THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
GETS FRESH HOW WAS YOUR NSO? EXCITING
KA TH LEE NH ARW OOD STAFF REPORTER
Everyone remembers their very first NSO.
A LOT
Though freshmen are technically scheduled to attend the same events, everyone comes away from their first week at Penn with different takeaways.
THRILLING
Connor Mills is a freshman in the College from Medford, NJ.
FUN
Katie Devore is a Wharton freshman from Larchmont, NY. Yossi Sachi is a transfer student in the College from West Palm Beach, FL. Maura Fay is a College freshman from Malvern, PA.
VIDEO: Go to facebook.com/dailypenn to see how freshmen described their NSO in one word
HECTIC
Here's what they thought of the week.
HELPFUL
SEE NSO PAGE 2
Penn Bookstore introduces textbook pricematching program
Why SEPTA student discount may be year away
Students can be refunded for books they find cheaper online
Petition for discounted tix earned over 1,200 signatures
LILY ZANDI Staff Reporter
BOWMAN COOPER Staff Reporter
Barnes & Noble is making a new effort to compete with textbook giants like Amazon — price-matching. The price-matching program currently exists in over 300 Barnes & Noble stores and has recently extended to the Penn Bookstore through the first week of classes. “Barnes & Noble created the Price Match Program this past year in an effort to continue to offer students the most affordable and best cost savings options for textbooks,” said Katie Woodward, the manager of the Penn Bookstore. The program stipulates that the Penn Bookstore will refund students who find required course textbooks at a lower price online. The Bookstore will price match all used, digital and new books if they are in stock. This offer extends to books found on Amazon, BN.com and local sellers but excludes online marketplaces such as “other sellers” and Amazon’s warehouse deals. In order to be price matched, students must authenticate their refund request by providing a receipt or showing a Bookstore official on a
Discounted passes for college students taking SEPTA may soon become a reality, if local universities can agree to make it happen. The SEPTA Youth Advisory Council has long advocated for an alternative to the traditional pass, targeting students who live on campus and are looking to explore the city. A Change. org petition they filed in support of that
ZACHARY SHELDON | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Discounted SEPTA passes for college students may soon become a reality, as negotiations are underway for a pilot trial.
FACULTY WAGE GAP PAGE 3
SEE BOOKSTORE PAGE 5
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Contrary to how it may seem the people around you don’t have it all figured out.
proposal, which would lower the price of the pass by 50-75 percent, garnered over 1,200 signatures last year. “Whereas other pass programs and the current pass program in Philadelphia are geared towards getting people from homes to campus, this program will be geared towards people who are living on campus in Philly… and helping them get beyond the Penn bubble,” said Jeff Kessler, the SEPTA Youth Advisory Council executive chairman and a graduate student in both the Engineering and Law Schools. SEE SEPTA PAGE 5
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