According to the announcement, over 8,000 students applied to Penn through the Early Decision Program this year — an increase from last year’s 7,795 applicants and the largest early decision applicant pool in its history. 

The Penn community navigated a changing University administration, campus renovations, and student protests this year.

Penn community members protested University's role in gentrification around West Philadelphia.

Following Thomas' performance at the 2021 Zippy Invitational, her participation began to draw criticism and transphobic rhetoric from media outlets such as Fox News and the New York Post.

Wax — a self-described “race realist” — drew national outcry at the start of the year after making racist remarks about Asian Americans on a podcast.

The DP's coverage followed all the developments, from the search for a new provost to the sudden departure of the director of the Pan-Asian American Community House.

Penn saw an increased visibility of student concerns about climate justice, protests surrounding Penn’s impact on the environment, and a new administration’s response to students' climate demands.

University City will soon welcome a renovated McDonald's and a new Target store.

The confirmation of former Penn President Amy Gutmann as the United States ambassador to Germany at the beginning of 2022 set into motion a months-long presidential transition.

Beginning the spring semester with remote learning and double-masking, Penn students returned in the fall to pre-pandemic levels of restriction.

The DP’s political coverage this year followed how the Penn community reacted to this year’s biggest moments in local and federal politics.

The technology, which comes from a company called ZeroEyes, uses artificial intelligence to detect if an individual has a gun.

The Penn Artificial Intelligence and Technology Collaboratory for Healthy Aging program supports projects that use technology and artificial intelligence to better treatment and healthcare options for older Americans.

Attendees of the reading on Oct. 12 will hear the nine students in the Xfic workshop read excerpts from their pieces. 

Located on the corner of 33rd and Chestnut Streets, the restaurant accompanies The Study, a hotel chain marketed towards academic visitors.

GAPSA’s executive vice president, vice president of finance, and vice president of programming resigned on Nov. 9, triggering a special election. 

Ranging from Opinion takes to 34th Street thinkpieces, here is the story of 2022 told through the DP’s most memorable designs and illustrations that compelled readers to dive in.