Amjad Hamza

Guest columnist Amjad Hamza argues that Penn students and current donors should redirect their donations to the world’s most effective causes. 

Many professors expressed concern for possible technological and logistical difficulties and disappointment that students would lose the experience of being in a classroom setting.

The summit, which annually attracts over 1,500 people, was scheduled to be held in Irvine Auditorium and The Annenberg Center from April 10 to 12.

MERT Chief and College junior Andrew Lam attributed the rise in number of calls to increased efforts to educate students about their services. 

Horowitz has served as interim director of PWH since July 2019 and will succeed PWH’s founding director, Penn Law professor William Burke-White.

Students and PVP staff said although the move will improve the program's ability to increase accessibility to anti-violence and sexual assault resources, there is a need to hire more full-time staff members and increase funding for PVP.

The six-week program consists of workshops conducted by Counseling and Psychological Services, Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives, Campus Health, and Men Against Rape and Sexual Assault for new members before being officially initiated into their chapter.

This year, sororities saw an approximately 8.3% decrease in registered students, with only approximately 550 registered for rush, according to the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. 

Founded in spring 2019, CAFSA's mission includes expelling fraternities from their houses on Locust Walk and replacing them with cultural centers and wellness spaces, including Penn Violence Prevention, which was moved off campus in September.

The chapter celebrated its 100th anniversary with events over the weekend to commemorate its founding on Jan. 21, 1920, including a candlelight vigil on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.