Student Life
Unwilling to risk catching COVID-19, some students stay home for spring semester
Some students chose to stay home in efforts to protect their families and themselves from the virus, adding that being away from Penn has nevertheless made them feel lonely.
Penn students of color want Biden-Harris administration ‘to prove whether they were all talk’
Although students of color said they largely settled for Biden, many remain cautiously optimistic of the new administration.
Two Penn students develop doodle-based dating app, buoyed by support from viral TikTok video
The app, called Monet, allows users to send drawings to each other to start a conversation instead of swiping left or right on profiles.
Van Pelt Library will reopen to students on Tuesday with limited seating
All patrons must comply with Penn's COVID-19 testing protocols, show a confirmed reservation, and show a green PennOpen Pass in order to enter the library.
SCUE calls for sector requirement revamp, more FGLI support in first White Paper since 2015
SCUE releases a White Paper every five years recommending long-term changes to Penn's academic policies. This year's paper was set to be released in 2020, but was delayed due to COVID-19.
New student group looks to design Penn course on business solutions to climate crisis
PCV plans to host speakers and events to educate and excite students about climate topics such as energy, agriculture, and waste this semester.
Penn seniors create app to connect students while they’re socially distanced
The platform, called Magic Connects, has preregistered more than 100 students ahead of its launch at the end of this month.
Disillusioned with Hillel, students form progressive Jewish group to promote inclusivity
Students expressed disagreement with Penn Hillel's pro-Israel stance which they said makes it an exclusionary space for some progressive students.
From Guam to rural Iowa, meet five students admitted early decision to the Class of 2025
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with five students who were admitted early decision to the Class of 2025 after navigating an unprecedented year for college application processes. Here are their stories.
The Class of 2024 has arrived. They’re having fun — but don’t know how long it will last.
Students said they were excited to finally come to campus, but expressed concerns about the clarity and effectiveness of Penn's Quiet Period COVID-19 guidelines.
‘Overheard at Penn’ Facebook page sees sharp drop in activity during pandemic
An "Overheard at Penn" page administrator attributed the decrease in posting to a lack of shared experiences among students while they haven't been on campus.
Penn Law brought 551 students to campus for a hybrid fall semester deemed a 'success story'
Although the University decided last minute no longer to bring undergraduate students back to campus in the fall, Penn Law opened its doors to approximately 550 students of its estimated 751-person class for in-person learning through Nov. 25, when classes ended for the semester.
Despite mass increase in COVID-19 testing, most test results come back within 1-3 days
From Nov. 15 to Nov. 21, the University conducted 6,499 tests — over 1,000 more than any week prior — with the total positivity rate reported at 1.54%, slightly above the 1.29% average for the semester.
Penn grad student wins Rhodes Scholarship to research foster care-to-prison pipeline
Fierceton will pursue a Ph.D. in social policy and conduct research on the foster care-to-prison pipeline, representing a disproportionate risk of incarceration for young people in foster care, at the University of Oxford beginning in fall 2021.
Three individual households largely responsible for semester-high COVID-19 spike
Out of the 107 new cases, 90 were undergraduate students with 17 new cases reported among graduate students, faculty, staff, and other Penn affiliates.
Penn reports 107 new COVID-19 cases from last week — the highest weekly case count yet
For just the second time this semester, the positivity rate climbed above 2%, reported at 2.2%.
Live Updates — More than 1,000 ballots cast at Houston Hall, ARCH, Walnut Street Library
The three voting sites nearest to Penn's campus — Houston Hall, ARCH, and Walnut Street West Library — have reported no lines since around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Penn voters: Here's what you need to know before casting your ballot
Although Pennsylvanians have been casting their ballots for over a month through early and mail-in voting, voters can head to the polls in person today.
Students hesitate to trust Penn’s spring reopening plan after fall reversal
Citing Penn's reversal of its fall 2020 plans just weeks before the start of the semester, students now doubt that the University will follow through with its current reopening plan for the spring.