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COVID-19, civil unrest cause Philadelphia businesses to suffer

(12/10/20 4:25am)

Following this spring’s stay-at-home orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local businesses in West Philadelphia and University City suffered. Several restaurants and bars in the area, including Smokey Joe’s, rely on student business and were devastated by the decrease in customers after many Penn students did not return to campus after spring break.










Over 7,000 people petition Penn to give its 41,000 employees time off on Election Day

(11/02/20 4:55am)

While peer institutions will provide employees paid time to vote or suspend operations altogether on Election Day, Penn will do neither to make voting more accessible for its employees. A petition demanding that the University provide paid time off for its employees on Election Day has garnered more than 7,300 signatures.