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The Daily Pennsylvanian

Amy Gutmann


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College junior, Hannah Peifer, was recently named Chief of MERT. The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with her to learn about her new positino, her interests, and her hopes for the future.

Penn Professor Mike McGraw’s new course, “Ornithology,” the study of birds, is combining Master of Environmental Studies students’ love for nature with a more acute set of knowledge to use in the great outdoors.


Penn professor Mike McGraw introduced a new environmental studies course, “Ornithology,” on the study of birds. | Courtesy of Profberger at Wikimedia Commons

Penn Professor Mike McGraw’s new course, “Ornithology,” the study of birds, is combining Master of Environmental Studies students’ love for nature with a more acute set of knowledge to use in the great outdoors.





At first glance, it would seem impossible to obtain more diversity of thought than can be achieved by a student body representative of the American population. However, this is not always the case for selective schools.











After a survey gauging the interest of a dance class at Penn was conducted by College junior Ramita Ravi, THAR 215 is finding its way to the courselist next semester.  | Courtesy of Performing Arts Council/Creative Commons

he new course, Theater Arts 215, will focus on everything from dance theory to practice, and will involve a substantial amount of in-class experiential learning through movement and sensory experience.