Student Life
Actor Zach Braff reminds students that persistence is key
College sophomore David Liang said he’s a big fan of Zach Braff, “like everyone in America. It’s impossible not to be.”
Dining hall workers push for better benefits
On Monday morning, dining hall workers and Student Labor Action Project members delivered a concerted activity letter to the Penn Business Services office to notify Penn of the employees’ organizing efforts.
Penn Democrats to take action on gun control
In the 102 days since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, over 3,000 people in the United State have been killed by guns — and Penn Democrats have had enough.UA discusses ways to raise school spirit
The UA wants you to go to the Palestra a little more often.Fourth power outage hits Spruce Street
Parts of Spruce Street lost electricity for the fourth time in the past two weeks late Monday afternoon as a result of what PECO Energy calls an “ongoing” issue with an underground cable.
Festival Latino and QPenn join forces for Sancocho
Festival Latino — the week dedicated to the celebration of Latino culture — and QPenn, its LGBT counterpart, celebrated last night with their first collaboration: Sancocho.
PennCycle shifts gears in First Birthday Extravaganza
Last Friday afternoon, Penn celebrated the realization of a simple idea by strong collaborations — PennCycle.Quad building access to be restricted during Fling
All interior Quad doors will be “inaccessible for entrance” or have AlliedBarton Security guards posted outside on the Friday and Saturday of Spring Fling.
Engineering student tinkers with iPhone apps
Engineering senior Ayaka Nonaka has built two iPhone apps — one for the weather and one to-do list — for fun in the past month. As a computer science major, a teacher for the half-credit course Computer Science 195 and one of the organizers of PennApps, Nonaka has had extensive experience in programming but wanted to use these projects as “an exercise in programming, design and product development.”Different branches of Judaism converge at Penn
Students new to Hillel receive an introduction to other branches of their own religion, often for the first time.
'All things poetry' group debuts at Writers House
The Body Electric, a new student group, dedicated exclusively to poetry, officially inaugurated their first general meeting Thursday night at the Kelly Writers House.Greek directory social network relaunched
After a first attempt, a spinoff venture and a brief debacle with Facebook, the social networking site Greekdex is once again live across Penn’s campus.Dual-degree students face challenges voting
Being a dual-degree student is supposed to forward your goals, but for College and Wharton freshman Sebastian Negron-Reichard, it was more of an obstacle.
Tyga added to Spring Fling lineup
Rapper Tyga will be coming to Penn on April 12 as the first Spring Fling opening artist. Tyga, born Michael Ray Nguyen-Stevenson, came to fame with songs like “Faded,” “Roger That” and the megahit “Rack City”.Orthodox Jews pursue alternative housing arrangements
For many Jews, it is important to have roommates whom they share customs with. Some Jews keep a kosher kitchen — separating dairy and meat products, among other things — and do not use electronics on Shabbat, which is every Friday night to Saturday night.
Moral Voices hosts Sudan activists
Capping off their year-long focus on post-conflict recovery and development, Moral Voices brought two humanitarians to tell their stories of survival and service.High-tech classroom to be built in Van Pelt
This idea is for a dynamic and adaptable classroom that can be used for any class type, subject or situation. It will be equipped with different types of projectors, walls built as white boards and other forms of technology.Hillel to switch to Dining Dollars, scrap meal swipes on most days
Due to financial issues, the dining hall will change from meal swipe to Dining Dollar payment for a la carte items, similar to Houston Hall. On Shabbat and holidays, using a meal swipe plus a surcharge will still be an option. Falk itself will also be undergoing renovations.Student housing response slowed by site glitch
On March 14, during the general selection period for the In-House housing selection process, students experienced issues with the University’s online application system.