Good morning, Penn.
A Penn Faculty Senate roundtable brought together experts on academic freedom and free speech, and the University's annual Earth Week is offering a range of events related to the climate, nature, and environmental justice.
But first, sources close to Penn women's rowing described a series of incidents of racism, as well as their frustration with subsequent action by Penn Athletics.
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Photo by Weining Ding
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Penn lightweight rowing faces racism allegations
Content warning: This article contains mentions of racial discrimination against Black people and racial slurs that can be disturbing and/or triggering for some readers.
Eight individuals close to the Penn rowing program described a pattern of racist remarks made by members of the men’s lightweight rowing team, as well as an allegedly inadequate response to these incidents by the University.
In interviews with The Daily Pennsylvanian, sources directly familiar with the matter alleged that members of Penn’s lightweight rowing team used racist slurs to refer to Black women’s rowers during the 2023-24 season. One member of the lightweight rowing team repeatedly used the N-word in front of other players, the sources alleged.
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FIVE MORE BIG STORIES
 Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine’s status as a registered student group was revoked by the University on April 19, following a multi-week investigation.
 Four scholars discussed academic freedom and open expression at a roundtable hosted by the Penn Faculty Senate last week.
 A student organization focusing on entrepreneurship mentorship launched in West Philadelphia this weekend, bringing together college and high school students to learn about entrepreneurship and financial literacy.
 A memorial ceremony honoring former Interim President Claire Fagin on April 17 included remarks from Interim Penn President Larry Jameson and former Penn President Amy Gutmann.
 Penn Sustainability and other environment-focused groups will hold over 30 virtual and in-person events through April 26 for Earth Week.
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Photo by Anna Vazhaeparambil
COLUMNIST SOSE HOVANNISIAN urges the new class of Quakers to avoid selecting a single for their first-year housing experience.
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SPORTS
 No. 14 Penn women's lacrosse secured its spot in the Ivy League tournament with a win over Brown on the team's Senior Day.
 After extensive renovations performed on the Penn Squash Center at the end of 2019, the facility is currently one of the best in the nation.
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Photo Courtesy of the Earth Week Committee of Philadelphia
In 2016, The Daily Pennsylvanian reflected on 46 years of Earth Day celebrations at Penn. A group of Penn faculty and students worked with Philadelphia community members to plan and host a week of programming leading up to the first Earth Day in 1970.
This year's Earth Week programming began on April 20 and will continue through the end of the week.
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Welcome to Bite-Sized. Every week, we’ll be looking at the biggest headlines you should know.
Last week, our reporters covered crucial stories within the Penn administration. The Daily Pennsylvanian also spoke with Carolyn Ureña, Penn’s director of academic advising, to discuss how first years in the College of Arts and Sciences are matched with pre-major advisors. In addition, Penn has yet to begin a presidential search four months after Magill’s resignation, and state funding remains unclear for the School of Veterinary Medicine amid antisemitism concerns.
Check out more on our reporting on our website.
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Click here to play today's DP crossword, which was constructed by Srikar Venkatesan, Natalie Cheng, Trini Feng, Joyce Lee, and Katharine Peng.
And click here to play today's DP mini crossword, which was constructed by Rosemary Yang.
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FROM 34TH STREET MAGAZINE
Last Friday, it was Metro Boomin and Daya. In 1990, Jerry Seinfeld and Meatloaf. But if Street's trip down Spring Fling memory lane shows us anything, it's that even as the times change, the crowds stay the same — wildly intoxicated and confidently mumbling the lyrics to songs they barely know. Street Photo Editor Jean Park dug through the archives to bring us back to Flings long remembered. And if you're wondering who some of these artists are — don't worry, we are too.
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FROM UNDER THE BUTTON
New Quaker Day activity showed parents where their children will later be MERTed.
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Today's newsletter was copy edited by Asha Chawla.
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