The research focuses on two angles: the factors that affect a student’s decision to participate in recruitment, and its effects on the student’s perceived social support.
Amy Gutmann
Guest Column by Shlomo Klapper | The falsehoods of 'From Palestine to Penn'
I don’t know how else to say this: Many of O’Conor’s “facts” don’t exist.
Clarissa O'Conor | Thanksgiving in Palestine
While we may oftentimes be oblivious to how our existence on this land is predicated on the ethnic cleansing of indigenous peoples, we should not be blind to the fact that the same process is happening now.
Emerging startup ChargeItSpot looks back on Penn roots
A Wharton MBA student created ChargeItSpot, a free mobile phone charging station that provides charging cables inside a locker. The service is now live at more than 30 locations in Philadelphia — more than 10 of them are on Penn’s campus — and is expanding along the East Coast.
Guest Column by Shlomo Klapper | The falsehoods of 'From Palestine to Penn'
I don’t know how else to say this: Many of O’Conor’s “facts” don’t exist.
Clarissa O'Conor | Thanksgiving in Palestine
While we may oftentimes be oblivious to how our existence on this land is predicated on the ethnic cleansing of indigenous peoples, we should not be blind to the fact that the same process is happening now.
Campus tours promise less to prospective students
The Office of Admissions is now instructing tour guides, who are members of the Kite and Key Society, to say less about starting new clubs or language courses.
The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology donated about $3,000 to typhoon relief this weekend, in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan’s devastation in the Philippines last month.
Ivy Basketball Roundup: Dec. 2
While Harvard won the Great Alaska Shootout, Princeton, Brown and Dartmouth all reeled off victories as well. However, Cornell continued its terrible start by losing four more games.
Big stage yields some big results for Penn at 'Grapple in the Garden'
For the first time in program history, the Quakers competed in the Grapple at the Garden tournament in Madison Square Garden. They pulled off a 29-9 victory over Boston, but fell to Bloomsburg, 21-16.
JY Lee | What I believe
I joined a Buddhist ashram in India, worshipped with Jews in Jerusalem and devoured agnostic and atheistic literature. Like the prodigal son, however, I always returned home to church.
Hanukkah at Penn: candles, contests and celebrations
Penn’s Lubavitch House is pushing a social media campaign known as #sharethelight that features a $4000 trip to anywhere in the world. Mayor Nutter was also at 30th Street Station to light a menorah last Wednesday.
SLAP petitions Penn to better workplace safety
SLAP’s petition to allow labor unions in factories that produce collegiate apparel to legally address health and safety concerns.
Today, 14 months have passed since SAC voted not to recognize any new student groups, marking the second moratorium on new groups in the past three years.
Guest Column by Penn SLAP | Penn admins talk worker safety
Websites help students enroll in closed courses
The creators have not discussed their sites with one another but agree that it would be ideal to incorporate this function into Penn InTouch itself.
New IFC president talks philantropy, alumni relations
James Germi talks about his goals for the new council which include increasing philanthropy and placing more emphasis on alumni.
Paleobiology program defies extinction at Penn
Paleobiology is a small concentration in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science allows students to pursue research in related to the Earth before the emergence of humans.
Residences for homeless families that have recently begun construction will include a variety of services sponsored by the People’s Emergency Center.
McGinnis | Penn basketball needs a wingman on defense
For Penn to remain competitive this season in the Ivy League, someone is going to have to step up as an effective defensive presence on the perimeter.













