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Leaving Penn to find herself
(10/06/14 5:42am)
The first step is the website ad: $10 for each post and $10 more each day to promote it. The cost adds up, but the payoff more than covers the investment. Jara Krys’ payoff comes at $300 per hour, non-negotiable.
Philadelphia Police confirm cause of College student’s death
(10/01/14 6:08am)
College student Amanda Hu’s death was ruled a suicide, a spokesperson at the Philadelphia Police Homicide Unit said early Wednesday morning.
Gutmann sends email to all undergrads in response to student death
(09/30/14 6:34pm)
Penn President Amy Gutmann sent an email to all undergraduates in the wake of College student Amanda Hu’s death, reminding students of Penn’s mental health support resources and announcing the formation of a 24-hour help line.
Students gather for support meeting after College student death
(09/30/14 3:38am)
Over 40 students gathered in Houston Hall for a support meeting led by Penn administrators Monday afternoon following the sudden death of College student Amanda Hu the night before.
UPDATED: Student dies in apparent suicide
(09/29/14 4:23am)
College student Amanda Hu died in her home on the 4000 block of Sansom Street late Sunday night in an apparent suicide, according to a police report. She was 20 years old.
Penn to revamp NSO sexual violence training
(05/15/14 9:43pm)
As colleges around the nation have come under scrutiny for alleged failings in handling sexual violence on campus, Penn has updated both its sexual violence policy and sexual violence education to make sure it is fully in compliance with federal law.
Penn proposes revisions to sexual violence policy
(05/06/14 9:15pm)
Days after the federal Department of Education released a list of over 50 colleges under investigation for allegedly mishandling sexual violence complaints, Penn has proposed updates to its own sexual violence policy.
CAPS to relocate to Market Street
(04/22/14 3:59pm)
Counseling and Psychological Services will relocate to the first floor of 3624 Market St. in January 2015.
Mental health task force organizing, meeting with students
(04/20/14 10:27pm)
Two months after the University administration convened a mental health task force in response to a string of student suicides, the task force is still in its organizational phase.
Response to 1990s crime shaped today's campus
(04/18/14 4:21am)
The day after a student was shot near the Dental School, Maureen Rush stood on College Green, trying to manage a crowd of angry students.
Man shot and killed near 40th and Spruce streets
(04/15/14 6:38am)
An early-morning shooting near 40th and Spruce streets left a 31-year-old man dead Tuesday.
More charges filed against former Penn basketball player
(04/14/14 3:37am)
College freshman Anthony Bagtas, facing charges for allegedly burglarizing the Quad on March 22, has been charged with another seven burglaries that same day and two burglaries earlier this school year — one in September and one in January. Bagtas was a member of the men’s basketball team, but was released before his March 24 arrest, according to the Athletics Department.
Left in limbo: A student's attempt to return to normal life at Penn
(04/01/14 3:30am)
For the first month of her final semester at Penn, Carissa Lundquist wasn’t sure she was a student.
Documents confirm CAPS complaints
(03/19/14 3:17am)
In 2012, a psychiatrist at Penn’s Counseling and Psychological Services emailed the CAPS director to discuss the lengthy wait time for students to get an initial appointment.
After 12 years, a new look at mental health policy
(02/25/14 4:25am)
Twelve years before Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced the creation of a task force to study mental health on campus, a similar committee presented its findings to the University’s provost in June 2002.
Students left off mental health task force
(02/20/14 4:56am)
The lack of student representation on the University’s newly created mental health task force drew sharp reactions from faculty and students alike after its announcement Wednesday afternoon.
Administration creates mental health task force
(02/19/14 5:28pm)
I n th e wake of student suicides and ongoing campus discussion about mental health, the University administration announced Wednesday a new task force to examine mental health resources at Penn.
Penn employee sues over alleged retaliation for medical leave
(02/18/14 3:02am)
In the spring of 2013, Janet White felt that she couldn’t stay at work anymore.
Family and friends gather to remember Holleran
(02/10/14 4:20am)
When Jimmy Holleran climbed the stage at his daughter’s memorial service, he had a speech prepared.