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(07/27/22 6:14pm)
At a summer camp in the suburbs of St. Louis, children are not allowed to have their phones. Scattered across the playground, they trade Pokémon cards and make up dual-syllable languages. One group, squeezed around one tower, plays Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza. Another makes rainbow looms. As much as I do not understand “me-me,” retreat costs, or the camp-wide popularity of Frozen 2, I communicate with these children comfortably.
(06/25/22 3:04am)
Women everywhere should be deeply saddened by the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision, but this decision disproportionately affects women from low-income communities and women of color.
(07/06/22 10:56pm)
Update: Devon Brown is no longer missing and has been found alive and safely.
(06/20/22 1:34am)
In the wake of mass shootings across the nation, mental health of not just the survivors and families but also the general public can suffer. To address the negative mental health effects of gun violence, we need to take action through gun control legislation.
(04/01/22 3:09am)
"Euphoria" star Hunter Schafer spoke at Penn’s Irvine Auditorium on Tuesday as a part of SPEC Connaissance’s 2022 Spring Speaker event exclusively for members of the Penn community.
(10/04/21 11:57pm)
Penn’s Graduate School of Education is partnering with the Free Library of Philadelphia’s Languages and Learning Center to offer adults in Philadelphia free online English Language Learning programs this fall.
(08/02/21 3:51am)
This summer, Michael Weisberg, Chair of Philosophy and Co-Director of the Galápagos Education and Research Alliance (GERA), took a team of Penn students to the Galápagos Islands to work on science projects in partnership with local Galápagos community members.
(04/26/21 5:26am)
Penn Climate Ventures hosted a student climate startup competition in which a team from Penn placed second.
(04/07/21 3:14am)
Recent positivity rates in Philadelphia are higher among young adults.
(02/10/21 3:05am)
The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Kayla Ketring of Penn softball 15 questions about her sport, her time at Penn, and her life overall. Here's what the senior had to say.
(02/09/21 11:26pm)
Researchers from the School of Nursing and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia published a paper showing the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents’ psychological well-being.
(02/08/21 9:06am)
In response to Philadelphia’s historic increase in gun violence last year, Councilmember and Penn alumna Jamie Gauthier introduced a bill calling on Mayor Jim Kenney to take actionable steps to address the issue and declare a citywide emergency on gun violence. Kenney, however, has yet to act on the resolution — prompting members of the Philadelphia community to act in solidarity for its adoption.
(01/27/21 7:40am)
Engineering and College sophomore Julia Lottman tested positive for COVID-19 the first week she returned from her spring break trip to Barcelona, Spain in March 2020. After feeling normal for a couple days, she soon developed fatigue and severe body aches, leading to a two-week quarantine in her basement.
(12/02/20 3:21am)
Sexual assault may seem like a distant fear for some, but on college campuses, it is an everyday reality. Of course, the combination of freedom and alcohol creates a dangerous environment and enhances teens’ raging hormones, thus increasing the likelihood of assault occurring. But the problem does not entirely arise from students seeking to indulge in the pleasures of college life. The problem partly stems from sex education, or the lack thereof.
(10/08/20 10:47pm)
“I just can’t wait to get out of here.” It’s a phrase that’s been thrown around by most teens for years, but has suddenly made an urgent resurgence in the past month. For me personally, the only light at the end of the tunnel has been the optimistic promise that we’ll be back on campus in three months. Regardless of advancements, or lack thereof, in vaccinations, Penn should at least partially re-open for the spring semester.
(10/01/20 1:40am)
Whenever someone asks me what types of things I did in high school, they usually correct my answer.
(09/15/20 1:47am)
A man who displayed a firearm from a car on the 3900 block of Walnut Street prompted a UPennAlert Monday night.
(09/04/20 12:50am)
For the rest of 2020, admission at the Penn Museum will be free for high school and college students.
(06/19/20 1:42am)
In a University announcement on June 16th, Penn’s leaders said, “On this year’s Juneteenth, which is this Friday June 19th, we ask members of the Penn community to take the day off of their regular work as an opportunity to contemplate the historical significance of Juneteenth and how we can learn from our past to chart a more equitable path forward.”
(06/15/20 2:59pm)
Penn students are long awaiting an email from President Amy Gutmann announcing the University’s official decision for the upcoming academic year. The latest email, sent on May 21, details four major scenarios in consideration. All four scenarios consider some extent of online classes, and thus, it is clear that the 2020-2021 academic year will not be like any other academic year before.
