Students protest 'ridiculous' New College House West construction noise
Students living on campus near the construction site of New College House West say they are being shaken awake from their beds in the morning and disrupted by the loud noises.
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Students living on campus near the construction site of New College House West say they are being shaken awake from their beds in the morning and disrupted by the loud noises.
James Nolan, the Penn admissions officer who interviewed President Donald Trump for admission to Penn in 1966, recalled Trump's application process in a July 8 interview with The Washington Post.
Visitors of Pottruck Health and Fitness Center this summer have been finding a familiar spot and boarded-up. The Energy Zone in Pottruck Gym closed last month after six years of operation, and the replacement convenience store is set to arrive after a few more weeks.
A guesthouse to host events and University guests will be constructed at 3808-3810 Walnut Street, where the Marks Family Writing Center is currently located.
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania Health System have agreed to pay $275,000 to settle allegations under the False Claims Act, which imposes liability on people or companies who defraud government programs.
Two workers were stranded on top of the scaffolding that partially collapsed on the east side of Van Pelt Library on June 17.
Roughly forty Penn graduate associates were relocated to Sansom Place West from the freshman quad, Kings Court English House, and Du Bois College House in late May due to construction and renovation work. However, many GAs said Penn Business Services handled the move poorly due to a lack of flexibility and communication.
Penn has moved its visitor center out of College Hall to accommodate an increase in visitor volume.
The construction of New College House West, Penn's most expensive dorm, remains on schedule despite facing minor delays because of wet weather-related issues, Penn housing officials said.
Franklin Field and the Palestra, which have hosted some of Penn's most memorable football and basketball games, are set to be renovated over the next year as the historic venues continue to age.
Since Penn President Amy Gutmann's appointment in 2004, she has overseen Penn Connects, which serves as the physical manifestation of her vision for the University and included the construction of New College House, Penn Park, and the Singh Center for Nanotechnology. Now, the University’s long-term campus renovation plan is in the middle of its third iteration.
Since the construction of New College House West started in December 2018, students have lost access to the high rise field, one of the last remaining green spaces on campus.
Two separate housing incidents last week struck the high rises. On Jan. 21, a pipe burst in Harrison College House, causing a sprinkler to go off. One day later, there was no hot water in Harnwell College House amid frigid temperatures.
Penn is unveiling a new program to revamp housing options and introduce residential communities designed by students, the first of which will be implemented in fall 2019.
Construction on New College House West, Penn's record-breaking $163 million dorm hall, is underway and expected to open in fall 2021.
Student leaders handed out buttons and flyers on Locust Walk celebrating the contribution of women of color in notable activism movements.
Actor Terry Crews talked about his experience as a sexual assault survivor, about "toxic masculinity," and about his activism in the #MeToo movement Sunday night at Penn. The Social Planning and Events Committee hosted the event featuring Crews, a former NFL player and "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" television actor. It was moderated by Malik Washington, Penn's associate director of Sexual Violence Prevention & Education.
Entrepreneur and 1997 College and Wharton graduate Elon Musk resigned as the Chairman of Tesla Wednesday night. He will continue to be the company's Chief Executive Officer.
The Daily Pennsylvanian recently received several college journalism accolades, including the prestigious Pacemaker award and several Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards and Pinnacle Awards.
Penn Medicine has launched a new initiative designed to serve as the middleman between electronic health records and clinicians, providing information clinicians would need to treat a patient in a timely way.