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Protesting UPenn Students Accuse University of ‘Intimidation’

Penn students and supporters rally near the encampment at College Green.
Sophia Schmidt
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WHYY
Penn students and supporters rally near the encampment at College Green.

Students are still camped out in protest at the University of Pennsylvania, demanding the administration change its stance on fossil fuels. Sophia Schmidt of WHYY’s PlanPhilly reports protestors say they’re facing attempts at intimidation.

(Original air-date: 9/29/22)

Sophia Schmidt is a Delaware native, and covers the environment for WHYY’s PlanPhilly. Before coming to Philadelphia in 2021, Sophia reported on her home state of Delaware for Delaware Public Media and produced interviews for NPR’s “Weekend Edition.” Sophia was a 2021 Metcalf Fellow.