Penn's own private-prison divestment campaign, Penn Divest from Displacement (PDD) wrote a 2015 editorial in The Daily Pennsylvanian, calling for the University to divest from two prison companies that the group charged with displacing minorities and other oppressed populations.

This program is not the first of its kind, and similar programs have been successful at universities like Brown, Cornell and Columbia.

The tuition-free school and its companion community hospital were projects of 2015 President’s Engagement Prize winner and 2015 College graduate Shadrack Frimpong. The prize is a $100,000 grant from Penn to kickstart a student’s idea for a humanitarian project.

The 5B groups include the Asian Pacific Student Coalition, Lambda Alliance, Latin@ Coalition, United Minorities Council and UMOJA. 

This year, Penn will begin awarding a $150,000 scholarship to student leaders in mental health and wellness.

The list took into account numerous factors such as: average early career salary, available financial aid, the university’s academic reputation and average credit hour cost.

Roommates are incredibly fickle — some become lifelong friends, while others quickly fade into the background.

See the crimes committed in the Penn Patrol Zone between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5. 

Affiliated fraternities begin their official spring recruiting process with rush events on Thursday, Jan. 12 and Friday, Jan. 13. 

BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y. His email is bclaar@sas.upenn.edu. 

Last semester was honestly the worst semester I’ve had at Penn so far. And all because of one thing: the white professors I’ve had at Penn.

The shirt read “THE PUSSY GRABS BACK,” accompanied by a drawing of a kitten attacking Donald Trump’s face.

The interfaith group “Sharing Our Scriptures” has members that practice Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Christianity. 

Previously named About APA Women, the Spice Collective aims to provide a forum for women of Asian descent to discuss social, academic, political and economic issues.

The chairman of Portland Community College’s board of directors, Gene Pitts, has resigned from his position after the school’s vote last month to adopt the sanctuary campus label.

It’s safe to say that Michelle Nwokedi had an enjoyable first week of January. The 6-foot-3 junior forward led the Penn women’s basketball team to two wins, one in California against UC Riverside and the other to open Ivy play at Princeton. As a reward for her efforts in those victories, Nwokedi was named co-Ivy League Player of the Week.

For one Penn women’s squash player, the rise to the top just keeps on going. While the rest of campus was taking time off in December, sophomore Reeham Salah had a busy winter break, traveling to France to compete for Team USA in the World Women’s Team Squash Championships.