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(08/05/21 3:46am)
Uber and Lyft have claimed that recent surges in prices in Philadelphia and across the country are a pandemic anomaly. Supposedly, there is a lack of drivers, and as the COVID-19 restrictions finally ease up, drivers will return, prices will bounce back to their normal, affordable prices, and they will stay that way. However, this is blatantly false, and all part of these ridesharing companies’ carefully curated plans to make a profit — at the expense of the American people.
(07/22/21 4:20am)
The smoke from the west coast wild fires has spread rapidly across the United States in a jet stream and has settled down at a low altitude above Philadelphia and the East Coast. (Photo by Daria Devyatkina | CC 2.0)
(06/16/21 11:22pm)
As colleges across the country prepare to reopen and host largely in-person, on-campus semesters for the first time in over a year, many are weighing the decision of whether to require students, faculty, and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before returning to campus this fall. The Daily Pennsylvanian is tracking the vaccine mandate policies of over 200 colleges across each of the 50 states.
(05/13/21 1:46am)
Penn will honor seven individuals with honorary degrees, celebrating their accomplishments in fields ranging from public policy to arts and entertainment.
(04/22/21 4:01am)
Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication and the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism are establishing a joint center to create a partnership between the two schools.
(04/23/21 1:20am)
Penn Libraries recently announced an anonymous gift containing works from photographer Arthur Tress.
(04/09/21 3:57am)
Penn's undergraduate COVID-19 case count continued to decrease last week, after a spike in cases following the week of "Spring Stay" from March 14 to March 20.
(04/07/21 5:15am)
The Undergraduate Assembly indefinitely tabled a student-proposed resolution for Penn to adopt a definition of antisemitism after critics alleged the definition could censor criticism of Israel and advocacy for Palestinian rights.
(04/10/21 2:03am)
There are three ways to get into elite United States colleges and universities: the front door, the side door, and the back door. The front door admits students through the process most of us expect yet dread with college admissions: a slew of application essays, FAFSA documents, and standardized tests. Students who enter college through the front door are — at least in theory — judged on their merit and what they can add to a campus.
(04/06/21 11:17pm)
Penn accepted 5.68% of applicants to the Class of 2025, a record low and a significant decrease from last year's 8.07%.
(04/06/21 3:29am)
Philadelphia expanded vaccine eligibility on Monday to include four more categories of essential workers.
(04/05/21 1:30am)
A new analysis by the Perelman School of Medicine finds more than a third of new cases of COVID-19 in Philadelphia are caused by more contagious variants of the virus.
(03/31/21 5:15am)
Although Penn's weekly undergraduate COVID-19 positivity rate decreased from 0.97% to 0.59% this week, administrators urged students to be as vigilant as ever.
(03/18/21 2:30am)
The 11 players who take the football field for the Red and Blue's offense tend to get most of the credit when the team scores points. However, for about every two offensive players, there's an assistant coach working magic behind the scenes.
(03/03/21 11:47pm)
The University of Pennsylvania has announced five 2021 Thouron Scholars, including four seniors and a 2019 graduate.
(03/05/21 7:14am)
Penn alumni are spearheading a movement to establish America’s only municipal public bank in Philadelphia, which its supporters believe could address issues ranging from racial justice to climate change and the power of big finance.
(02/10/21 3:04am)
On January 1, 1917, 25,000 people packed into the extra grandstand seating at Tournament Park in Pasadena, Calif. to witness a game that would change the landscape of College Football forever.
(02/04/21 5:32am)
While thousands of students are living on campus for a hybrid spring semester, many chose to not return to Philadelphia at all in fear of contracting the virus.
(02/04/21 2:37am)
Like many other students of color around the nation, College junior Luke Coleman felt cynical in the days leading up to the 2020 presidential election. A Black biracial man, Coleman viewed his vote between two polarizing candidates as a choice between the lesser of two evils.
(01/20/21 5:20am)
The Biden-Harris presidential administration officially takes office on Jan. 20 — bringing in a new slate of Penn affiliates to serve as political appointees in the White House.
