Student Life
Alone at Penn
How first-generation, low-income students navigate an empty campus during winter break
Some dreamers at Penn find little comfort in the recent blocking of Trump's DACA reversal
A federal judge issued the injunction blocking the Trump administration from rescinding DACA and said safeguards against deportation must remain in place.
Penn sorority hopefuls delayed by 'bomb cyclone' worry about their chances at rush
Hundreds of students looking to join sororities were required to return to campus several days earlier than the first day of classes, but some have been rerouted because of weather.
The newly-elected leaders for Penn's 5B minority coalition groups share their goals for 2018
For the first time, the Latinx Coalition is being led entirely by women. Students from APSC congratulated the new LC board with the hashtag "AllWomxnBoard."
Why experts at Penn are training dogs to sniff out stolen ancient artifacts
The Penn Vet Working Dog Center and the Penn Museum are collaborating with a nonprofit dedicated to protecting cultural property to host a program called K-9 Artifact Finders.
Panhellenic Rush event rescheduled after Penn suspends operations because of 'inclement weather'
This is the second University suspension to occur this year, the first of which was announced on Friday, Jan. 5, following the “bomb cyclone” snowstorm that hit the U.S. Northeast.
Efforts to find missing College sophomore Blaze Bernstein expand in Orange County, California
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department and College sophomore Blaze Bernstein's family have used helicopters, trained dogs, and drones to try and find the missing student.
Penn suspends normal operations Friday following the "bomb cyclone" snowstorm
As Philadelphia enters its longest below-freezing stretch since 2004, meteorologists warn that the next few days will have dangerous subzero windchill.
Friends and family mourn the sudden death of College freshman William Steinberg
“[Will] was the type of person you could never find a bad thing to say about. He was driven to succeed, spending nights in, while the rest of us went out, to study for upcoming midterms or do work," Epstein said.
A College freshman and his family died in a fatal plane crash in Costa Rica on Sunday
William Steinberg was travelling in Costa Rica with his family when the small, single-engine plane that they were on crashed into a mountain in the Guancaste province, killing everyone on board.
A former Penn women's rowing coach faces multiple allegations of sexual misconduct
Larry Wittig, a longtime rowing coach who rose to a top leadership role in the Pennsylvania education system, resigned from his position as chair of the state Board of Education this week after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.
Penn students are trying to design a course that sheds light on wellness within incarcerated communities
“The more people that are aware of this issue, the more we can get done policy-wise in order to stop mass incarceration," said Engineering senior Anna Estep.
Trump’s repeal of DACA: inside the movement to support Penn’s 'dreamers' in 2017
Even though the Penn administration has expressed support of its DACA students, dreamers have no concrete path that would preventing them from deportation.
Meet the few Penn students who are pursuing three majors
Half a percent of College students pursue three majors, which makes up a small fraction of the 25 percent of College students who graduate with more than one major.
From Trump’s executive order to the SCOTUS ruling: how the travel bans affected Penn in 2017
In 2017, travel bans became the biggest topic of discussion in federal immigration policy, forcing some international students at Penn to reconsider their futures in the United States.
A rundown of the seven most notable speakers who came to Penn's campus this year
Notable speakers from 2017 include the former US Army soldier Chelsea Manning and the award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates who bashed Trump during his event at Penn.
As Pottruck becomes less affordable, the 'space crunch' for performing arts groups worsens
Pottruck has phased out a discount offered to student performing arts groups to reserve rooms, which has resulted in a dramatic increase in cost of the rehearsal space.
The year in petitions: What got Penn students riled up in 2017?
From Penn's dining hall policies to the Trump administration's appointment of key personnel, students took to the internet to pen a variety of petitions this year.
The Supreme Court made Trump's travel ban legal. What does that mean for Penn students?
This third iteration of the travel ban restricts most citizens of Iran, Libya, Chad, Yemen, Somalia, Syria, and North Korea, in addition to some from Venezuela, from entering the U.S.