Looking for what to do during Fling this weekend? Here are the events taking place in the Quad on Friday and Saturday.
A student group from Harvard is inviting controversial speakers to campus in pursuit of free speech
Harvard sophomore and President of the group, Conor Healy told the Harvard Crimson that the groups hopes to “[test] the university’s policies on free speech."
Here's what GAPSA has in store in the upcoming year
Looking forward, GAPSA President-elect Miles Owen wants to continue to address important issues, as well as other problems that have been "simmering in the background," he said.
Penn students and professors will join thousands around the world to march for science
Postdoctoral fellow Jason Diaz said he believes the Trump administration's budget proposal, which was released last month, convinced many people to take part in the march.
A student group from Harvard is inviting controversial speakers to campus in pursuit of free speech
Harvard sophomore and President of the group, Conor Healy told the Harvard Crimson that the groups hopes to “[test] the university’s policies on free speech."
Here's what GAPSA has in store in the upcoming year
Looking forward, GAPSA President-elect Miles Owen wants to continue to address important issues, as well as other problems that have been "simmering in the background," he said.
Why many Nursing and pre-med students won't be able to Fling this year
“I’ve gone to a day of darties, but I’ve never properly flung,” College junior Adair Powers said. “I’m a junior and I haven’t had a year where I can really go out all weekend with my friends.”
Steve Forbes: House Republicans don't understand 'the real problem' with health care
“What we’re going through right now is result of mistakes and policy errors," Forbes said at a College Republicans event. "The good news is that errs can be overcome and mistakes can be corrected and we can move forward.”
The Political Science department had a panel on how to 'join the resistance' against President Trump
Steering Committee Member of Democratic Socialists of America Dustin Guastella said there is a need for mass protests and organization, but warned against abstract statements like “Love Trumps Hate,” which are “fundamentally non-political.”
Here's how Penn, like many other Universities, is using Big Data to recruit new students
Director of college preparation group One-Stop College Counseling Laurie Kopp Weingarten described Big Data as “the wave of the future” for college admissions. “Many times now instead of just meeting a Director of Admissions, I meet the Vice President of Enrollment Management,” she said.
Penn students and administrators express worry for budget cuts to college preparation programs
Under the proposed budget, TRIO — a consortium of programs that includes Upward Bound — would have its budget slashed by 10 percent. GEAR UP, a state and partnership grant program for public schools in low-income neighborhoods, would lose one third of its federal funding.
Meet the junior in political science who just won the Truman Scholarship
The Truman Scholarship, which provides up to $30,000, is a merit-based award that supports graduate studies of students who want to pursue careers in government or public service. Previous recipients of the Truman Scholarship include former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice.
Travel ban causes visa uncertainty and research limitations for these Iranian Ph.D. students
Some students need to leave the U.S. to renew visas or conduct research — but they fear they will not be allowed to reenter the country
Some non-Penn students will have a taste of Fling this weekend — but at an extra cost
“[The cost] is definitely an issue, which is why she is only staying for a day,” said College freshman Ji Yoon who will be hosting a friend from Columbia University.
Task force formed after OZ email incident recommends new requirements for off-campus groups
One major recommendation involves the creation of a new category for off-campus organizations — called “Identified Off-Campus Groups.”
New Museum of the American Revolution opens doors on the anniversary of Revolutionary War — and Biden gives keynote
The museum is 118,000 square feet on 3rd and Chestnut streets, according to 6abc. Its opening ceremony, which began at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and ended in the outdoor plaza of the museum, featured a keynote address by former Vice President Joe Biden.
Philadelphia issues permits for dispensaries one year after medical marijuana was legalized
Pennsylvania Department of Health has projected that its medical marijuana program will launch by 2018.
New program to expand the scope of Wharton's real estate department
“The Grayken gift will allow the Wharton Real Estate program to be a truly global program, and I think it will be,” Wharton professor Joeseph Gryouko said.
John Legend was spotted at Penn Law School
The ten-time Grammy award winner recently announced in a press release that he will serve on the advisory board of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at Penn Law.
Some professors are giving students more time to 'Fling'
“In the past, I’ve shown up with a lesson plan and there are very few people there — maybe a third of the class," physics professor Elliot Lipeles said.



















