Student Government
Editorial | Building a better government
While candidates for positions throughout the UA argued about the success and implementation of projects, espousing their special connections with various administrators, we — and many others — remain unconvinced that he UA has any significant sway with Penn's administrators.Guest column by Aidan McConnell and Bill Ding | Your voice, your ideas, every step of the way
Throughout the Undergraduate Assembly campaign, we’ve learned so much from talking with you, learning about your passions and reflecting on the insights that you believe will help Penn become a better place to live and thrive.Guest column by Jane Meyer and Ray Clark | More than school, it's our home
The Penn community has a diverse collection of backgrounds, experiences and interests. As a student body, we are at our best when we collaborate, so that’s why we are planning to improve relationships between Greek life and cultural groups, increase male involvement in sexual assault prevention, and also bring the UA closer to the students to raise the level of transparency in student government.
Editorial | Jane and Ray for UA
To participate properly, the UA, its members and — most of all — its president need to be representative of the entire undergraduate student body.IMPACT magazine and UA team up to encourage student-suggested solutions
The Student Solution Sessions will encourage students to come up with solutions to problems at Penn. The Undergraduate Assembly will present the suggestions to the administration.
UA lobbies for more Penn Transit stops
The Undergraduate Assembly is working to revamp the Penn Transit route to include stops at 30th Street Station and Trader Joe’s.Undergraduate Assembly bans laptops at meetings
The move sparked unexpected controversy among leaders of student government branches.An end in sight for SAC moratorium
Under the Student Activities Councils' plan, the moratorium may partially lift after their first General Body Meeting of the fall semester, which typically falls in October.
New GAPSA chair discusses plans for next year
Justine Sefcik, a fourth-year doctoral student in the School of Nursing, was elected chair of the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly on Wednesday.Sefcik will serve alongside 11 other officers on the executive board of GAPSA, the official student government body for Penn's 12 graduate schools.Undergraduate Assembly elects its remainder of new executive board
The Undergraduate Assembly held internal elections on Sunday afternoon to elect its executive board for the upcoming year.
"Breaking Bad" creator talks path to success
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is "boring" guy in real life.Or so he says. "When I'm writing is when I get to be exciting," he said.
Kim wins UA presidential election, Delaney disqualified
Chilcote won the VP seat while Bittar was also disqualified.Joke Issue: Spring Fling concert moving indoors amid security concerns
Due to security concerns, David Guetta will be performing the Spring Fling concert in Irvine Auditorium. Students who purchased floor tickets after winning them in last week’s lottery will be refunded, and a new lottery will open Tuesday to distribute tickets for seats in Irvine.
NEC to deliberate UA election violations
After a three-hour trial, the Nominations and Elections Committee is deliberating whether Undergraduate Assembly presidential candidate Gabe Delaney and UA vice presidential candidate Julie Bittar violated election rules — which could result in their disqualification.Joke Issue: SPEC group spies on students
A secret SPEC committee was tasked last year with collecting and collating information about students’ online lives and habits from numerous sources.SPEC-TRUM spring concert to host three hip hop artists
As SPEC reveals the final details for this year’s Spring Fling, one of the organization’s sub-committees —SPEC-TRUM— is preparing to bring three of hip hop’s rising stars to campus next month.