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The Daily Pennsylvanian is continuing to follow the encampment, students' demands, and the University's response.
As a Penn parent, I received an email on Apr. 26 signed by Interim Penn President Larry Jameson, Provost John L. Jackson Jr., and Senior Executive Vice President Craig R. Carnaroli. The email claimed “legal and policy violations'' by the Penn encampment protesters based on vague allegations of "harassing and intimidating conduct" and threatened the students who will continue to protest with "sanctions." No specific examples of harassment, threats, or intimidation were offered in the letter, which appears to be an attempt to demonize the students who exercise their right to free speech enshrined in the United States Constitution and express views inconvenient to Penn's administration.
Penn administrators received a letter Friday morning from United States Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona condemning "abhorrent" incidents of antisemitism on university campuses nationwide.
Penn’s graduate student workers have voted to unionize by an overwhelming majority.
Ancient Jewish wisdom provides a framework for the ethos of scholarship. The Talmud, which is a compilation of the discussions regarding biblical Jewish law and theology, relays the following discussion: Rabbi Elazar quoted Rabbi Chanina, stating that “students of wise people, increase peace in the world.” The Hebrew term for such a person is a “talmid chacham.” The Jewish way of life advocates that the pursuit of intellectual inquiry and advancement should be motivated by the moral imperative to increase peace in the world. Scholarship motivated by any other ideal is tainted or misguided.
On Thursday, May 2, the undergraduate students of the Class of 2025 could be seen wearing plastic hats, holding wooden canes, and sporting bright red T-shirts. This event, known as Hey Day, marks the conclusion of undergraduates’ junior year and recognizes the beginning of senior year. Here are scenes from Hey Day throughout time, in photos.
Penn women’s basketball senior forward Jordan Obi will transfer to Kentucky for her final year of collegiate eligibility, she announced on Instagram Thursday.
On March 28, 149 Penn alumni and current students sent a letter calling for the punishment of eight Penn professors to Interim Penn President Larry Jameson. The letter accuses these professors of involvement in “pro-terrorism events,” having “discriminated against students … for being Jewish, Israeli, or Zionist,” negligence in their duties as teachers, and hindering “the right to freedom of thought and expression by Jewish students.” Nowhere in this letter do the authors provide examples that back up these claims. Many of these authors do not even know the professors of whom they speak. We are alarmed that so many alumni would sign onto a statement rooted in rumor, hearsay, and conspiracy.
This story is developing and will continue to be updated. Read more live updates from the Gaza Solidarity Encampment here.
Members of the Penn community share their thoughts and perspectives on the ongoing Gaza Solidarity Encampment, Penn's response to the demonstration, and its impact on campus life and discourse.
As the 2023-24 school year draws to a close, so does the athletics season. The DP Sports staff made their picks for this year's major Penn sports awards.
Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced that he is opening a housewide investigation into antisemitism on college campuses at a Tuesday press conference.
I’ve lived within a 3-minute walk from the LGBT Center for the entire academic year. Because of its proximity, I had hoped that it would serve as a source of community and interconnectedness for me at Penn. However, my time at the LGBT Center fell short of these expectations; my experience as a disabled, international, and queer student simply did not have much of a place at these events.
As the semester reaches its end, perhaps the most stressful time of the school year is among us. Final exams, projects, and papers that are worth a huge percentage of our grades are approaching their due dates. It feels like we have so much to do and so little time to do it all. Apart from our academic lives, club responsibilities and networking events still consume our schedule. As a result of this stressful time, students are in their own world and, unfortunately, ignoring others. Especially during a hectic time, taking time for sleep, exercise, self-care, and doing our chores can be good ways to focus on ourselves. Focusing on ourselves is definitely important, but being rude to others and not caring about the people around us is an issue.
I did not want to publish another piece on the Israel-Hamas war.
While Penn is well known for being home to the first-ranked business school in the country and sending large swaths of students into the financial world, it is also a breeding ground for political hopefuls.
“I feel like I’m not respected.”
Mark’s Café in the basement of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library replaced its open shelves with vending machines earlier this week, prompting criticism from students.
Penn lacrosse always plays a tough schedule. This helps the team get ready for the rigors of Ivy League competition, prepares them for the national stage, and increases their power ratings with an eye toward a potential at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Wearing the Red and Blue stripes for the last time, senior sprinter Isabella Whittaker never lost speed in her final dash to the finish line. Her dominant senior campaign made her the clear leader of the pack for Women’s Athlete of the Year honors.