Many professors had to change the format of their final exams to accommodate for students’ varying time zones, lack of proctoring methods, and other at-home difficulties.
Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections
Jessica Gooding | All students forced to leave campus should receive a housing credit
In light of Penn’s recent announcement that it would not accept 9.9 million dollars in CARE Act funds, it makes sense to wonder how those funds could have been allocated to help secure stability for vulnerable students.
Emilia Onuonga | Amy Gutmann made the right decision. Congress did not.
Yes, Americans ought to put pressure on well-established institutions and businesses to reject these funds. However, people should direct criticism to Congress and the Trump administration during this national crisis.
Penn's spring teams find unique ways to celebrate seniors despite season cancellations
Canceled seasons meant canceled Senior Nights, and the spring sports teams missed out on the opportunity to honor the players who had dedicated four years to their respective teams.
Jessica Gooding | All students forced to leave campus should receive a housing credit
In light of Penn’s recent announcement that it would not accept 9.9 million dollars in CARE Act funds, it makes sense to wonder how those funds could have been allocated to help secure stability for vulnerable students.
Emilia Onuonga | Amy Gutmann made the right decision. Congress did not.
Yes, Americans ought to put pressure on well-established institutions and businesses to reject these funds. However, people should direct criticism to Congress and the Trump administration during this national crisis.
All Dental students must return to campus by August. Some may return earlier to see patients.
Third and fourth-year students, as well as postdoctoral residents, will return to clinics in limited numbers following a strict schedule to control the number of people in each building at any one time.
Penn Vet begins research to see if dogs can detect coronavirus
If dogs can sniff out the virus, they would likely be used to detect COVID-19 in large public spaces, including airports, businesses, and hospital entrances.
While juniors miss out on red shirts, canes, and hat-biting, Hey Day proceeds virtually
Class Board 2021 President and Wharton and College senior Lizzie Youshaei said Class Board 2021 plans to hold an on-campus Hey Day when it is safe to do so.
Students at Columbia and Cornell file lawsuits against their schools for tuition refunds
Anastopoulo Law Firm, based in South Carolina, set up a website to afford students forced to leave their college campuses the opportunity to seek compensation
Guest Column by Lucy Corlett | Power Purchase Agreement points to the dangers of greenwashing
By using the PPA to proclaim itself a champion of sustainability, Penn is greenwashing the areas of its operations that are, and will continue to be, socially and environmentally harmful.
Penn Global Seminars plan to operate as normal despite uncertainty of fall semester
Penn Abroad will monitor the pandemic and international travel policies in the coming months, but is optimistic students will be able to travel safely by winter break.
NEC elects first all-women executive board for 2020-2021 school year
With the outgoing executive board consisting of three men and four women, incoming and outgoing board members said they are excited to see women holding all positions on the seven-person board.
Agatha Advincula | Preparing for uncertainty in uncertain times
It’s okay to be scared and still make contingency plans. It’s okay to be frustrated with the ways in which Penn has often left us in the dark and it’s okay to be worried about the future.
Guest Column by Johaer Jilani | If the Fall semester is online, Penn should implement a Double-A policy
The two most important aspects that need to be fulfilled in order to accommodate all Penn undergraduates are to allow the option to have letter grades and to mitigate the effects of circumstantial inequality. The best way to approach this problem is by having a Double-A grading policy, in which students are guaranteed an A-, or a double-A/fail policy, in which passing a course awards at least an A-.
Emeritus Penn Trustee and philanthropist Madlyn Abramson dies at 84
After surviving cancer herself, Abramson and her husband donated $100 million to establish the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at Penn Medicine.
Local universities plan tuition freezes to ease financial strain of pandemic on families
Temple University, Penn State University, and Rutgers University have recommended a tuition freeze for the next academic year to their respective Boards of Trustees.
Wistar Institute and Penn Medicine start testing coronavirus vaccine on humans
The Wistar Institute's vaccine is the second COVID-19 vaccine to move into clinical testing in the U.S.
DiGrande | Is football worth the price?
We need to think critically about the benefits and drawbacks of both options: allowing the game to continue as is, injuries and all, while examining the consequences of eliminating the program altogether.
Sophia DuRose | Penn’s campus is my new home
Even though there are massive problems in the world right now, small ones still hurt. And if anything good could come out of any of this, it should be a greater sense of urgency to be empathetic and kind.


















