Editorial | Penn, postpone Commencement for the Class of 2020

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · March 16, 2020

Although the coronavirus pandemic makes May Commencement ceremonies inadvisable, it is important for seniors to have something to look forward to in uncertain times.

Guest Column by Michelle Shen | Where to channel your coronavirus rage

By Michelle Shen · March 16, 2020

I was feeling a lot of things — a strange cocktail of sadness, sentimentality, bitterness, and anger. Originally, a lot of that anger was directed at Penn and other universities.

Editorial | Penn's communication around off-campus housing ignores student autonomy

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · March 16, 2020

Contacting parents instead of students was inappropriate and appeared as an effort to fearmonger so parents force their children to leave.

Letter from the Executive Editor | We decide our stories

By Ben Zhao · March 13, 2020

Right now, this period may seem like a difficult, uncertain time. But looking back at the past three years, I know we have the power to decide how these moments will become meaningful.

Guest Column by Alice Heyeh | Viruses do not discriminate based on ethnicity and neither should we

By Alice Heyeh · March 13, 2020

Know the facts and stay informed. When making efforts to prevent the spread of a pandemic, we must also prevent the spread of misinformation and violence.

Editorial | As coronavirus pushes classes online, let’s change Penn’s competitive culture

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · March 13, 2020

There are times in history where the world needs each of us to do our own part. This is one of those times. And it doesn’t have to be all negative.

Alfredo Praticò | Our campus community is at the breaking point – it’s up to us to keep it together.

By Alfredo Praticò · March 13, 2020

In the face of this forced disconnection, it is up to the Penn community to help each other stand tall and live up to our reputation as the social Ivy.

Guest Column by Maher Abdel Samad | International students, ISSS has not left you behind

By Maher Abdel Samad · March 13, 2020

If you felt panic rather than inconvenience after getting the University’s sparse response to the virus or identify with one of the above categories, as I did, I have good news for you.

Varun Saraswathula | Penn must provide more information on its response to coronavirus

By Varun Saraswathula · March 13, 2020

Across the University, the sentiment is that Penn was not only late in communicating its message, but also incredibly unreasonable in creating the timeline.

Sarah Khan | Coronavirus

By Sarah Khan · March 13, 2020

SARAH KHAN is a College junior from Lynn Haven, Fla.

Sophia DuRose | Penn service workers cannot be forgotten

By Sophia DuRose · March 12, 2020

Penn has over a 14 billion dollar endowment. If a killer pandemic isn’t the perfect time to use some of it, I don’t know when is. 

Letter from the President | Inside The Daily Pennsylvanian's response to coronavirus

By Isabella Simonetti · March 12, 2020

We have decided to run a final print edition of the DP this Saturday, focused on how the coronavirus has changed life at Penn. After, we will pause print editions of the DP and 34th Street for the first time since World War II. 

Editorial | As Ivies cave to coronavirus fear, Penn must announce its next steps

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · March 10, 2020

Penn students, particularly those who hail from other countries or low-income backgrounds, deserve answers about how coronavirus will affect University life.  

Tejaswi Bhavaraju | Penn students must rethink learning in an era of rapid industry change

By Tejaswi Bhavaraju · March 6, 2020

Considering the ways in which industries are evolving and requiring new skills from the workforce, there is an urgent need for Penn students to review the role/application of AI in our studies much more clearly. 

Editorial | Students should not be penalized for sick days as coronavirus spreads

By The Daily Pennsylvanian Editorial Board · March 4, 2020

Penn professors and academic departments should be more lenient about sick days, both with class and on-campus jobs, so students can better self-isolate in case of illness.

Letter from Benoit Dubé | A message to students regarding Spring Break

By Benoit Dubé · March 4, 2020

Amid this uncertainty, any travel, domestic or international could heighten your risk of exposure.

Lark Yan | Penn needs to be more transparent in why and how they increase tuition

By Lark Yan · March 4, 2020

As the ones paying the bill, it seems only right that students receive at least more information and price transparency on how and why these decisions were made.