Student Life
Then and now: The news, gossip and trends back in 2011
A look at what was trending during the Class of 2015's freshman year.
Penn law professor speaks out about Taylor Swift's trademark requests
Penn Law professor Polk Wagner, who specializes in intellectual property and patent law, spoke out about the implications of her applications for lyric trademarks.
Leaving behind barriers
Last spring, College freshman Kathryn Dewitt was facing her own crisis amidst a semester marked by two student suicides in three weeks.
Trading paychecks for work experience
Some Penn students will return in the Fall with real-world experience and empty pockets.
Dining dollars disappoint: more options under Drexel plan
Penn Dining’s Meal Swipe Conversion Policy has some students questioning the value of a dining plan.
Safe spaces for minorities feel limiting to some
Cultural centers at Penn aim to provide safe spaces for minority students. While many participate, others find them socially limiting.
Smokes' bouncer shares experience with fake IDs
Somewhere around a third of underage people in the city of Philadelphia are carrying around a fake ID, according to an article on Billy Penn.
College students dissatisfied with pre-major advising system
In a 2014 Senior Survey, 44 percent of respondents indicated that they were “very dissatisfied” or “generally dissatisfied” with pre-major advising.
More donations options for students upon Spring move-out
PennMOVES has partnered with two additional charities for students to donate their belongings to at the end of the semester.
Beyond blackness
Many African and African-American students at Penn believe that the black community is unified because of a shared experience of living as a black person in America — not because black people constitute a homogenized group with assumed similarities beyond the color of their skin.
New NEC Chair hopes to get students excited about student government
Newly elected Nominations and Elections Committee Chair, Wharton junior Michael Robert, hopes to reach out to new communities.
SPEC's Anderson Cooper event cancelled
The Social Planning and Events Committee announced the cancelation following the escalation of riots in Baltimore.
Alleged hate crime during Fling prompts students to launch police investigation
After an alleged hate crime during Fling involving death threats and racial slurs, several students have opened an investigation with Special Services at the Division of Public Safety.
Partnership allows rural Botswana residents to Skype doctors
The UPenn-Botswana Partnership is expanding its telemedicine capabilities through a new joint project with Microsoft and other partners.
Behind the swipe: Why does a meal swipe cost $12?
Penn Dining says union labor drives up the costs, economics researchers think it might be the effect of having a monopoly or a tool to price out upperclassmen.
Philly rolls out bike share program near campus
With a number of cities across the country implementing bike share programs, Philadelphia is following suit.
SOUL protests with fake slave auctioning block in front of Phi Delt house
A member of the group stood on a box with plastic chains around her neck, reciting a poem directed at the members of the fraternity, calling them out for their choice to feature a black blow-up sex doll in their holiday photo last December.
While grad students at other schools unionize, Penn is not following the trend
Private universities such as Yale and Cornell have, in recent months, attempted unionization drives — but this doesn't seem to be the case at Penn.
Racial comments abound on anonymous polling app WhatsGoodly
When the anonymous polling app WhatsGoodly came to campus it caused controversy for claims of cyberbullying.