Student Life
Penn researchers find social media usage increases feelings of depression, loneliness
This study, which examined social media usage of 143 Penn undergraduate students, was the first to find conclusive evidence suggesting a causal relationship between social media usage and well-being.
Assembly of International Students holds first ‘night market’ to showcase diverse cultures through food
The Assembly of International Students aimed to showcase an array of foods that represent different cultural organizations through the event.
Tel Aviv to Tianjin: new club forms bridges between Israel and China
Three sophomore students all said that their previous internship experience in Israel inspired them to start the club.
Michael Gazzaniga speaks about his famed split-brain studies at Philomathean society event
Gazzaniga is an author of many standard Penn introductory psychology and neuroscience textbooks.
Meet the Manuscript Collective: a group of undergrads who explore Penn’s collection of rare texts
The Penn Manuscript Collective is a group of undergraduate students who transcribe a rich assortment of the various manuscripts the University owns.
Ivy League convenes at Penn to discuss the future of food
The seventh annual Ivy League Future of Food Conference emphasized innovation, self-critique, and adoption of plant-based or clean meat diets as a solution to a host of pressing issues.
Penn student Blaze Bernstein honored for love of food and writing at KWH's Edible Books Contest
Blaze Bernstein, a College sophomore, died in a homicide in January this year. Sam Woodward, a 21-year-old who attended the same high school as Bernstein, is currently being held in connection to his murder.
For the first time, Student Health Service will offer the flu vaccine to all students for free
This year, Penn's annual flu clinic that administers flu vaccines is free for all Penn students, faculty, staff, and post-doctorate students.
Two Class Board candidates cleared of charges after nine-hour hearing
Two freshmen were acquitted of violating Nominations and Elections Committee's Fair Practices Code and were subsequently elected to positions of Wharton Chair and VP of Finance for Class Board 2022.
Yale no longer requires that off-campus events be registered
Yale has revoked its six-year rule that off-campus parties of more than 50 people be registered and that there be a designated 'host' to take legal responsibility for the event.
Penn students join Philadelphians lining up at Dell Music Center hours before Obama rally
The rally, which Obama will be headlining, is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and is for the reelection of United States Senator Bob Casey and Governor Tom Wolf, both of whom are Democrats.
It's not easy to use Penn InTouch on your phone. This sophomore made an app to fix that.
UTime, launched by Wharton and Engineering sophomore Dylan Diamond, provides mobile access to students' class schedules and makes it easier to share the schedule with friends.
Fraternities at Penn and nationwide will be banned from serving hard liquor by Sept. 2019
Of the 27 fraternities under Penn's Interfraternity Council, only three chapters are not included in the North-American Interfraternity Conference and therefore will not be affected by the ban.
More than 300 marked 'going' to the Huntsman Hall protest on Facebook. Eight showed up.
The announcement of Huntsman Hall's nightly closing at 2 a.m. – an effort by the Wharton administration to improve campus wellness – sparked widespread student criticism in the past two weeks.
Penn appoints longtime administrator Sharon Smith as second-in-command to VPUL
Administrators created Smith's new role, in part, to help counter the number of currently vacant positions with VPUL.
Haley Pilgrim's GAPSA wants to tackle mental health and sexual harassment reform this year
Haley Pilgrim, the new Graduate and Professional Student Assembly President, plans to focus on mental health, sexual harassment, and civic engagement this summer.
More seniors than ever are studying abroad this fall, but total number continues to drop
This fall, only 194 students are abroad — the lowest number in recent history. Of the 194 students, 55 of them are seniors.
It’s so hot that Penn freshmen in Kings Court are sleeping in lounges and computer labs
Kings Court English House, DuBois College House, and Gregory College House do not have air-conditioning, and residents have been competing to sleep in the few cool spots in the dorms.
Triple-digit temperatures scorch Phila. area on first day of class at Penn
The National Weather Service predicts that the heat will abate by 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28.