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Penn student groups, in addition to West Philadelphia community members, have taken to different forms of activism over the past year to address and redress different diversity, equity, and inclusion-related causes. In 2021, the return to in-person campus life allowed students and community members to resume gathering to demonstrate their grievances and frustrations with the University.
Sitting on her neighbor’s porch steps, College senior Diane Chernoff faced a man with a gun.
Steps away from a Penn event promoting campus safety, a demonstration by a group of Christian protesters yelling homophobic slurs drew a crowd of at least 50 students, who reacted to the messaging with a mix of anger and disbelief.
Penn’s Mask and Wig Club, the oldest all-male collegiate musical comedy troupe in the United States, will welcome members of all genders for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Update: On January 31, 2023, the Municipal Court of Philadelphia found that the individual accused of engaging in the alleged assault described in this article, Nicholas Hamilton, was not guilty of any misconduct. Further details of the DP’s coverage of that individual’s exoneration can be found here.
Update: On January 31, 2023, the Municipal Court of Philadelphia found that the individual accused of engaging in the alleged assault described in this article, Nicholas Hamilton, was not guilty of any misconduct. Further details of the DP’s coverage of that individual’s exoneration can be found here.
Penn suspended all University operations on Thursday — but some professors and teaching assistants didn't realize that meant online classes, too.
Philadelphia County was under tornado warning on Wednesday evening, as high winds and heavy rains hit the region.
This semester, there will be a variety of campus amenities available to students including recreational spaces, exercise facilities, and libraries. Here’s a breakdown of some of the most well-known amenities on campus, as well as their current COVID-19-related policies.
Three weeks ago, Penn President Amy Gutmann announced that she had been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as the next United States ambassador to Germany. As she waits for the U.S. Senate to confirm her nomination, The Daily Pennsylvanian analyzed Gutmann's greatest accomplishments during her 17-year stretch as University president.
The White House announced in a press release on Friday afternoon that President Joe Biden is tapping Penn President Amy Gutmann as the next United States ambassador to Germany, confirming reports from earlier this week.
Penn will be easing restrictions on travel and campus activities this summer, while continuing its testing protocol of students and faculty.
Popular off-campus housing locations have reduced monthly rent fees and issued special last-minute promotion packages to counteract vacancies caused by a dip in sophomore student tenants.
Ranging from the CEO of a Latinx coalition to the president of a classical league, The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with newly admitted members of Penn's Class of 2025, who expressed excitement to join the Penn community this fall.
Penn will not move the date of the Class of 2021 commencement, which falls on the Jewish holiday Shavuot, despite a petition that garnered over 1,500 signatures urging the University to do so.
When Wharton senior Gabe Low thinks about commencement, he feels disappointment. For Low, who took two gap years to serve in the Israeli Army, the journey to commencement has been an unconventional one — six years in the making. But because commencement this year is scheduled on Shavuot, a Jewish holiday, Low and other Orthodox Jewish students must grapple with whether or not to attend.
College junior Diana Cruz watched in horror in Long Beach, Calif., as one by one, her family members got sicker and sicker with COVID-19. First, it was her sister, 23, who tested positive on Dec. 30, 2020 and lost her sense of taste. Then it was her mother, Maria Guadalupe Rodriguez, 63, who kept sleeping for longer and longer hours each day, until she could barely walk and eventually became comatose. Finally, her father, 65, and other sister, 27, fell ill.
Every day, a Falk Dining Commons worker serves food to Penn students while thinking about her family at home. She fears bringing COVID-19 back to them — her young child, her elderly parent — which she knows she can't afford to do after she was furloughed by the University for the fall semester. She looks out the window while on the job and sees Penn's COVID-19 testing site, located on the high rise field, just footsteps away.
While Penn undergraduate students living on or off campus enjoyed virtually unlimited access to COVID-19 testing this semester at Houston Hall, health care workers at Penn hospitals — even those who treat COVID-19 patients — continue to jump through hoops simply to get a COVID-19 test.
Being a Penn student in 2020 shattered everyone's expectations of what their college experience would look like, with many forced to attend class from their childhood bedrooms. First years still have yet to attend lectures on campus, and upperclassmen spent the last two months of the spring and the entire fall semester learning remotely.