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Why students caught drinking in college houses can receive totally different punishments

(10/11/17 11:14pm)

February this year, a group of five Riepe residents gathered in a dorm room to drink some wine and beer before heading out for the night. They answered a knock on the door and were greeted by an unfamiliar residential advisor who "shoved herself inside so we couldn't close the door," according to one of the residents, who is now a College sophomore. 




Penn students take pride in their home schools, but many take half their classes in the College

(09/26/17 4:10am)

Throughout the year, undergraduate students walking down Locust Walk can be spotted wearing the Harry Potter T-shirts designed to correspond to their undergraduate schools: the College of Arts and Sciences as Gryffindor, the School of Nursing as Hufflepuff, the School of Engineering and Applied Science as Ravenclaw and the Wharton School as Slytherin. 


Visas, insurance and other ancillary costs you should think about before studying abroad

(09/25/17 12:23am)

This year, Penn Abroad Director Nigel Cossar anticipates almost 500 Penn undergraduate students will study abroad for a semester. The interest in studying abroad has become more common among students, but many find that financing a semester away from Penn can be more complicated than expected.




The walking escort service Penn Walks makes 1,400 trips monthly but most students don't know it exists

(09/18/17 1:07am)

David Gordon was originally from Jamaica before he graduated from Northeast Philadelphia flight school. Today, Gordon doesn't spend his days piloting aircrafts. Rather, he works as one of the 125 patrol officers that make up the little-known safety program Penn Walks.