Neema Baddam,

Neema Baddam is a news reporter at The Daily Pennsylvanian, covering campus demonstrations and controversies on Penn's campus. She has also reported on issues related to sexual assault allegations, student activism, and university policies. Neema is dedicated to providing accurate and insightful coverage of the events that shape the Penn community.

Biography:  https://www.thedp.com/staff/neema-baddam

73%

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The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Credit: Abhiram Juvvadi Penn has implemented new temporary guidelines for campus demonstrations and initiated a review of the Guidelines on Open Expression...
  • During the Gaza Solidarity Encampment, protesters chalked messages on the pavement surrounding College Green...
  • In the email, administrators state that the updated guidelines are a response to requests throughout the year from members of the Penn community for University leadership to clarify and update their guidance and policies related to campus events and demonstrations...
  • The new guidelines make the distinction that all events at Penn are 'presumed to be private'...
  • The temporary guidelines also address the participation of non-Penn students in on-campus protests, clarifying that 'non-University affiliated persons may have less expansive rights of open expression in University locations than those who are members of the Penn community.'
  • The temporary guidelines prohibit the use of 'non-water soluble, semi-permanent, and permanent substances, including spray-chalk' on any University surface...

Conflicts of Interest

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

95%

Examples:

  • Encampments and overnight demonstrations are not permitted in any University location
  • Existing Guidelines on Open Expression were last updated in 1993

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • Instead, the dystopian restrictions have one goal in mind: stop protesting for Palestine.
  • The guidelines were published without prior input from the Committee on Open Expression.
  • The student intifada does NOT exist in a vacuum. The University has sought to clamp down on our freedom of expression and our right to protest. SHAME ON YOU PENN.

Recent Articles

New University of Pennsylvania Rules Ban Encampments, Overnight Demonstrations Amidst Wave of Protests

New University of Pennsylvania Rules Ban Encampments, Overnight Demonstrations Amidst Wave of Protests

Broke On: Thursday, 06 June 2024 University of Pennsylvania implements new temporary protest rules, banning encampments and overnight demonstrations following disruptive pro-Palestinian protests. The rules aim to protect academic freedom, foster debate, and ensure safety on campus.