Welcome back from Thanksgiving break — here are some events to get you through the first week back.
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How one grad student's service dog changed her life
Dog may be man’s best friend, but the bond between graduate student Lindsay Jones and her yellow lab is even stronger.
Management team shares Thanksgiving dinner with senior citizens
The event was more than just planning — many of the freshmen formed relationships with the residents.
Here's everything happening at Penn for Thanksgiving
Penn’s campus may be closed on Thanksgiving, but that hasn't stopped several groups on and around campus from celebrating the holiday.
How one grad student's service dog changed her life
Dog may be man’s best friend, but the bond between graduate student Lindsay Jones and her yellow lab is even stronger.
Management team shares Thanksgiving dinner with senior citizens
The event was more than just planning — many of the freshmen formed relationships with the residents.
More than just a week: Camp Kesem reunites campers and counselors at fall reunion
Even though Camp Kesem only lasts one week, it has a year-round impact.
Anna Kendrick discusses new book 'Scrappy Little Nobody'
Singer, actress and newly-published author Anna Kendrick took center stage Friday night alongside psychology professor Angela Duckworth.
How big companies like Target and Amazon are targeting customers at Penn
Current dogma tells companies that if they want to sell to young people, they need to turn to the internet.
Philly's new soda tax — and how it could affect you
Experts are unsure how much the price of certain beverages will increase once Philadelphia’s “soda tax” goes into effect on Jan. 1.
Students walk out of class in protest of racist GroupMe messages sent to black freshmen
The walkout, organized by Students Organizing for Unity and Liberation in partnership with Black Graduate Students, brought protesters to College Green, is the latest in string of protests related to the racist GroupMe messages.
Everything you need to know about the tunnels under the Quad
Freshmen report that visiting the tunnels is not a well-known staple of Quad life.
With Trump as president, students and professors fear less access to birth control
During his campaign, Trump said he planned to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act, which ensures access to women’s health and requires health insurers to cover all approved forms of birth control without charging cost-sharing fees such as a co-pay.
At time of political unease, Penn Non-Cis hosts fifth annual GenderTalk open mic night
GenderTalk, an open mic night hosted by Penn Non-Cis, will be held on Thursday night from 6-9 p.m. in the Goodhand Room of the LGBT Center.
At LGBT Center, students gather to commemorate trans lives lost this year
The LGBT Center held the Transgender Day of Remembrance, where attendees wrote messages to members of the trans community killed in the U.S this year.
Penn students donate meal swipes — to their peers
In the past, donations went to food banks; however, Wednesday was the first time Penn students could donate swipes to students in need.
Penn Monologues select six-word story winners
When the group, known for its annual production held in the spring semester, challenged Penn students to submit their super short stories, more than a hundred people responded.
When your roommate is from across the aisle
Forget reaching across the aisle — College freshmen David Barr Engel and Jesse Blanco only have to reach across the dorm room to encounter someone whose political beliefs differ from their own.
Faculty sign open letter urging Amy Gutmann to protect rights of undocumented students
Faculty from all four undergraduate schools signed the letter, which highlighted the passage of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, an immigration policy implemented in 2012 to grant undocumented immigrants who entered the country before their 16th birthday and before June 2007 with temporary protection from deportation.
Penn determines formerly admitted student added black freshmen to racist GroupMe
A student at the University of Oklahoma is no longer enrolled, and another at Tulsa Community College has been placed on "interim academic suspension."

















