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(03/16/20 9:46pm)
Penn students have been navigating a global pandemic over the course of the past few days, fighting for their safety with unclear guidelines from the University that have left students frustrated and afraid. While it is unreasonable to expect Penn to have all of the answers during an international crisis, administrators’ methods of pushing students off campus have been unacceptable.
(03/14/20 1:15am)
While Penn’s response to the coronavirus outbreak lacked haste and clear details in execution, the time the administration took certainly shows an effort to make the most careful decisions. Amid other Ivy League institutions enacting many of the same precautions, and small to large scale shutdowns across the world, Penn’s decision should be taken seriously.
(03/10/20 10:07pm)
The coronavirus outbreak has hit Philadelphia. Peer institutions have moved to remote classes, but Penn has not announced whether courses will continue to meet in-person after spring break. Penn students, particularly those who hail from other countries or low-income backgrounds, deserve answers about how this will affect University life.
(03/10/20 8:35pm)
The Ivy League has canceled the conference’s basketball tournaments just days before they were scheduled to start. It’s yet another in a series of mindless decisions by the Ivy League regarding the tournaments over the past several years.
(03/05/20 2:52am)
Earlier this week, Penn suspended University travel to several countries affected by the coronavirus outbreak, including China, South Korea, Iran, and Italy. Since coronavirus was declared an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization in January, concerns have been picking up around Penn.
(03/02/20 3:50am)
Penn men’s basketball pulled off an impressive win over Brown this weekend to keep its Ivy League Tournament hopes alive. Despite all the passion and drive that the members of the team put forth every season, there will be more than just Brown’s tough perimeter defense getting in their way for the coming years.
(03/01/20 2:31am)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Penn fans held their breath for the full 40 minutes this time.
(02/29/20 5:36am)
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — “How are you, coach?”
(02/27/20 3:37am)
Complaints about imminent “midterm seasons” are a ubiquitous part of the Penn undergraduate experience. Many students dread these periods throughout the semester filled with papers, exams, and group projects, but they are standard practice at Penn.
(02/24/20 3:50am)
While Penn likes to celebrate the fact that legendary American thinker W.E.B. Du Bois was an instructor at the University, many scholars say Du Bois was treated poorly during his time at Penn.
(02/20/20 3:53am)
In a wave of high-profile clemency orders earlier this week, President Donald Trump pardoned ‘junk bond king’ Michael Milken, a 1979 Wharton MBA graduate.
(02/17/20 1:23am)
Students and Penn community members recently learned that the Fresh Grocer will close, prompting widespread confusion among Penn students and West Philadelphia community members.
(02/13/20 4:20am)
Earlier this week, Penn students praised the University for selecting Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as the speaker for Penn’s 2020 commencement, the first Black female speaker since 1978. While this does reflect an unfortunate lack of diversity presented by Penn’s choices of commencement speakers over the last four decades, it hopefully shows Penn leaning toward a more progressive and diverse future list of commencement speakers.
(02/15/20 4:10am)
We first want to state that we fully respect Erika’s experiences and opinions. We know her article was not written out of malice or ill-will, but rather out of a desire to better the Biochemistry department and its students. Standing up to any perceived injustice requires courage, particularly when it involves standing up to those in positions of power. We admire her bravery and respect her perspective on the situation. But, in this case, we don’t agree with her.
(02/10/20 1:18am)
While the Palestra is one of college basketball’s most historic sites, many Penn students fail to attend basketball games.
(02/06/20 2:01am)
Students received an email from Penn President Amy Gutmann last month, which mentioned various actions and investment decisions the University is adopting in response to climate change.
(02/03/20 1:58am)
No one can change the world alone.
(02/03/20 2:07am)
On Nov. 13, Penn Athletics posted a brief press-release titled “Remainder of Penn Volleyball Season Cancelled” on its website. Since then, The Daily Pennsylvanian has spoken to numerous sources on the condition of anonymity who claimed to have knowledge of the situation. More than two months after “vulgar and offensive” posters were discovered in the Penn volleyball locker room, here is what we do and don’t know about the season-ending scandal.
(01/31/20 6:50pm)
Penn Athletics has announced that volleyball coach Iain Braddak has resigned from his post after two seasons on the job.
(01/30/20 4:10am)
When it comes time to choose courses for the upcoming semester, Penn undergraduates have to be cognizant of their respective schools’ graduation requirements. The College of Arts and Sciences, the Wharton School, the School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Nursing each have their own set of requirements for their respective student bodies. But, when students search for possible classes to fill these requirements, they are often met with limited options in terms of both the content and availability of these courses. This lack of options may drive students to choose classes they are less passionate about, even if they are interested in the general topic of the requirement.