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Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Koren was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a monetary award for current college students planning to pursue public service or government-based graduate and professional degrees. There are around 60 awardees among all national applicants.

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There are 18 sources of alternate funding other than the Student Activities Council. However, students who must rely solely on these alternate funds are less than pleased with both their availability and distribution.




College junior Ariel Koren will use the scholarship toward public service or government-oriented graduate or professional schooling.

Koren was awarded the Harry S. Truman Scholarship, a monetary award for current college students planning to pursue public service or government-based graduate and professional degrees. There are around 60 awardees among all national applicants.















The Daily Pennsylvanian

In the minutes after shots were fired early last Tuesday morning at the Copabanana Restaurant, thousands of students and other University personnel found their cell phones vibrating or ringing with a UPennAlert informing them of the danger at 40th and Spruce Streets. But what many may not realize is that the UPenn Alert that was issued last week was the product of a process that began with the UPenn Alert’s inception more than seven years ago.