GROUP THINK is the DP’s round table section, where we throw a question at the columnists and see what answers stick.
Amy Gutmann
This undergraduate student is teaching an Engineering course on virtual reality
Engineering senior Sacha Best has the unusual privilege of teaching as an undergrad.
Former Phila. Mayor Michael Nutter is joining the School of Social Policy and Practice
Nutter was appointed the Senior School of Social Policy and Practice Executive Fellow at the Penn Institute for Urban Research. In this position, he will focus on poverty in Philadelphia and other cities.
Furda says Betsy DeVos could impact Penn
Graduate School of Education Senior Lecturer Anne Pomerantz also examined the influence DeVos could have on the many educational issues beyond Penn, specifically the effect of voucher programs on Philadelphia public schools.
This undergraduate student is teaching an Engineering course on virtual reality
Engineering senior Sacha Best has the unusual privilege of teaching as an undergrad.
Former Phila. Mayor Michael Nutter is joining the School of Social Policy and Practice
Nutter was appointed the Senior School of Social Policy and Practice Executive Fellow at the Penn Institute for Urban Research. In this position, he will focus on poverty in Philadelphia and other cities.
Penn football's Torgersen snubbed from NFL Combine
330 players were invited to one of the final chances to prove their worth to scouts before the NFL Draft in April. Of those, 15 quarterbacks were invited — a small number, but Torgersen was ranked by Sports Illustrated as the 10th best QB available for the NFL Draft, and more recently even moved up to eighth on the list.
College freshmen return to dorm to find ceiling collapsed
The students had submitted a work order for a leaky ceiling days earlier, but “water pooled up and the ceiling collapsed,” said College freshman Alex Crane.
Penn records and Trump’s classmates dispute the claim that Trump graduated near the top of his class.
Penn students are heading to Nicaragua this summer to work on 'social impact' ventures
Wharton senior and 2016 participant Kevin Park said he had an idea for a social impact venture going into the program but, after workshops and discussions with mentors during the trip, he realized his idea was "not feasible."
This tech startup is helping immigrants apply for green cards
Navigating the immigration process can be difficult for those unfamiliar with the American legal system. To help immigrants in this situation, 2013 Penn Law graduate Jeremy Peskin and immigration attorney James Pittman created Borderwise.
Penn men's, women's lacrosse each to kick off seasons on the road
This Saturday, both Penn lacrosse teams will open their 2017 campaigns. For the women, this will be first test of their No. 11 preseason ranking in this year’s ILWCA poll. As has been the case in the past three years, the Quakers will start off against Delaware, in what has been a notably close rivalry of late.
Trump's presidential win is throwing seniors' career plans into uncertainty
As graduating seniors prepare to enter a workforce characterized by political uncertainty under Trump's presidency, many have had to rethink their professional plans — particularly those students who had hoped to work in politics or government.
These four tech startups received crucial capital from a student-run fund
College senior and Fund co-chair Jason Shein facilitated a recent “relaunch” of the Weiss Tech House Innovation Fund to institutionalize the non-financial resources it now provides to the companies receiving their grants.
Weeks after the movement started, Penn students assess the effectiveness of #DeleteUber
#DeleteUber became a boycott against the company, with many Penn students switching to the alternative ride-sharing service Lyft. However, campus opinion about the effectiveness of the movement varies.
This semester's preceptorials include bartending, macaron-making and ballroom dance
For students interested in learning home-brew chemistry, bartending, ballroom dancing, and other non-ordinary skills, the Penn Preceptorial Committee has them covered.
A suspect tried to stab a security officer with a pen at Presbyterian Hospital, and more from this week's crime log
At the Presbyterian Hospital located at 51 N. 39th St, a 29-year old unaffiliated man was acting disorderly while waiting to be seen by medical staff. He struck a security officer in the face and upper body.
Jon Huntsman Jr. gives talk about China, ties it back to Trump
On Wednesday, Feb. 15, Penn students gathered in Ambani Auditorium in Huntsman Hall for 1987 College graduate Jon Huntsman, Jr.’s lecture.
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BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.

















