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Penn Dems, without endorsing, co-hosts a Bloomberg Phila. campaign event
Although Penn Democrats has yet to endorse a candidate for the 2020 presidential primary, the group partnered with Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg's Pennsylvania campaign branch for a campaign event at Woody’s, an LGBTQ bar and dance club in Center City.
Penn Abroad advises students in Milan to leave due to coronavirus, but some choose to stay
Penn Abroad advised students abroad in Milan to leave the city following the CDC's level three advisory on Feb. 28 – although some students are choosing to stay in the city with the hope their school will reopen.
Fears of racism, quarantine amid coronavirus prompt students to cancel spring break plans
Increasing reports of coronavirus across the globe prompted students traveling to countries like Spain and France to cancel their trips for fear they would face quarantine or other restrictions when attempting to return to the United States.
Penn alum and Phila. councilmember charged with two counts of federal corruption
Johnson and his wife Dawn Chavous, both Penn alumni, have been accused of participating in a complex bribery scheme that allowed them to profit off of various land deals that Johnson oversaw.
Two student-designed communities on Muslim life and politics will open in Harnwell next year
Student-designed communities are program communities designed and run by undergraduate students.
Bloomers members reflect on stereotypes against women in comedy amid spring show
Bloomers cast members said although the group is becoming increasingly popular on campus, as women, they often have to work harder and be smarter than men to put on a successful show.
Fossil Free Penn blockades board meeting, forcing most trustees to leave through fire exit
Protesters held signs cut and painted to look like gravestones with epitaphs citing facts about the climate crisis and demanding that the University divest from fossil fuels.
'More polarized' and 'less informed': Annenberg panel talks impact of declining local news
Annenberg professor Victor Pickard led the panel and said corruption has risen in local governments because of the lack of oversight that local news outlets provide.
In this week's crime log: thefts from Penn bookstore and an assault on a police officer
In this week's crime log, personal thefts in campus buildings and assault on an officer making an arrest.
Helen Gym, Penn graduate and Philadelphia city councilmember, endorses Bernie Sanders
Gym is the second elected official in Pennsylvania to endorse Sanders.
FDA accuses fast food chain Jimmy John’s of serving food linked to E. coli and salmonella
None of the Jimmy John’s locations mentioned in the warning letter from the FDA are in the state of Pennsylvania.
Penn’s total cost of attendance will rise to $76,826 next year, a 3.9% increase
The Trustees also approved an undergraduate financial aid budget of $256 million for the next academic year, a 3.7% increase from last year’s budget of $247 million.
Philadelphia's first supervised injection site to open next week following landmark ruling
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the proposed facility will not violate federal law. Safehouse, the nonprofit that proposed the facility, aims to provide a safe environment where people struggling with addiction may use their own drugs.
Penn Student Government budget for next academic year reaches record-high $2.75 million
The budget, which was passed on Sunday, represents an approximately 3.7% increase from this year’s $2.65 million.
Here’s how the 2020 census could affect all Penn students, regardless of hometown
All college students will be counted as residents of where they are living as of April 1, as opposed to where they grew up or where their guardians live. At Penn, the rules are the same for non-Pennsylvanian students as well as international students.
Penn Global releases video to quell coronavirus fears and denounce xenophobia
Penn Global International Student and Scholar Services released a YouTube video titled "Stay Strong, Penn" which features Penn administrators and students leaders from groups like the Assembly of International Students and the Undergraduate Assembly offering reassurance, information about on-campus resources, and warnings against xenophobic targeting.
Pa. state proposal aims to counteract expensive housing and Philadelphia gentrification
The average price of a home in University City has skyrocketed in recent years, increasing from $78,500 in 1995 to $500,000 in 2018. This has caused the displacement of many former residents, with the area’s Black population declining by more than half, according to WHYY.
Incoming Wharton dean Erika James aims to continue legacy of ‘solving world’s challenges’
James said that her long-term goal is to leave Wharton better than it was when she began the job.
New Wharton course will teach students ‘financial savvy’ in the fall
The course, Consumer Financial Decision Making, will be open to students from all years and schools and will explain how to make financial decisions relating to mortgages and insurance.