The formation of the committee followed public backlash in response the execution of the October 2024 warrant.

2020 Penn Engineering graduate Luigi Mangione was indicted on one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder — along with eight additional charges — in the UnitedHealthcare CEO case on Dec. 17. 

“Her comments regarding the shooting of Brian Thompson in New York City were antithetical to the values of both the School of Arts and Sciences and the University of Pennsylvania,” Kallberg wrote in the statement. 

Mangione, who was found with a 3D-printed pistol, would have taken classes involving 3D-printing instruction to complete his degree. 

Police held Mangione for questioning throughout the morning, and the NYPD identified Mangione as the department’s person of interest in “brazen targeted murder” of Thompson at a press conference around 1:40 p.m.

The two-year program, which is housed in the School of Arts and Sciences, will be the first graduate program of its kind in the United States.

The report, which includes statistics from 2021 through 2023, found a significant decrease in alcohol-related disciplinary referrals and a rise in motor vehicle theft.

In a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, College Republicans called the pardon “a reflection of hypocrisy and deceit" representative of the Biden administration.

On July 3, Samuel Woodward — the man charged with the 2018 homicide of Bernstein — was convicted of first-degree murder with a hate crime enhancement.

Penn Students Against the Occupation of Palestine hosted the walkout in conjunction with Penn Faculty for Justice in Palestine, and the event drew about 30 attendees.

The statement marks Penn's first official comment since the Oct. 18 search, while both external and internal pressure continues to mount on University administrators for it.

The group wrote in a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian that “the decision to place these tags was a spontaneous one” and denied any affiliation to the University. 

The investigation relates to a Sept. 12 incident when pro-Palestinian activists claimed responsibility for vandalizing of the Benjamin Franklin statue in front of College Hall with red paint, according to The Intercept.

The three recent acts — two of which were discovered on Oct. 21 and one of which was discovered on the morning of Oct. 23 — follow at least three separate instances of vandalism over the weekend.

The warrant was reviewed by the Philadelphia District Attorney's office and approved by a bail commissioner, the University said.

One individual was arrested for entering an encampment event with a knife and holster, while the other was detained for spraying an unknown odorous substance on items in the encampment. 

Penn offered to pause all disciplinary cases against protesters and committed to engaging with their demands if they ended their demonstration.