Student Life
Q&A with the founders of Opia Film Club
Leonardo DiCaprio may have waited 23 years for his Oscar, but Penn’s new Opia Film Club is impatient to begin its filming and events.
Penn Museum gains popularity — as a wedding venue
The Penn Museum has begun to make some history of its own by playing host to the most special day in the lives of numerous couples: their wedding day.
Penn prepares to host fifth annual LGBTQ youth conference in April
The theme of the conference is “The Future of Community Safety and LGBTQ Pennsylvania,” and many of the conference’s speakers and workshops will focus on ending violence against LGBTQ people, and in particular, transgender women of color.
Penn First talks first generation, low-income issues at Harvard conference
Last weekend, the student group Penn First returned to the conference that sparked its formation.
Internship apps provoke financial worries for some students
The saying “It costs money to make money” even applies to internships.
BREAKING: SPEC Film announces voice actor H. Jon Benjamin as its annual speaker
Best known as the lead voice on Bob’s Burgers and Archer, Benjamin is set to speak at Penn on March 22 at 8 p.m. at the Harrison Auditorium.
Vagina Monologues prepares for its annual production, aware of criticisms
On Feb. 26 and 27, over 50 students will perform in an annual production of The Vagina Monologues, put on by the V-Day University of Pennsylvania College Campaign.
Penn sophomore designs clothes to 'Rep Yo Faith'
College sophomore Jazmine Smith is passionate about her Christian faith and hopes to share it with others in a fun, youthful way.
Administration pushes back on UA efforts to accommodate religious students missing class
For students who have to miss class because of religious holidays, getting access to lecture material is not always a click away on Canvas.
Guest speakers highlight importance of minority representation in the media
People of color are often underrepresented, misrepresented or not represented at all in mass media.
With confirmed case at Lehigh University, Penn prepares for Zika virus
In the case that a student screened positively for the virus, SHS would draw a blood sample and cooperate directly with the Pennsylvania Department of Health to coordinate the sample’s processing and testing.
Learning Loss: Nursing students cope with patient death
Though nursing students question whether death is sufficiently addressed in the curriculum, patient loss can be a routine part of healthcare professions.
Group discusses language and marginalized communities
On Tuesday night, the president of HOPE Multimedia Company Domingo Guyton led an interactive discussion and analysis of the effect of language on the identities of marginalized groups, focusing on use of the N-word.
No longer a competition, Power Down Challenge wraps up
The old model was an inter-College House competition to use the least power as a dorm during the entire month of February.
Conservatives search for a community on campus
For students who lean more to the right at Penn, a liberal political environment has various implications on lives of conservative college students.
Penn hosts first-time-ever health symposium for local colleges
The discussion focused on smoking prevention as well as the impact of SHS and CAPS.
Alumni represent Penn in the Academy Awards
Amid a myriad of cinematic superstars, respected directors and critically acclaimed films, two Penn alums look to add a few Oscars to their trophy cases at this year’s 88th annual Academy Awards.
Penn grad only invests in businesses 'where rowers are the founders'
John Chatzky, a 1978 College graduate, invested in a transportation app, Skedaddle, in part because one of its co-founders was a rower.
Debunking the 'brothel law' myth
Contrary to the rumor that has circulated around college campuses for decades, the “brothel law” is not the reason why sororities at other universities are forbidden from providing housing for their members.