Good morning, Penn.
Happy Wednesday! Here's hoping this edition of Daybreak will bring some sunshine into your inbox during a week of April showers.
A Wharton first year founded a nonprofit for Philadelphia youth, and the DP took a look at Penn's historic run to the NCAA Final Four in 1979.
But first, multiple Penn students shared their frustrations with off-campus housing conditions and discussed communication issues with their landlords.
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Photo by Derek Wong
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Penn students dissatisfied with off-campus housing
While many students choose to move off-campus for the second half of their time at Penn, some students have faced issues with pests, water leaks, and communications with landlords. Multiple students shared their frustrations with their landlords with the DP, detailing instances of inconsistent communication.
Several students also criticized Penn's role in managing off-campus housing, citing connections between the University and several property management companies.
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FOUR MORE BIG STORIES
 Four Penn juniors were awarded Goldwater Scholarships, which recognize students looking to pursue careers in the natural sciences, math, and engineering.
 Wharton first year Tsion Bezabih founded a Philadelphia-based nonprofit aimed to deconstruct racial, cultural, and religious barriers through discussion-based education.
 Veil@Penn, a student-developed dating app that matches students anonymously, launched on March 29.
 45 years later, the DP looked at never-before-seen pictures Penn men's basketball's historic run to the Final Four.
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Photos by Abhiram Juvvadi and Jean Park
COLUMNIST MRITIKA SENTHIL reflects on how pro-Israel interests in privacy rights and academic freedom actually align with a recent lawsuit alleging Penn’s concerted restraint of pro-Palestine speech.
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SPORTS
The Penn track and field throwing unit has quietly dominated over the years — here's a look at the current athletes on the unit and what helps make the group click.
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Photo by Julia Schorr and Autumn Powell
In 2018, the DP reported that Graduate Employees Together-University of Pennsylvania refocused its campaign for change for graduate students after withdrawing a petition for a union vote. In March, GET-UP released a union bargaining survey, and the group will vote on whether or not to unionize later this month.
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Click here to play today's DP crossword, which was constructed by Sangitha Aiyer, Natalie Cheng, Mia Ginsberg, and Rosemary Yang.
And click here to play today's DP mini crossword, which was constructed by Garv Mehdiratta.
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FROM UNDER THE BUTTON
Watch out for our joke issue this Thursday — UTB in print! Also, mark your calendar for this Friday — UTB comedy night, 7 p.m., Smokes. Be there.
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Today's newsletter was copy edited by Diamy Wang.
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