Student Life
Bobby Turner speaks on Ashton Kutcher choice
Bobby Turner, a 1984 Wharton graduate and founder of the Lauren and Bobby Turner Social Impact Executive Speaker Series, explains his choice of Ashton Kutcher to come speak for the series.
Lights, camera, action: Film festival to come to University City
The University is sponsoring the Sight and Soundtrack section of the upcoming 22nd annual Philadelphia Film Festival, which will take place between Oct. 17 and Oct. 27.
Rugby player navigates Penn life, deaf
College sophomore Sophia Hu, a deaf student who plays club rugby at Penn, has enjoyed playing rugby since she was little, but has to be more visually aware when she plays.Retail options pop up around campus
New venues, including Shake Shack, Yogorino, Federal Donuts and liquor store, will open around campus this school year.Penn Political Coalition launches nonpartisan fund
PoCo, the umbrella organization for political student groups, will launch a $7,500 fund for policy and politics-related programming on campus.
Chai Chat explores extroversion in society
In the basement of Rodin College House, students gathered to share samosas, cups of hot chai tea and conversation about introversion, extroversion and everything in between.New student group teaches networking skills
The networking program was kickstarted at Yale University last year and has since expanded to other campuses. The group received approximately 60 applicants from all four schools.Voices of Penn captures individuals' stories
The online venture is connected with the upcoming TEDxPenn conference that will be held on campus on Nov. 2.
Alex Moll honored at College Green memorial
Friends, classmates and family celebrated the life of the late College sophomore Alex Moll on Sunday afternoon.
Famed chef to open Mexican eatery on Locust
Chef Rick Bayless, a nationally renowned chef of Mexican cuisine, is opening a cafe in the ARCH building, which is currently going under renovations.
Students found discussion-based politics group
The DP sat down with the two co-founders of the Penn Government and Politics Association
Students, admins tackle interfaith challenge
A group from the Netter Center, Chaplain’s Office and Hillel traveled to Washington, D.C. for a two day interfaith community service conference.SCUE begins work on policy report
The Student Committee on Undergraduate Education is gearing up to produce the latest edition of the report that brought about the pass/fail option and four-class semesters.
TheRedCup app looks to expand
Since it was launched Aug. 20, it’s gotten 3,000 downloads and 2,000 users.
Glitch hits Greek housing repair requests
During the first weeks back on campus, there were about 100 online requests being made daily, partly due to a website glitch.Darren Tomasso to lead Class Board 2017
The newest class of student government members were voted in Friday night.
Beer brewing club finds alternatives
Unsatisfied with current club offerings, Engineering sophomore Fabian Toro started a beer brewing club.
Gregory College House hosts 'family dinner'
The first “Dinner with Gregory” of the year will take place this evening at 6 p.m. and will host College of Arts and Sciences Dean Dennis DeTurck.
New campus group celebrates rural lifestyle
The founder first came up with the concept for the Penn Rural and Agricultural Society while riding a tractor on his parents’ almond farm in rural northern California.