The fresh face of hip-hop
When hip-hop duo Hoodie Allen took the stage Thursday in the Zellerbach Theatre, students stormed the stagefront, eager to see not only performances by big name artists, but also familiar faces.
DAB takes undergraduate pulse with new survey
The College’s Dean’s Advisory Board issued a survey last week to gauge students’ satisfaction with their majors. Results of the survey will be issued to individual departments.
The new face of the Latino Coalition: Calina Cuevas
Wednesday night, Wharton junior Wendy De La Rosa and College junior Calina Cuevas were elected Latino Coalition’s chairwoman and vice chairwoman for 2010.
Sophomore class board will profile a student every week
Sophomores who have done something significant on or off campus will be profiled in the weekly “2012 Spotlight.”
Scholarship donations decline in recession
Donations to named scholarships are no exception to an overall decline in giving in the tough economy. But this does not necessarily mean Penn will fall short in meeting financial need.
Helping philanthropists get the biggest bang for their bucks
The School of Social Policy and Practice’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy is helping philanthropists get the biggest bang for their buck.
Car catches on fire near Radian
A car was on fire outside of the Radian on Walnut Street tonight at about 6:15 p.m. The Philadelphia Fire Department put out the flames about 20 minutes later. No one was injured.
Penn Police and PennDOT stress safe driving
“Click it or ticket” — that’s the message Penn Police is trying to get across as part of their “Thanksgiving Seat Belt Mobilization” campaign.
Panel stresses 'health' in healthcare reform
What national role will nurses play in the future? For Nursing School Dean Afaf Meleis and six other experts, nurses may just be the key to providing the “health” in “healthcare reform.”
Ebinger speaks on problems of ignorant philanthropy
On Wednesday night, Ebinger spoke in Huntsman Hall as part of the Levy Social Impact Lecture Series and the Penn Social Entrepreneurship Speaker Series.
VA cited for treatment errors
The Philadelphia Veteran Affairs Medical Center was found to have committed eight apparent rule violations in connection with the use of radioactive ipellets to treat prostate cancer.
SHS reports 100 possible H1N1 cases
Penn Student Health Service reported 100 cases of influenza-like illness suspected to be type H1N1 on campus for the week of Nov. 8 through 15, according to VPUL.