Get it while it's hot: Starting today, 665 copies of The New York Times will be available for free around campus.
The distribution is part of an Undergraduate Assembly initiative to bring the newspaper to University students, free of charge.
The Times approached the UA in January to see if it was interested in implementing the Pilot Readership Program, said College junior Jason Karsh, the UA's vice chairman of external affairs.
After a four-week trial period, the UA will work with the Times to evaluate how many copies of the paper are being picked up each day and if students want to continue the program.
The copies of the paper will be distributed alongside The Daily Pennsylvanian in all 12 college houses, Houston Hall, Van Pelt Library and 1920 Commons.
While only 665 copies will be distributed today, that number will change throughout the program to match student demand.
The Times is already or has been available for free at many other Ivy League schools, including Yale and Harvard universities and Dartmouth College.
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