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04/01/2022

Voting for the UA General Elections starts tonight at midnight! Get ready for the candidate center to go live and vote before Friday, April 8 at 5pm. Go to https://pennstudgov.com/ to vote today!

03/31/2022

BREAKING: Penn announced regular decision admission results for the Class of 2026, but declined for the first time in recent memory to share its acceptance rate.

This year's regular decision admissions cycle marks a shift from past years, given that the University is not publicly highlighting its acceptance rate for its incoming class. Two of the University's peer institutions — Princeton University and Cornell University — shared in Penn's decision to withhold detailed admissions figures after regular decision applicants were notified Thursday evening. 

"We’re focusing not on how hard we are to get into, but on who these young people are that we chose," Associate Vice Provost and Dean of Admissions Whitney Soule told The Wall Street Journal.

Reporter: @jaredmitovich
Photo: Son Nguyễn

03/31/2022

Penn releases Class of 2026 regular decision results, withholds acceptance rate

BREAKING: Penn announced regular decision admission results for the Class of 2026, but declined for the first time in recent memory to share its acceptance rate.

This year's regular decision admissions cycle marks a shift from past years, given that the University is not publicly highlighting its acceptance rate for its incoming class.

03/31/2022

Environmental student group shifts focus to climate education after Penn’s ‘partial divestment'

The Student Sustainability Association at Penn has reoriented its goals to focus on expanding climate education opportunities rather than push for Penn's complete divestment from fossil fuels.

Student Sustainability Association at Penn hopes that by shifting the focus of their work, they will be able to bring more students into the fight against climate change.

03/31/2022

Two Penn seniors start Instagram blog to highlight the stories behind food

During the pandemic, College seniors Myriam Harrouche and Lulu Fanjul launched Flirty For Food, an Instagram food blog that aims to help its readers discover new restaurants and learn about the people and stories behind the food.

They decided to start an Instagram page — @flirtyforfood — amid the COVID-19 pandemic, to share this passion with their friends and help support small businesses in the process.

03/31/2022

Competitive and consistent, women's golf captain Mary Shin draws motivation from change

Women's Golf captain Mary Shin is a shining example of consistency on the course:

Every green is different, but women's golf senior captain Mary Shin stays the same in proving remarkable results.

03/31/2022

Penn graduate Wendy Bach to discuss her new book on poverty, opioid epidemic at KWH event

Kelly Writers House will host an event with law professor and 1991 College graduate Wendy Bach on Thursday to discuss her new book, “Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care,” and her research.

KWH Faculty Director Al Filreis will host the conversation, which will take place at the Arts Café at 12 p.m. and will be livestreamed on YouTube.

03/31/2022

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03/31/2022

Vinay Khosla | Why is humanity’s suffering so Instagrammable?

Opinion | Vinay Khosla discusses the performative nature of social justice activism on social media and its desensitizing power.

Columnist Vinay Khosla argues that social media culture has been pivotal in desensitizing people to issues across the world.

03/30/2022

DP Sports Player of the Week: Emon Daroian

The award goes to senior epee Emon Daroian of Penn fencing after he came in third at the NCAA's and earned first team All-American honors.

Over his four years with the program, the epee earned numerous awards, including two first team All-Ivy, one second team All-Ivy, one first team All-Region, and one second team All-Region.

03/30/2022

Penn at the Wells Fargo Center: How the Red and Blue hosted a March Madness weekend

Penn was tasked with doing much of the grunt work for the event, which included accommodating media, fans, and teams.

Penn was in charge of managing much of the grunt work for the event, which included accommodating teams and assisting the media in attendance.

03/30/2022

Young Quakers program: How Penn athletes engage with West Philly

Numerous Penn student-athletes mentor and teach elementary and middle school-aged children in West Philadelphia at least one a week.

Young Quakers is a Netter Center program that partners varsity Penn athletes with K-8 students at Penn's University-Assisted Community Schools (UACS) in West Philadelphia.

03/30/2022

Penn Sargam Presents: "Moksha" || The Mask and Wig Club Presents "Born in the USB" || Penn Singers Light Opera Company Presents "Patience" || Off the Beat Presents "The 35th Anniversary Show" || Disney A Cappella Presents "Tale As Old As Time" || Quaker Notes Presents "Y2quaKe" || Arts House Dance Company Presents "Espionage" || New Spirit of Penn Gospel Choir Presents: "Our Resounding Praise" || Penn Masala Presents “The 25th Anniversary Show” || Penn Ballet Presents “Alice in Wonderland” || Simply Chaos Presents “Paternity Court”
Visit the University Life Calendar for more details on these performances: https://www.vpul.upenn.edu/secure/calendar/

03/30/2022

Penn men's basketball's Jelani Williams announces commitment to Howard

Washington, D.C native Jelani Williams will be returning home after transferring to Howard University for his final two years of eligibility.

Senior Jelani Williams is returning home to Washington D.C. to spend his remaining years of NCAA eligibility with Howard University.

03/30/2022

Baseball struggles putting up runs in loss to Lafayette

Penn baseball fell to Lafayette in its first game of the Liberty Bell Classic, 9-3, in what served as the Quakers' first home loss of the season.

After collecting a series win on the road at Columbia, Penn baseball couldn't keep the momentum going in a Tuesday afternoon loss to Lafayette.

03/29/2022

Penn’s new registration system, [email protected], is now live. The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Rob Nelson, executive director for Academic Technology & Planning, on March 24, who shared five tips for navigating the new system.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/03/five-tips-for-navigating-path-at-penn

03/29/2022

More than 50 students attended a town hall hosted by Penn’s main minority coalition last Monday to discuss relocating the three cultural centers in the basement of the ARCH building.

