Online Open Forum

The UA is always on the lookout for new projects and new ideas for changing Penn. As a Penn student, you’re the boss – so tell us what you want! Comment on this page and the UA will start to pursue your idea. It’s our hope that this page will allow us to have conversations on your terms, rather than our blog which is dedicated to letting you give feedback on our current projects.

  1. June 6th, 2009 at 15:45 | #1

    Welcome to Open Forum! Post something and the UA will respond to it.

  2. Amelia
    October 6th, 2009 at 23:40 | #2

    Hello, this may seem a rather silly request, and perhaps it is, but I think that there should be more microwaves around campus for students who pack food to eat. I don’t think there is any sort of Penn Dining conspiracy to trick people into buying and eating their food, but I asked about a microwave in Houston and was told that there is one, but not for student use. In the so-called student union? I know of many microwaves on campus, but they are mostly on the west side. Can the UA have a microwave installed in Van Pelt or Houston or another east-campus hub? Again, I do feel foolish posting this on a blog but I’m sure fellow packers would agree that more on-campus microwaves would benefit a lot of students.

  3. andlum
    October 8th, 2009 at 20:48 | #3

    @Amelia
    Hey Amelia! Thanks for bringing this up! We’ll definitely look into it on the Student Life committee! However, if you really want to, visit some of the cultural resource centers! They’re all extremely friendly and welcoming and they have great resources like microwaves! You can find PAACH, La Casa, and Makuu in the ARCH building on the East side of campus.

  4. Javier
    October 22nd, 2009 at 11:04 | #4

    @Amelia
    I don’t think the conspiracy theory is so far fetched. For Wharton students, there are only two microwaves in HH, and one in SHDH (for a student population of more than 2,000!). All three microwaves are located next to ABP and I’d be curious to know if they aren’t even managed by ABP. It would be very straightforward to quantify the impact of adding extra microwaves on ABP sales!

  5. Evan
    February 6th, 2010 at 04:50 | #5

    I’m sure this issue that has been beaten to death at some point, but I figure since I wasn’t there perhaps someone could give me a straight answer now. I lived in a quad in Gregory College House my Freshman year. I vividly remember the move in, mostly because the next three weeks were intolerably hot. I lived for a good chunk of that time in other college houses until it finally began to cool down. The Quad, the high rises, and even Sansom Place all seem to have some form of AC. Why does Gregory remain a sauna?

  6. February 7th, 2010 at 18:02 | #6

    @Evan
    Hey Evan!
    That’s a perfectly fair question – thank you for asking it. There are two distinct answers to it, interestingly enough. In some cases, the reason there’s no A/C is cost; in others, it’s because of physical limitations. Sadly, many things do come down to a pricetag in the university and A/C in Gregory – much like DuBois – is simply exorbitantly cost-prohibitive. We and the administration take quality of student life very seriously, but it seems to be the case that the installation costs would neither meet nor exceed the benefits of being cooler in the spring. As for the other case (physical limitations), certain structures are simply too old or too insufficiently designed to support the large ducts that central A/C would require. This includes Hill (walls too thin) and the Palestra (foundation too old). I know that’s not the most gratifying answer, but I hope that it alleviates your curiosity. Thanks so much for asking and please do not hesistate to do so again! – Tyler

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  8. Shana
    February 22nd, 2011 at 02:49 | #9

    Hello,

    I’m wondering about a possible change with the Registrar’s office. When ordering transcripts, is there any way to send “official” transcripts electronically? If not, would there be a way to create a policy change? Doing so would save money, time, and paper resources for the university.

  9. Annoutous
    April 1st, 2011 at 21:33 | #10

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  10. April 11th, 2011 at 20:33 | #11

    @Amelia
    I am going to second this year-and-a-half-old post. The campus really needs more public microwaves. Can anything be done?

  11. Mark
    August 29th, 2011 at 17:12 | #12

    Cynthia Ip is such a baller.

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