Student Life
Itza hot mess
It’s Saturday: 5:20 p.m. There are three hours until a party of 60 Penn students is set to arrive at Iztaccihuatl, and John Lewis, the one-man show behind the popular BYO restaurant in South Philadelphia, is giving me an earful.
From Penn to the Peace Corps
Penn students and alumni share their Peace Corps experiences and perceptions
Penn employees enjoy the perks of free classes
Taking a class full of freshmen when you’re a senior might be a weird experience, but it’s much stranger when you’re an adult and you’re in a class full of undergraduates.
Penn explains why it takes so long to transition from AC to heat
This fall, FRES began the transition process on Oct. 8, and all heating systems should be confirmed to be operational by Oct. 21.
Penn's cultural organizations: a home away from home
Clubs such as Penn Persians and the Wharton Middle East North Africa Club may be unknown by some, but others use these clubs to find peers with the same heritage and remain connected to their culture.
Penn Early Exploration Program brings underrepresented high schoolers to campus
PEEP is a three-day program created to bring high schoolers from low-income backgrounds or historically underrepresented groups to campus.
Penn senior running for Florida House of Representatives
Nicolas Garcia, a political science major, is running as a Democrat in central Florida’s District 41.
New student group applies Jewish and progressive values to social justice
The group hopes to create a concrete space for liberal-minded Jewish and non-Jewish students.
Penn Electric Racing team builds top electric vehicles
Creating legitimate, fully-functioning electric vehicles right here on campus, the Penn Electric Racing club is an opportunity to be involved in an elaborate engineering project that connects design, creativity and cutting edge technology.
Dancing for academic credit?
Last Wednesday, a group of Penn students sent out an anonymous survey designed to gauge interest in a potential dance program for academic credit at Penn.
Class of 2020 early-decision hopefuls explain why they picked Penn
Penn's early decision deadline is under two weeks away.
aKDPhi Breast Cancer Awareness Coffeehouse a hit
Fun and fundraising went hand in hand at alpha Kappa Delta Phi’s Breast Cancer Awareness Coffeehouse.
Linking In: Penn students take professionalism digital
One of the most common emails that plagues student inboxes reads, “Hi, I’d like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn”
Behind the lens: Araba Ankuma seeks the lesser-seen angles
You can find College junior Araba Ankuma snapping more than your basic Love statue Instagram shot with her camera.
Anti-violence workshop encourages victims and bystanders to speak out
A new peer education student group educates other students on how to be active bystanders in ending sexual and relationship violence on campus.
Penn Dining and Bon Appetit bring back an extended Food Week
Do you know where your food comes from? Penn Dining and Bon Appetit hope to answer this question during its 6th annual Food Week.
How Penn is celebrating LGBT History Month
Besides being the month of Halloween, Fall Break and National Coming Out Day, October is also known as LGBT History month.
College freshman named youth of the year
At this year’s Boys and Girls Clubs of America gala held in Washington, D.C., College freshman Whitney Stewart was named National Youth of the Year.
JHP prepares for this year's Shabbat for 2,000
The Jewish Heritage Programs is hosting their annual Shabbat for 2,000, where they try to get 2,000 Penn students to simultaneously sit down across campus for Shabbat dinners.