03/29/2022

Softball levels conference record with series win against Brown

Penn softball pitcher Bella Fiorentino won Ivy League Pitcher of the Week for her shutout performance against Brown.

The Quakers have been on their way to mend the effects of a tough early-season losing streak with several Ivy League wins.

03/29/2022

Campus Health brings back online self-help programs during spring semester

Penn Campus Health relaunches self-guided wellness programs for students for the spring semester.

Following encouraging feedback from former participants, Campus Health has decided to bring back “Sleep Well” and “Sex Well,

03/29/2022

In first Ivy League games since 2019, Penn baseball proves resilient to take series win

Penn baseball scored 33 runs this past weekend over three games against Columbia in New York.

In the second game of Saturday's doubleheader, the Quakers fumbled a six-run lead to fall to the Lions 11-10, but Penn bounced back less than 24 hours later to secure a series win.

03/29/2022

Baseball's Craig Larsen extends hitting streak over weekend, cites change in swing

Craig Larsen had a rough start to his senior season. But he's since raised his batting average to over .300, all while maintaining a 12-game hitting streak and a nine-game RBI streak.

As Penn baseball heads into a streak of crucial conference games, Craig Larsen has his sights set on helping the Quakers to an Ivy League title.

03/29/2022

Penn Med, Drexel, Wawa partner with SEPTA to provide free access for employees

Penn Medicine, Drexel University, and Wawa are offering free SEPTA Key cards to employees that will be available starting May 1.

The three institutions will purchase over 15,600 monthly passes for $140 each and distribute them to employees in the hopes of increasing riding rates back to pre-pandemic levels.

03/28/2022

Penn men's lacrosse takes down No. 4 Cornell with strong defensive effort

Penn Men's Lacrosse hosted number four Cornell on Saturday afternoon and came away with an important 15-11 win over their conference rival.

Senior Sam Handley and sophomore Cam Rubin each scored three goals, as many Quakers impressed in the crucial mid-season game.

03/28/2022

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03/28/2022

Freshman Matthew Fallon finishes with first team All-American honors at NCAA Champs

Freshman Matthew Fallon capped off his record setting season with first team All-American honors at the NCAA championships this past weekend.

In Atlanta over the weekend, freshman Matthew Fallon finished third in the 200 breaststroke, which secured him first team All-American honors, something no Quaker had done since 2019.

03/28/2022

Philadelphia Police Department reports a recent decrease in carjackings

The Philadelphia Police Department has seen a decrease in the city's carjacking numbers over the course of the last month, The Philadelphia Tribune reported.

The rate — which was on the rise earlier this year — fell to a record low of 20 carjackings in the week of March 9 to March 16.

03/28/2022

Penn professor Mia Bay wins prestigious Bancroft Prize

Professor Mia Bay has won this year's Bancroft Prize for her recent book discussing travel segregation in the United States.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/03/penn-professor-bancroft-prize-traveling

Bay’s book,

03/28/2022

Sam Zou | Why affirmative action is still needed in college admissions

Opinion | Affirmative action is still needed for college admissions

Columnist Sam Zou argues for the positive role affirmative action has on achieving diversity, increasing intergenerational mobility, and equalizing wealth between Black and white students.  

03/27/2022

Chestnut Street Bridge reopens following two years of construction closures

The Chestnut Street Bridge has reopened after two years of construction and renovation.

The bridge — which crosses the Schuylkill River, connecting Center City to University City and West Philadelphia — first closed its traffic in early August 2019 

03/26/2022

Philadelphia high schools shift to a later start time

The Philadelphia School District announced that nearly all public high schools will move to a later start time this fall, with all classes beginning at 9 a.m.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/03/philadelphia-high-schools-later-start-time

The decision arrives in response to a nationwide shift toward later school start times in order to accommodate teenage sleep patterns and enhance academic performance

03/25/2022

The DP analyzed three years of UPennAlerts. Here’s what we found.

Penn issued twice as many UPennAlerts in 2021 as in 2019 — an increase driven in part by an uptick in alerts for robberies across University City.
https://www.thedp.com/article/2022/03/upenn-alerts-data-stories-analysis-increased

In 2021, the Division of Public Safety issued a total of 67 UPennAlerts, up from 58 alerts in 2020 and 34 in 2019.

03/25/2022

Penn political groups face off in ‘mostly civil’ political debate

Four of Penn’s political groups — from across the political spectrum — faced off in a debate hosted by the Government and Politics Association.

GPA partnered with the Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy to host an all-parties political debate featuring Penn Dems, College Republicans, Penn Justice Dems, and Penn for Liberty on March 23.

03/25/2022

Penn pauses plan to lift classroom mask mandate on Monday

Penn has reversed its plan to make masks optional in classrooms starting March 28 — keeping the current mandate in place for the time being.

Chief Wellness Officer Benoit Dubé told The Daily Pennsylvanian that the decision was implemented following consultations with “student and faculty stakeholders on campus.”

03/25/2022

Penn Law professor Lisa Fairfax introduces Ketanji Brown Jackson at Senate hearing

Penn Law School professor Lisa Fairfax was one of two of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s colleagues who introduced the United States Supreme Court Justice nominee at her Senate confirmation earlier this week.

During Lisa Fairfax's introduction of the U.S. Supreme Court nominee, which was delivered to the Senate on March 21, Fairfax highlighted her longtime friendship with Jackson. 

03/24/2022

Twenty Penn students camp in West Virginia over spring break as part of a new LGST course

The Wharton course LGST 299: "Climate and Environmental Leadership in Action" is the first-ever undergraduate course offered through the Wharton School to include a week of camping as part of the curriculum.

The course consists of a five mandatory 90-minute class sessions and a Leadership Venture over spring break that involved hiking, biking, and canoeing in Harpers Ferry, W. Va.