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Penn students are mourning the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court and a trailblazing advocate for women's rights, who died of pancreatic cancer on Friday.
Earlier this week, College senior Mercedes Owens and College junior Mary Sadallah were elected to serve as Undergraduate Assembly President and Vice President, respectively, for the 2020-2021 academic year — becoming the first pair identifying as women of color and first-generation, low-income students to lead the student body.
Penn Student Government announced a $500,000 contribution to the University’s Emergency and Opportunity Fund on Friday.
The Class of 2024 began their Penn careers unlike most — during a pandemic while taking classes within the confines of their homes. After the first couple weeks of attending Penn virtually, first years weigh in on their academic and social experiences thus far.
In a typical student government election at Penn, candidates line Locust Walk and set up shop outside the Quad, collecting signatures from passersby to appear on the ballot. But this is far from a typical election — in the age of coronavirus, candidates are circulating Google forms on social media and campaigning completely online.
This fall, Penn Student Government elections will look different as campaigns shift entirely online — but some races will not be run just yet. The Nominations and Elections Committee plans to hold the postponed spring elections for upperclassmen in September, but will delay elections for first years until likely the spring.
Penn held its first-ever online Opening Convocation Ceremony on Monday evening, welcoming incoming first years and transfer students to the University.
On Aug. 13, Penn Student Government pledged to donate $250,000 to the umbrella organization for Black student groups at Penn known as UMOJA, Makuu: The Black Cultural Center, and the Center for Africana Studies. Both PSG and UMOJA say, however, the monetary boost is just the first step for the University to commit more funding toward Black student programming at Penn.
Instead of a packed Locust Walk with hundreds of tables lining the perimeter and upperclassmen enthusiastically yelling and throwing flyers at first years, this year, the Student Activities Council's Fall Activities Fair will take place on a web platform designed by Penn students.
Penn Student Government will contribute $250,000 to support programming for Black students at Penn.
Ernest Owens was walking back from a Jimmy John's sandwich shop to his room in Du Bois College House, just a few hundred feet away. It was about 1 a.m. in the spring of 2012 when he was stopped by a Penn police officer on a bike, he said.
Contrary to findings from previous studies, new Penn Medicine research shows a low risk of strokes for patients hospitalized with COVID-19.
More than 730 faculty and staff have signed a petition calling on Penn to pay Payments In Lieu of Taxes to the city.
The Wharton School announced a school-specific hybrid model for fall 2020 classes, inviting students back to campus for in-person and virtual instruction.
The Office of Student Affairs is now allowing student groups to donate their leftover revenue funds to charities, weeks after it restricted organizations from doing so.
Although Penn's incoming transfer students are grateful for the opportunity to start on campus in the fall, many worry that remote instruction will prevent them from integrating socially with their peers and professors.
While several student groups have pledged to match donations to bail funds and racial justice groups after the police murder of George Floyd, the Office of Student Affairs announced that student groups cannot match donations with the funds allocated through their Student Activities Council accounts.
Penn is no longer requiring SAT and ACT test scores for applicants in the 2020-2021 admissions cycle.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic and local civil unrest, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order on Monday night extending the deadline for elections offices in six counties to receive absentee or mail-in ballots in the primary election until June 9.
SpaceX, founded and led by 1997 College and Wharton graduate Elon Musk, successfully launched two astronauts from a Florida launchpad Saturday afternoon.