Despite statements from administrators, student accounts, along with data from off-campus housing facilities, suggest that there isn't an increasing demand for on-campus housing.
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It's put-up-or-shut-up time as Penn men's, women's swimming enter crucial Ivy League tri-meet
This weekend, Penn swimming and diving takes on two Ivy League rivals in the first tri-meet of the year. The men’s team (1-1, 0-1 Ivy) will take on Princeton (0-0) and Cornell (1-1, 1-0) first on Friday, with the women’s team (1-1, 1-0) competing shortly afterwards on Saturday. Both Penn teams come into this weekend at .500, and are looking to make a statement and gain confidence early in the season.
Only one Penn dining hall serves halal food — and students say it has made multiple mistakes
Multiple students have reported incidents of halal food at Kings Court English House being cooked with cooking wine, which is not permissible under the rules of halal.
Fresh off impressive season opener, Penn wrestling welcomes elite competition in Keystone Classic
Not all sports save their biggest events for the end of the year. This Sunday, Penn wrestling will welcome 12 teams and 20 ranked wrestlers in the annual Keystone Classic, including No. 1 Penn State.
It's put-up-or-shut-up time as Penn men's, women's swimming enter crucial Ivy League tri-meet
This weekend, Penn swimming and diving takes on two Ivy League rivals in the first tri-meet of the year. The men’s team (1-1, 0-1 Ivy) will take on Princeton (0-0) and Cornell (1-1, 1-0) first on Friday, with the women’s team (1-1, 1-0) competing shortly afterwards on Saturday. Both Penn teams come into this weekend at .500, and are looking to make a statement and gain confidence early in the season.
Only one Penn dining hall serves halal food — and students say it has made multiple mistakes
Multiple students have reported incidents of halal food at Kings Court English House being cooked with cooking wine, which is not permissible under the rules of halal.
Hundreds gathered at Penn Tuesday to discuss how to improve the mental health of minority students
“Mental health is not just an issue for black students and students of color, but there are unique ways in which it impacts them,” said Alfiee Breland-Noble, a panelist at the conference.
Claudia Li | Restaurant guide for introverts
CLAUDIA LI is a College senior from Santa Clara, Calif.
Siyin Han | Strawberry banana pineapple
SIYIN HAN is a College senior from Birmingham, Ala.
Brad Hong | Face of a morning lecture
BRAD HONG is a College sophomore from Morristown, N.J.
Penn received a record-breaking number of Early Decision applicants for the Class of 2022
The University received 6,731 applications, a 9.5 percent increase from last year's record-breaking number of 6,147 applications.
Penn group offering professional resources to first gen., low income students is growing in strength
Nearly a year after the group was launched in January, organizers have enlisted over 100 professionals for their mentorship program.
Meet the two College juniors selling beef jerky sourced from Amish artisans
Penn's on-campus market Gourmet Grocer began stocking products from the student-run company "Ninth Street Jerky" on Nov. 12.
The journalist who broke the story on Trump's Access Hollywood tape spoke to Penn students on Tuesday
The Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold rose to national prominence during the 2016 presidential campaign for a series of investigative articles on Trump's charitable giving.
Cassandra Jobman | New new new college house
CASSANDRA JOBMAN is a College freshman from Garland, Texas.
Reports of anti-Semitic incidents have skyrocketed in the past year
The ADL reported just shy of 1,300 cases of anti-Semitism from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30, exceeding the 2016 total of 779 incidents.
A Penn graduate student was robbed at 42nd and Locust on Monday night
According to the Division of Public Safety, the student surrendered his bag and the two suspects fled east on Walnut Street.
Earning playing time on a varsity team as a freshman is no small task — but starring on one is something even more impressive. Several Penn rookies stepped up to the plate in this regard — but which one had the best season? A trio of DP Sports' finest debate.
The new Republican tax plan could make a Penn graduate education unattainable for students
“We are emphatically opposed to this tax proposal," said Graduate and Professional Student Assembly President Miles Owen.
Florida State bans Greek life after a pledge's death
The university instituted an alcohol ban, ended the recruitment of any new Greek life members, and prohibited all Greek social events, including tailgate parties and chapter meetings.



















