‘I want equal because I serve equal’

Hillel dining staff allege poor treatment from University, push for greater integration within Penn

Workers in Falk Dining Commons in Steinhardt Hall come in to work each day ready to serve students at Penn Hillel, but — behind the scenes — they say their dedication is taken for granted. These dining workers, who have worked at Penn for decades, told The Daily Pennsylvanian that they want the University to fully integrate them into Penn Dining. Unlike other dining halls at the University, Falk workers are not directly hired by Penn. Rather, they are employed by Bon Appétit Management Company.

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Over 700 upperclassmen placed on waitlist for oncampus housing

Penn annouced changes to the college housing system that have affected next year’s capacity

Reporters

A mural for Black History Month on the first floor of ARCH on Feb. 7.

As of Jan. 30, 720 rising juniors and seniors are on Penn Residential Services’ waitlist for on-campus housing for the 2023-24 school year.

Radian a lot," Hammell said. "Whether or not it has caused more applications is to be determined."

Students on the housing waitlist told the DP that the situation has increased stress due to its random nature, with students being told of their placement on the list.

“We — those on the waitlist — are sort of left with not a lot of options,” College sophomore Nora Youn said.

A College sophomore, who was granted anonymity because of fear of retaliation from the University, said that being placed on the bottom third of the waitlist is particularly difficult as a first-generation, low-income student and as a disabled student: “I’m having to resort to fighting with housing and financial aid so that I know where to live, instead of studying for my classes.”

Students who submitted the rising junior and senior room selection application in November were randomly divided into two groups — one for students who would be placed on the waitlist and one for “active” students who will be given housing.