Just over a month ago, the undergraduates voted whether Penn should divest from fossil fuels, and an overwhelming 87.8 percent of participants voted yes.
Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections
The Grad Student experience
While undergraduates are busy biting hats on Hey Day, jumping in bouncy castles during Fling, or banding together to scream the night before the first economics midterm, graduate students live in a different world.
Columbia student caught selling drugs through Venmo
A Columbia student was arrested on April 2 after his Venmo record revealed he had been using the service to accept payments for drugs, reports Capital New York. Michael Getzler, the alleged dealer, required the Venmo transaction descriptions "to be funny." Descriptions to Venmo payments made to him included "Halal or something funny," "Kale salad" and "Snoop Dogg's shizzle." Two days before the arrest, an anonymous op-ed titled "Confessions of a departing dealer," that ran in the Columbia Spectator was rumored to have been written by Getzler.
College students increasingly failing to manage personal finances
According to a survey by Higher One, a financial aid company, and EverFi, and education technology company, college students are becoming worse at managing their finances. The survey found that in the past three years, students have become less likely to follow budgets, pay credit card bills on time and in full and save money.
The Grad Student experience
While undergraduates are busy biting hats on Hey Day, jumping in bouncy castles during Fling, or banding together to scream the night before the first economics midterm, graduate students live in a different world.
Columbia student caught selling drugs through Venmo
A Columbia student was arrested on April 2 after his Venmo record revealed he had been using the service to accept payments for drugs, reports Capital New York. Michael Getzler, the alleged dealer, required the Venmo transaction descriptions "to be funny." Descriptions to Venmo payments made to him included "Halal or something funny," "Kale salad" and "Snoop Dogg's shizzle." Two days before the arrest, an anonymous op-ed titled "Confessions of a departing dealer," that ran in the Columbia Spectator was rumored to have been written by Getzler.
Law students advocate for Phila. public school families
Parents of public school students can call the The School Discipline Advocacy Service which pairs law students from Penn, Temple and Drexel University to act as pro-bono advocates to help them wade through the disciplinary process in the school district.
Resources for innovation at Penn go beyond Pennovation Center
With construction of the Pennovation Center underway, innovation is all the rage at Penn — but many may not know that support and funding has been long available through a variety of channels within the University.
Penn conducts AAU campus climate survey
The survey is being administered across 27 other universities within the AAU, which is chaired by Penn President Amy Gutmann.
Eco-Reps create a more environmentally friendly Penn
From turning off the lights to coordinating zero-waste Penn Athletics events, Penn’s team of student Eco-Reps works to promote environmental consciousness throughout the entire Penn community.
Penn one of top schools for online dating
The Grade, a mobile dating application targeted toward young females, composed a list of the best 25 colleges for online dating. Penn is No. 9 on the list, with an overall grade of A-.
Penn baseball clinches Big 5 weekly awards
Pitching? Check. Offense? Check. Penn baseball notched two Big 5 awards Monday, as senior outfielder Connor Betbeze took home Player of the Week while teammate and fellow senior Ronnie Glenn notched Pitcher of the Week. The awards came on the heels of a perfect seven-game stretch for the Quakers, who, in addition to a midweek victory over Saint Peter’s, notched doubleheader sweeps of conference foes Brown, Yale and Harvard. Glenn was dominant in his two appearances, notching two wins — both complete games — against Harvard and Brown.
Penn baseball takes on Villanova seeking redemption
After powering through the Ivy League’s four Red Rolfe division squads, Penn baseball returns to Philadelphia for a slight changeup in its action. Only two days after completing a four-game sweep against Yale and Brown by a combined 52-10, the Quakers return to the diamond on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Liberty Bell Classic against Big 5 rival Villanova. The midweek matinee marks the second time this season Penn (12-9) and the Wildcats (11-15) face off.
Penn Fund societies promote giving far past graduation
The Penn Fund offers membership to several giving societies, through which alumni can maintain their Penn roots by donating to the University.
Faculty startup raises $100,000
In late March, the Penn faculty startup and Penn Center for Innovation spinout company Gencore Systems secured $100,000 from Philadelphia’s StartUp PHL fund.
University City introduces 'parklets'
With warmer weather approaching, University City District plans to brighten the neighborhood with the addition of parking-spot sized parks called parklets.
Alpha Chi Omega to move off campus
Penn’s chapter of Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Epsilon, plans to officially revoke its charter with the University this week.
Sam Sherman | (Cyber) Landfill
SAM SHERMAN is a College junior from Marblehead, Mass. His email address is samsherman6@gmail.com.
Alec Ward | Getting religion
My understanding of events in Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere may determine who I vote for in the next presidential election. And yet, though I understand that the politics of that region are often defined by conflict between groups with deep-seated theological disagreements, I find myself unable to summarize what the nature of those disagreements are in any but the most simplistic terms.
Oscar A. Rudenstam | Reconsidering religion in society, part II
Even if some of the supernatural properties of religion do not stand the test of science, does this mean that we are right to reject religion without further ado? This is where Dawkins, and many of his peers, makes a mistake by assuming that scientific truth must necessarily guide all spheres of life.

















