recent reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act may affect the way in which Penn is required to report details about sexual violence on campus.Affordable Housing Grants will fund new projects in Philadelphia
Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) announced that $960,000 in Affordable Housing Grants would be awarded to sponsors of building projects that will house veterans, homeless families and the mentally ill.Wharton team wins Villanova Real Estate Challenge
Four Wharton students calling themselves the “Team Work” team won the 4th Annual Villanoval Real Estate Challenge, taking away a $1,000 prize.
Professor Kenneth Goldsmith named MoMA poet laureate
A full-time poet and part-time lecturer at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, Kenneth Goldsmith is also a self-professed “institutional critic.” So when he was named the first “poet laureate” of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in January, Goldsmith was naturally “suspicious.”Run for your life, zombies are coming!
Organized by Wharton sophomore Andrew Hudis and David Feinman, a childhood friend who currently attends Bucks County Community College, this unorthodox 5K race will test the runners’ abilities to survive a zombie apocalypse.International work visas to be distributed through lottery
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced in March that petitions for H-1B international work visas — which allow internationals to temporarily live and work in the United States for three years—will be limited to 65,000 for the 2014 Fiscal Year.
2005 College graduate switches paths to create Venmo
Venmo co-founder and 2005 College graduate Andrew Kortina defied this stereotype by creating Venmo, an app for exchanging money.Wharton offers exclusive memorabilia
If you think hoodies, jackets and other Penn paraphernalia are expensive, think again.