Penn Democrats have seen over 150 sign-ups after posting about it in the Class of 2024 Facebook group, along with many new Facebook likes and follows on their social media pages.
Penn instructor releases book analyzing successful outsider campaigns in Phila. elections
The book, titled Philadelphia Battlefields: Disruptive Campaigns and Upset Elections in a Changing City, hit shelves in August.
Phila. anti-capitalist group appears responsible for unrest, property damage near campus
A group of approximately 60 people gathered in Clark Park on 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue last Wednesday night and proceeded to damage several buildings and properties along 40th Street.
Penn Museum is offering free student admission as part of back-to-school initiative
Students can visit for free on Tuesdays through Fridays between 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Penn instructor releases book analyzing successful outsider campaigns in Phila. elections
The book, titled Philadelphia Battlefields: Disruptive Campaigns and Upset Elections in a Changing City, hit shelves in August.
Phila. anti-capitalist group appears responsible for unrest, property damage near campus
A group of approximately 60 people gathered in Clark Park on 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue last Wednesday night and proceeded to damage several buildings and properties along 40th Street.
First years tackle virtual NSO with Zoom panels and remote Quizzos
First years praised the overall NSO experience despite its completely remote status. Some, however, encountered difficulties accessing certain events online and wished events allowed for more communication amongst students.
Penn will now pay to ship students’ spring dorm items home following student pushback
The shipping process will begin around mid-September and take several weeks to complete, Penn Business Services Director of Communications and External Relations Barbara Lea-Kruger wrote in an email to The Daily Pennsylvanian on Monday.
‘You really can’t distance to play slap cup’: Off-campus parties spark social media outrage
Penn currently reports at least 42 active coronavirus cases in the community, but many students fear potential virus clusters in the next fews weeks and are taking to social media to share their concerns and call out partygoers.
At least 42 Penn students tested positive for COVID-19 on campus in the past two weeks
Penn has administered 7,140 COVID-19 tests in Houston Hall's Hall of Flags since beginning to test students returning to the Philadelphia area on Aug. 1.
Tracking COVID-19 cases at Pennsylvania colleges
The Daily Pennsylvanian is tracking the number of COVID-19 cases at 25 colleges across Pennsylvania.
Penn Medicine joins international consortium to compile and analyze COVID-19 data
The Consortium for Clinical Characterization of COVID-19 consists of 96 hospitals around the world and has gathered data on more than 27,000 COVID-19 cases.
Broken mirrors and missing TVs: Penn fails to deliver items left in dorms to many students
Many students believe the lost and damaged belongings were the result of a disorganized process with little oversight from Penn and poor record keeping from moving companies.
First virtual Convocation inducts Class of 2024 and transfer students into Penn community
The ceremony, which premiered at 7 p.m. EDT on the Penn Convocation website, featured remarks from Penn President Amy Gutmann and Provost Wendell Pritchett, as well as performances by student groups.
Penn sophomores launch tutoring program for newly immigrated Bangladeshi students
The program, called First Mentors, will offer free tutoring, college counseling, and mentorship for high school students at Moder Patshala, a non-profit that helps newly immigrated Bangladeshi-American students adjust to the United States.
Phila. health department warns students to avoid all social gatherings amid pandemic
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health stated that the guidance was updated in response to new outbreaks on college campuses, both locally and across the United States.
Temple University suspends in-person classes for two weeks after surge in COVID-19 cases
Temple's decision comes after 103 students tested positive for the coronavirus.
Philadelphia accepts $10 million grant to increase voting access for November election
The grant, which was accepted on Thursday, will be used to buy vote-counting equipment, increase satellite election offices, and place drop boxes around the city.
NCHW will still open in fall 2021 as other construction projects face COVID-related delays
Installation of air conditioning in Gregory College House has been delayed by one year, while the Weitzman Plaza will experience a seven-week delay.
Penn Med COVID-19 vaccine phase 1 trial elicits immune response in all participants
All 40 trial participants in the phase one trial demonstrated an overall immune response, with 95% of trial participants developing antibodies, according to an update from Inovio Pharmaceuticals on Aug. 10.

















