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(03/18/20 3:23am)
Bon Appétit Management Company, which employs retail dining workers at Penn, will lay off their approximately 140-person staff by the end of the month without paying them for the remainder of the semester.
(03/12/20 4:54am)
Students expressed frustrations with the University's lack of clarity and short notice for moving out after Penn announced on Wednesday afternoon that all classes would move online for the spring semester to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
(03/05/20 3:13am)
A Penn student studying abroad in Israel has been required by the Israeli Ministry of Health to self-quarantine after a visit to Italy, which has been plagued by a recent coronavirus outbreak.
(03/05/20 4:54am)
The Performing Arts Council, an organization that allocates on-campus space to Penn performing art groups, barred new groups from joining in 2014 due to space limitations. Six years later, PAC has temporarily lifted the moratorium with the addition of two new groups.
(02/27/20 4:35am)
The Undergraduate Assembly passed a record breaking budget of $2.75 million for the next academic year.
(02/24/20 2:54am)
An Undergraduate Assembly representative is working to raise awareness about pre-exposure prophylaxis, an HIV-prevention drug, and its availability through Student Health Services.
(02/19/20 5:05am)
1968 Wharton graduate and President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that he would pardon 1979 Wharton MBA graduate and former Wall Street Executive Michael Milken, CNN reported.
(02/20/20 3:13am)
The Social Planning and Events Committee will revert Spring Fling to its two-day format in hopes of increasing concert attendance.
(02/17/20 3:26am)
After students complained about difficulties in reserving tickets for Feb Club, the Undergraduate Assembly proposed increasing the Feb Club budget next year to make more events free and increase the number of available tickets per event.
(02/12/20 3:49am)
After Tuesday’s announcement that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will deliver the 2020 commencement address, Penn students expressed excitement and praised the selection for adding diversity to the graduation ceremony.
(02/12/20 4:06am)
The Student Activities Council will fund rental fees for groups that hold on-campus conferences for the first time beginning in fall 2020.
(02/10/20 2:47am)
The Annenberg Public Policy Center’s FactCheck.org has debunked a series of myths about the coronavirus to combat misinformation about the disease, Annenberg News reported.
(02/10/20 3:13am)
Nursing sophomore Candy Greczylo was elected as the Undergraduate Assembly’s Nursing representative last week, after the previous representative resigned mid-term at the end of last semester.
(02/06/20 2:19am)
Penn Transit shuttles will continue to bring students to Trader Joe’s for free after Penn Transit extended the shuttle pilot program from February 1 until April 4.
(02/05/20 4:49am)
The University has suspended the International Affairs Association's registration with Penn, the Office of Student Affairs confirmed Tuesday night.
(02/03/20 3:49am)
Six Undergraduate Assembly members have resigned from their positions since the end of fall 2019 – which several UA members said is more than usual.
(01/31/20 2:21am)
A new Penn Medicine study found that families of deceased patients rated the intensive care unit higher than other hospital departments for end-of-life care, Penn Medicine News reported.
(01/30/20 3:28am)
This semester, Undergraduate Assembly representative and College junior Kristen Ukeomah is lobbying for Black students to receive priority in the Du Bois College House selection process.
(01/27/20 4:46am)
The Undergraduate Assembly is working with the Student Committee on Undergraduate Education and the University Honor Council to create an Academic Know Your Rights campaign to help students understand when their academic rights are violated.
(01/23/20 4:08am)
In September, College sophomore Thomas Kaupas was elected as the Undergraduate Assembly's first New Transfer Student Representative. Since assuming office, Kaupas has remained focused on projects affecting the social and academic experience at Penn for his fellow transfer students.