Articles by Jonah Charlton
12/11/20 12:26am
Penn Law brought 551 students to campus for a hybrid fall semester deemed a 'success story'
Although the University decided last minute no longer to bring undergraduate students back to campus in the fall, Penn Law opened its doors to approximately 550 students of its estimated 751-person class for in-person learning through Nov. 25, when classes ended for the semester. 12/09/20 11:36pm
Penn and Philadelphia show up for Black Lives Matter
After the police killing of George Floyd sparked a nationwide Black Lives Matter movement in May, protests for racial justice flooded the streets of Philadelphia. 12/08/20 11:03pm
Thanksgiving break travel prompts Penn’s semester-high COVID-19 positivity rate
For just the third time this semester, the positivity rate climbed above 2% for the week ending on Dec. 5. Penn recorded its highest weekly case count at 107. 11/24/20 11:56pm
Despite mass increase in COVID-19 testing, most test results come back within 1-3 days
From Nov. 15 to Nov. 21, the University conducted 6,499 tests — over 1,000 more than any week prior — with the total positivity rate reported at 1.54%, slightly above the 1.29% average for the semester. 11/23/20 12:13am
Penn grad student wins Rhodes Scholarship to research foster care-to-prison pipeline
Fierceton will pursue a Ph.D. in social policy and conduct research on the foster care-to-prison pipeline, representing a disproportionate risk of incarceration for young people in foster care, at the University of Oxford beginning in fall 2021. 11/13/20 12:11am
Penn professor's mRNA technology provides basis for Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
More than 15 years ago in a small laboratory at the Perelman School of Medicine, professor of Medicine Drew Weissman made a groundbreaking discovery about mRNA vaccines. 11/10/20 11:47pm
Three individual households largely responsible for semester-high COVID-19 spike
Out of the 107 new cases, 90 were undergraduate students with 17 new cases reported among graduate students, faculty, staff, and other Penn affiliates. 11/10/20 12:40am
Here's what you need to know about Penn's holiday travel guidelines.
Penn has laid out a series of recommendations for holiday travel, including leaving campus or the Philadelphia area sooner rather than later, in order to avoid peak holiday travel times. 11/04/20 12:18am
As Pa. continues to count votes, Biden holds 83% of ballots cast on Penn’s campus
Of the 689 ballots cast at Houston Hall, ARCH, and Walnut Street West Library on Tuesday, 83% were cast for former Vice President Joe Biden. 11/04/20 12:10am
Penn reports 107 new COVID-19 cases from last week — the highest weekly case count yet
For just the second time this semester, the positivity rate climbed above 2%, reported at 2.2%. 11/03/20 8:24am
Live Updates — More than 1,000 ballots cast at Houston Hall, ARCH, Walnut Street Library
The three voting sites nearest to Penn's campus — Houston Hall, ARCH, and Walnut Street West Library — have reported no lines since around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. 11/03/20 1:06am
Penn voters: Here's what you need to know before casting your ballot
Although Pennsylvanians have been casting their ballots for over a month through early and mail-in voting, voters can head to the polls in person today. 11/01/20 11:45pm
Tiffany Trump's 2016 thesis analyzed racial injustices in America's criminal justice system
Her thesis, titled “Incarceration in the U.S. and The International Bill of Human Rights," has progressive themes that sharply contrast with her the political rhetoric of her father, 1968 Wharton graduate and current president Donald Trump. 10/31/20 3:22pm
Hundreds march through West Philadelphia protesting police killing of Walter Wallace Jr.
At least 500 protesters, including Penn students, gathered at the corner of Locust and 61st streets on Saturday evening to protest the Philadelphia police killing of Walter Wallace Jr. 10/30/20 10:24am
Penn will open on-campus housing for spring semester and hold most classes remotely
Undergraduate students will be required to be tested twice weekly for COVID-19 and to enroll in PennOpen Pass as well as receive a flu shot before returning to campus. 10/29/20 1:20am
CAPS offers advice on coping with election-related stress and anxiety
The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with CAPS staff about what students can do in the coming weeks to reduce stress and anxiety related to the election, namely to stay in the present, check in with friends, and get off the computer. 10/27/20 9:56pm
Pennsylvania National Guard deployed in Philadelphia following Monday police shooting
Over 200 demonstrators marched the streets Tuesday night and reached Penn's campus at approximately 8:00 p.m. near 40th and Locust streets, marking the second night of protests. 10/26/20 10:33pm
Police fatally shoot Black man in West Philadelphia, prompting protests near Penn’s campus
According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, a bystander-filmed video showed that Wallace Jr. was armed with a knife and appeared further than arm's length away from the officers when they opened fire. 10/19/20 11:37pm
Photo Essay | Packed crowds, masks optional: Inside a Trump Pa. rally amid COVID-19
Thousands of supporters gathered in western Pennsylvania last week for Trump's second MAGA rally since his COVID-19 diagnosis. Here's a look inside "the Trump experience." 10/18/20 11:11pm