Mar 2026
Policy
Meal plan priced raised to $6,960 / year
Penn Board of Trustees approves the increase for 2026–27, up from $6,744.
SourceEvery entry below is either a Philadelphia Department of Public Health inspection finding or a documented Daily Pennsylvanian report. Each has a primary source.
Penn Board of Trustees approves the increase for 2026–27, up from $6,744.
SourceCooked eggs held overnight at improper temperature were discarded by the inspector. Improperly stored sauces, an uncovered container of cooked pork, and a missing refrigerator thermometer at Penn Pi.
SourceFound on a sticky trap in the canned food storage room. Cited explicitly as a repeat violation, contradicting Penn Dining's 2023 assurance of no repeat uncorrected findings.
SourceColumnist Elo Esalomi documents both on the same day.
SourceCockroach at 1920 Commons (Jan 14), piece of glass in pasta at Penn Pi (Jan 18), maggot on broccoli at 1920 Commons (Jan 23).
SourceSecond non-compliance finding within the same year for new and repeated violations.
SourceTwo were in direct contact with pans and containers of ingredients. A fruit-fly infestation was traced to the biodigester.
Two facilities found non-compliant. Hill House logs 16 violations and 38 points of concern; 1920 Commons logs 8 violations and 21 points of concern.
SourcePenn Student Labor Action Project petition draws 8,322 signatures; Penn reverses the decision.
SourceDP column based on a first-year Facebook thread documented ~30 affected students during reading days.
SourceVictoria Greene was hospitalized after eating food labeled vegan that contained dairy.
SourceObserved by Philadelphia Office of Food Protection inspectors.
Inspectors observed live roaches at the breakfast and ice cream stations.
SourceFruit unprotected from contamination at Kings Court English; creamer urns at improper temperature and not sanitized every 4 hours at Einstein Bagels.
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