Walk down Locust and you’re just as likely to see a fraternity house as an academic or cultural building. In fact, 25% of Penn students belong to Greek life. Greek life’s ubiquity continues to be a point of contention even after its tumultuous and problematic history.
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Confidential Resources at Penn
Penn offers a range of confidential resources for students’ mental and physical safety. However, there are caveats to confidential resources at Penn (and any institution).
12 Things to do Instead of Calling the Cops
As newcomers, it is important to learn about the space where we live, and how Penn displaces predominantly Black, working-class communities that live here through economic and physical violence. Part of this is understanding that Penn or Philadelphia police play a part in enforcing gentrification and that calling the police often puts Black communities in harm’s way.
How to Organize Protests at Penn
Student and community-led protests have been an integral part of Penn’s history, and they will continue to be for decades. However, when planning a protest, it’s important to be mindful of the physical and emotional wellbeing of all participants, as well as set a concrete set of realistic goals.
A Brief and Violent History of Campus Policing
Universities in the U.S., like the police, have deep historical connections with two pillars of this country’s founding, stolen African labor and stolen indigenous land. Campus policing, while a newer development, aligns with and leads Penn’s legacy of violence.
A Case of Institutional Failure: Penn’s Response to COVID-19
Over the past three years, the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the globe. So much loss could have been avoided if the people leading our institutions took the right steps to save lives instead of protecting their reputations and profits. Penn is no exception.
Penn Disorientation Guide 