Student Life
Gutmann confirms she will speak at 1vyG two days before conference for first gen. students
The conference, which includes students from all eight Ivy League institutions, will feature over 350 attendees, 275 of whom will be staying on Penn's campus over the weekend.
In yearly tradition, Penn Glee Club serenades students and Amy Gutmann
The Glee Club is working with Penn KDSAP, or Kidney Disease Screening and Awareness Program, to help fund free health screenings in medically-underserved communities in Philadelphia.
Penn Appetit faces challenges after loss of managing editor and friend
“Blaze wouldn’t want us to stop because of him. He was very thoughtful,” Penn Appétit Culinary Director and College sophomore Jennifer Higa said.
From wind chills to public urination, here's what you missed at Eagles Parade of Champions
While the city has yet to release official data on the crowd size, estimates suggest at least 3 million people braved the wind chills to catch a glimpse of the winning team.
This new 'hands-on' club teaches students to train and care for service dogs
The club aims to help and train students to build a dog-raising community for the non-profit organization Canine Companion Independence.
At an event, Penn students prep for competition to propose opioid crisis solutions
The event was sponsored by the 2018 Public Policy Case Competition, which is challenging participants to design a government policy or program to prevent opioid use disorder.
Student leaders say they decided to move Fling to 'bring it back to the glory' of the '70s
“When you see those photos of the quad filled with people, and people jumping off the stage, and having fun, like that hasn’t actually happened since like five or six years ago," DaSilva said.
How Penn experienced the historic Super Bowl win for the Eagles
To gauge reactions across campus and Philadelphia, The Daily Pennsylvanian dispatched reporters across the city to see how fans are responding.
Spring Fling's shift from the Quad leaves student performers divided over what's to come
This change breaks a 45-year-old precedent of Spring Fling taking place in the Quad and shortens the festivities to a single day in Penn Park instead of two.
First-generation low-income students say Penn’s job resources fall short
Claire Klieger, the senior associate director at Career Services, said that Career Services will continue its efforts to serve FGLI students.
Alone at Penn
How first-generation, low-income students navigate an empty campus during winter break
Some dreamers at Penn find little comfort in the recent blocking of Trump's DACA reversal
A federal judge issued the injunction blocking the Trump administration from rescinding DACA and said safeguards against deportation must remain in place.
Penn sorority hopefuls delayed by 'bomb cyclone' worry about their chances at rush
Hundreds of students looking to join sororities were required to return to campus several days earlier than the first day of classes, but some have been rerouted because of weather.
The newly-elected leaders for Penn's 5B minority coalition groups share their goals for 2018
For the first time, the Latinx Coalition is being led entirely by women. Students from APSC congratulated the new LC board with the hashtag "AllWomxnBoard."
Why experts at Penn are training dogs to sniff out stolen ancient artifacts
The Penn Vet Working Dog Center and the Penn Museum are collaborating with a nonprofit dedicated to protecting cultural property to host a program called K-9 Artifact Finders.
Panhellenic Rush event rescheduled after Penn suspends operations because of 'inclement weather'
This is the second University suspension to occur this year, the first of which was announced on Friday, Jan. 5, following the “bomb cyclone” snowstorm that hit the U.S. Northeast.
Efforts to find missing College sophomore Blaze Bernstein expand in Orange County, California
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department and College sophomore Blaze Bernstein's family have used helicopters, trained dogs, and drones to try and find the missing student.
Penn suspends normal operations Friday following the "bomb cyclone" snowstorm
As Philadelphia enters its longest below-freezing stretch since 2004, meteorologists warn that the next few days will have dangerous subzero windchill.
Friends and family mourn the sudden death of College freshman William Steinberg
“[Will] was the type of person you could never find a bad thing to say about. He was driven to succeed, spending nights in, while the rest of us went out, to study for upcoming midterms or do work," Epstein said.