Student Life
Student group funding: an imperfect process
There are 18 sources of alternate funding other than the Student Activities Council. However, students who must rely solely on these alternate funds are less than pleased with both their availability and distribution.An end in sight for SAC moratorium
Under the Student Activities Councils' plan, the moratorium may partially lift after their first General Body Meeting of the fall semester, which typically falls in October.
'Tiger Mom' talks about what drives some cultural groups to the top
Amy Chua and her husband, Yale Law professor Jed Rubenfeld, introduced their "triple package" theory, which states that certain cultural groups posses elements of superiority, insecurity, and the ability to delay gratitude, which allow them to outperform their peers.
Faces of 2018 | Politics are in incoming freshman Amatullah Njoya's DNA
Faces of 2018: Her parents are politicians in her native Cameroon.Panhellenic Council speaker Cindy Pierce advocates healthy sex
It's ok to know what you want out of sex.
Coach and Nick come to Penn
Jake Johnson and Damon Wayans Jr., stars of New Girl, visited Penn last night promoting their new movie, "Let's Be Cops."Initiative allows trans students to use a 'preferred name'
“This is really important for our trans students to feel part of the community and to be safe and to really be recognized for who they are,” Senior Associate Director of the LGBT Center Erin Cross said.
CAPS to relocate to Market Street
Counseling and Psychological Services will relocate to the first floor of 3624 Market St. in January 2015.
New GAPSA chair discusses plans for next year
Justine Sefcik, a fourth-year doctoral student in the School of Nursing, was elected chair of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly on Wednesday.Sefcik will serve alongside 11 other officers on the executive board of GAPSA, the official student government body for Penn's 12 graduate schools.
College graduation speaker Laura Alber's unconventional path to success
1990 College graduate Laura Alber finished Penn with an “anti-plan.” She’s now the president and chief executive officer of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
Faces of 2018 | Emmanuel Nkundunkundiye painted a path from Rwanda to Penn
The new admit survived the Rwandan Genocide. Today he’s passionate about painting and business.
Two years later, Tania Chairez still 'undocumented and unapologetic'
The DP sat down with the student activist, who recently was featured in Latina Magazine.GAPSA chair, vice chair elections add to mental health discussion
Newly elected GAPSA chair and vice chair propose tackling mental health with such initiatives as yoga and meditation classes.
Greek community honors members at awards ceremony
Representatives from the Multicultural Greek Council, the Inter-Fraternity Council and the Panhellenic Council were all commended for their achievements at the Sheraton Hotel on 35th and Chestnut streets.
After a year, plans for empty Skulls chapter house are unclear
Over a year after Phi Kappa Sigma, more commonly known as Skulls, was kicked off campus, discussions are slowly beginning about future plans for Skull’s chapter house, at 3539 Locust Walk.The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly will elect the 12 new members of their Executive Board today
The Graduate and Professional Student Assembly will hold executive board elections on Wednesday, using a system quite different from that of their undergraduate counterpart — the Undergraduate Assembly.National coverage of SP2 student's death gave incomplete timeline of University response
While, the Huffington Post said students and faculty would have liked more transparency and support, sources say this is not the whole story.
Twenty-two students taken to the hospital for excessive Flinging
In addition to these students, 10 other individuals were treated for alcohol-related problems.
Alumni bring tea and waffles to campus
Carina Tea and Waffles, located on 37th and Chestnut streets inside of the International House, will have its grand opening on Wednesday.