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Why These Penn Students Camped for 39 Days on College Green

By Kaveen Harohalli , George Botros and Riane Lumer · Oct. 28, 2022

Anyone who has walked by College Green in the past two weeks has likely noticed Fossil Free Penn’s colorful tents and banners strung up on trees. Between classes, students involved with FFP said that they have spent upwards of 12 hours at the encampment each day, with many sleeping in tents during the night. Read more about the encampment: https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/09/inside-fossil-free-penn-encampment-two-weeks More about their protest during Penn Football's homecoming game: https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/10/protest-homecoming-football-game-fossil-free-penn-franklin-field And more on them ending the encampment: https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/10/encampment-removed-fossil-free-penn-protest-arrests

Penn Holi 2022

April 9, 2022

Take a look at how Penn students celebrated Holi at College Green on Friday, April 1. They not only participated in the beautiful tradition of throwing brightly colored powders but also enjoyed wonderful performances by several performing art groups. Happy Holi everyone!


Snow Day at Penn

Feb. 8, 2022

On Jan. 29, Penn students enjoyed a snow day outside of Lauder College House


Penn Class of 2026 ED Acceptance Reactions

Dec. 25, 2021

Penn Class of 2026 ED Acceptance Reactions! The University of Pennsylvania accepted 15.6% of its early decision applicants this year. Check out how these new Quakers reacted to their acceptances!


Ban the Burn Festival Combats Air Pollution

Nov. 16, 2021

On Friday, Nov. 5, students attended the Ban the Burn festival, a student-organized fundraiser to raise awareness against a trash incinerator that is releasing harmful pollutants just outside of Philadelphia.



Word on the Walk | The Legacy of Amy Gutmann

Nov. 4, 2021

In this episode of “Word on the Walk,” Academics and Faculty Beat reporter Delaney Parks heads out on Locust Walk to ask Penn students what they think about the University’s eighth president, who was nominated this July by President Joe Biden to serve as the United States ambassador to Germany.


Class of 2022 Celebrates Hey Day

Oct. 18, 2021

On Wednesday, Oct. 13, the senior class celebrated an in-person Hey Day, which was originally scheduled for spring 2021.


Penn Students Protest Outside Castle Fraternity House

Oct. 12, 2021

From 1 to 3 p.m. every day from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1, Penn students staged a sit-in outside the Psi Upsilon chapter house to demand action from the University and the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life after an alleged assault by a fraternity brother against a student in early September.



Twenty Years Later: DP Alumni Remember 9/11

Sept. 11, 2021

Twenty years ago today, four former Daily Pennsylvanian editors reported on one of the biggest stories of their lives. Now, they return to share their experiences with current reporters, students, and the Penn community.




Zoom Around the World: International Students and COVID-19

April 27, 2021

Although many Penn students were able to return to Philadelphia this spring, COVID-19 restrictions have kept most international students away from campus. Follow Carolyn Tsiang from Shanghai and Ezra Chan from Vancouver as they go to school from home.



Opinion | How a Penn Grad Turned a Neurobiology Degree into a Professional Magic Career

March 23, 2021

Most Penn students hope to become doctors, lawyers, or consultants. Daniel Roy became a magician. Find out how and why he did it with Opinion Columnist Varun Saraswathula. If you want to learn more about Daniel and his work, check him out on social media: Website: https://danielroymagic.com/​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR71...​ Instagram: @danielroymagic TikTok: @danielroymagic


A Year of COVID-19 and Counting

March 18, 2021

As Penn passes the anniversary of campus closing in light of the pandemic, The Daily Pennsylvanian looks back on some of the year’s defining COVID-19 moments.



Isolation Diaries: Sansom Place West

Feb. 17, 2021

The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with three students from Sansom Place West, the dorm for students isolating after testing positive for COVID-19. This is what they had to say.