Student Life
A Penn faculty couple worked for two years on this award-winning installation on climate change
The 5 by 25 foot sculpture by School of Design lecturers Deirdre Murphy and Scott White sits at a bustling city intersection in Silicon Valley.
Chi Omega and Sigma Kappa held the first 'cross-Panhellenic' event at Penn last week
"We sometimes partner with frats to do philanthropy things, but usually it’s rare to have two sororities come together for any kind of purpose," SK President Lindsay Stearns said.
Inside the demanding lives of Penn freshmen training to become naval officers
From waking up at 4 a.m. to attending drill exercises, students in the ROTC program lead a distinct life on campus.
Despite months-old proposal from students, Penn says there are no plans to form a central diversity office
In March, Penn President Amy Gutmann appointed a chief diversity officer, but graduate students say a fully staffed physical office is still necessary to support diversity efforts.
What you missed at the Perry World House conference on state violence towards black communities
The conference, titled "Under the Gun: A Conference on State Violence & Black Populations,” was organized by Africana Studies professor Michael Hanchard.
Two Wharton students devised an app to make networking easier
Vite! is a mobile networking application that gives students a way to share all forms of formal and informal contact information quickly.
A Penn student group protested abortion on College Green with graphic photos of aborted fetuses
Quakers for Life, a student group opposed to abortion, protested outside Van Pelt Library on Monday using nearly twenty graphic pictures of aborted fetuses.
Entrepreneurship and networking: What you missed at the Penn Innovation Conference
A hundred students from across Penn’s schools are selected through an application to attend the full-day conference that featured speaker events and networking opportunities.
When fraternity parties are shut down, other students get to determine the consequences
When parties are shut down, the student-run Judicial Inquiry Board of the Interfraternity Council convenes to determine the case's severity and to dole out an appropriate punishment.
Why some mail to Hill and New College House has been coming in days late
Hill resident and College freshman Mehr Mehta said she paid for express shipping for a package that only arrived two days after it was supposed to.
Here are the courses that double-count for the spring of 2018
Fulfilling your College requirements can be tough. Consider taking a class that double counts to take some strain off.
A Penn TA said she calls on black women first in the classroom. Now, some want her suspended.
Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Steven J. Fluharty said Penn is looking into McKellop's actions in the classroom, but added that she had not been removed from her program.
Hundreds of students gathered on Friday to honor the life of Wharton senior Henry Rogers
Rogers’ mother addressed the crowd and encouraged everyone to use their love of Henry to make an impact.
How a Cornell student group sparked debate over who qualifies as an 'underrepresented black student'
The group wrote that the definition of “underrepresented black students” should apply only to those whose families have been in the United States for more than two generations.
Over 6,000 people got flu vaccinations at Penn this year — the highest number in recent years
Administrators said the high turnout was likely due to the timing of the clinic and a new, "eye-catching" advertising campaign.
This new club wants to provide space for students to discuss and learn about feminism
PennFems, which aims to provide a space for students to discuss issues surrounding feminism, was born out of a PAGE program for freshman.
Ahead of 'Halloweekend,' the Panhellenic Council held a workshop to discuss cultural insensitivity
“We think that because we’re educated and go to a school like Penn, we don’t have social learning to do, and that’s false,” College senior Reece Sisto.
What the conservative economist Alex Brill told Penn students about tax reform this week
Brill said it might be the right moment for tax reform, but added that he isn’t holding his breath “It’s been 31 years since lawmakers did something called tax reform," he said.
The two Penn students who stood trial for assault have entered a rehabilitation program
Benitez will spend one year on probation to complete his program, while Loginov will serve two years on probation to complete his program, according to their respective court dockets.