81.6% of votes cast in the locations on and around Penn’s campus on Election Day were for Vice President Kamala Harris, and 16.3% of votes were for former President and 1968 Wharton graduate Donald Trump.

Government officials, faculty, and students have denounced 1968 Wharton graduate and former President Donald Trump’s unfounded allegations of voter fraud occurring at the polls in Philadelphia. 

The DP is documenting how the Penn community — and beyond — is spending its Election Day, and how the election is shaping up on campus before polls close.

Programming for the eight-hour event included performances from musical artists, speeches from local- and national-level politicians, and remarks from public figures. 

Democrats make up the vast majority of returned ballots in Philadelphia County, with 142,004 ballots returned by registered Democrats, compared to 14,542 by Republicans and 17,562 by other voters. 

Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé said that the two new initiatives were born from Wellness at Penn's duty to continue expanding and adapting their offerings to meet student needs.

Penn professors said that they have either canceled their classes or modified their curricula to accommodate Election Day and surrounding political activities — a decision students said that they supported.

The Political Empathy Lab, an initiative of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation’s Paideia Program, launched a series on the program’s podcast on Oct. 10 discussing civil discourse and Pennsylvania state politics. 

Since its inception last year, Penn Hyperloop has been seeking official recognition from the Engineering School as an official student organization.

Cameron has previously published research about her experience as a rideshare driver and told the DP that her experiences informs the content she teaches her students.

Also, Penn Marriage Pact completes fifth matchmaking cycle.

Biden spoke to a crowd of union members at UA Local 692 Sprinkler Fitters about his administration’s support for organized labor.

The council — which is led by five senior faculty members — will provide strategic input, coordinate multidisciplinary research, and develop new AI-related initiatives.

The displays come amid an uptick in efforts from both student and non-Penn affiliated organizations to mobilize voters on campus and in the larger West Philadelphia community.

The Marriage Pact survey opened on Oct. 7 and closed on Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. Within that time, a total of 4,935 students — more than 45% of Penn’s undergraduate population — filled out the Marriage Pact. 

At the event, which took place at the cultural organization Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia, Ocasio-Cortez highlighted the importance of the election cycle for Latino voters to a diverse audience of families, community leaders, and volunteers.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a five-year, $2.79 million grant to Shuying Yang and Michael Mitchell for their research on rheumatoid arthritis.