“Thinking of the history of activism at Penn, I think [the appointment of] the black Provost is one of those small victories that we as activists can pat ourselves on the back for doing.”  

Last year, roughly 18 clubs applied for SAC recognition, but only 12 were successful. 

Last year, 180 Degrees Consulting club accepted 17 people out of the 200 applicants. That's a 8.5 percent acceptance rate, which is lower than Penn's lowest ever acceptance rate of 9.15 percent. 

The catalog is the first in a series of updates to Penn's information systems through the “Next Generation Student Systems” project. 

The program has various interesting events but struggles to get more graduate students involved. 

How to perform the first part of Penn's "work hard, play hard" mantra. 

Some students don't mind homework over the summer if it lightens the workload during the semester. 

“At times you’ll feel homesick or slightly uncomfortable, but they’re always people and resources at campus,” College and Engineering sophomore Raj Bhuva said.

A look into how NSO became the six-day, jam-packed affair it is now. 

To mark the beginning of this fall semester, The Daily Pennsylvanian put together a series of the most interesting stories surrounding New Student Orientation. 

The African Community Learning Program will allow children to explore their heritage through projects where they’ll investigate the culture of their homelands.

The semesterly event features various activities hosted by Penn's different environmental groups.

In a wide-scale new experiment, Psychology professor Angela Duckworth and Wharton professor Katherine Milkman are looking into how Penn students can be left wondering just how they can motivate themselves to stay in shape. 

"Walmart is not the sexiest brand to work for," College senior Aaron Lai told Bloomberg, but as a computational biology major, he found the analytics side of the retail industry interesting.

This task force was formed in response to an offensive email sent by off-campus organization OZ two semesters ago. 

Penn contested the terms of a crucial vote at the National Labor Relations Board for three months, delaying the efforts of pro-union graduate students. 

“I felt a bit of pressure [to attend parties during NSO] but it was more because I wanted to make as many friends as I could and going out was a good way to do that."