CAPS faces higher demands, falling budget
(04/21/04 9:00am)
More and more people nationwide have been seeking out help for mental health problems, and the increases have been particularly steep among college students.
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Disrobing in the name of artistic expression
(04/15/04 9:00am)
When Cynthia Lee arrives at work each day, she is prepared to sit still for hours on end, working silently and focusing diligently, much like the hundreds of others who work on campus in one of Penn's academic departments.
Perspective: The College for Women
(04/13/04 9:00am)
Before 1974, women and men matriculated at separate Penn schools. On the eve of the merger, College for Women alumnae reflect on the University of a different era.
Performing Arts Council drops Penn Six-5000
(04/02/04 10:00am)
With enthusiastic standing-room-only crowds at its spring show barely a month ago and the release of a new CD, the all-male a cappella group Pennsylvania Six-5000 would seem to be a guaranteed act in next fall's Freshman Performing Arts Night, which showcases Penn's most popular groups.
College living: The Orthodox way
(03/31/04 10:00am)
With resident students walking up flights of stairs amidst sounds of ancient Jewish songs, sights of students lighting candles, and smells of traditional Jewish food, on any given Friday night, the lower eight floors of Hamilton College House resemble a turn-of-the-century Lower East Side Jewish neighborhood.
Varied TA grading policies irk students, faculty
(03/25/04 10:00am)
When Engineering freshman John Poruthur stepped into his math recitation last week, he was enthusiastically waiting for his teaching assistant to return the week's problem set, certain that he would momentarily be receiving his first 10 on a homework assignment.
Museum storage crunch damages artifacts
(03/22/04 10:00am)
With boxes of bones, fragments of fossils and crates of ceramics, the hundreds of thousands of objects tucked away in the labyrinthine basements below Penn's Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology appear to have come straight out of an Indiana Jones archaeological adventure.
Tricks of the trade: Students exploit study room reservation loopholes
(03/03/04 10:00am)
When Wharton students are taught the principles of supply and demand and survival of the fittest in a dog-eat-dog world, they assume that these rules apply to the arena of economics, the stock market or the business deals they learn about in their textbooks.
Growing late-night business feeds loyal cookie lovers
(02/27/04 10:00am)
On the eve of a midterm, College senior Adam Weiss can be seen furiously hitting the books, cramming until the wee hours of the morning like hundreds of other Penn students.
Trend stitches way across campus
(02/19/04 10:00am)
At first glance, it is difficult to draw any distinctions between College sophomore Johannah Lebow and the 200 other students in her class lecture. Lebow is intently concentrating and her fingers are flying, but unlike most of her peers, Lebow is not completely focused upon the professor -- her fingers are not rapidly scrambling to take notes.
'Vagina Monologues' raise awareness
(02/12/04 10:00am)
For most Penn students, the "V" in "V-Day" is associated with cards, candy and chocolate.
English program offers new twist on writing
(02/10/04 10:00am)
For many Penn students, writing courses are seen as tedious requirements that they must begrudgingly endure.
Hundreds attend Shabbat dinners
(02/09/04 10:00am)
Transcending lines of religion, race and ethnicity, more than 750 members of the Penn community united last Friday to share in the spirit of the Jewish Sabbath as part of the annual Shabbat Across Penn Program.
Philo. Society reigns as Penn's oldest student group
(02/03/04 10:00am)
A small group with leaders clad in black robes convenes by candlelight every other Friday night in an archaic room fraught with hundreds of ancient leather-bound volumes and dozens of aging parchment scrolls.
Counterparts places in a cappella competition
(02/02/04 10:00am)
Bouncing to the rhythm and bopping their heads to the beat, performers and audience members alike immersed themselves in music Saturday night. Along with groups from five other colleges, Penn's Counterparts vied for a spot as the nation's top a cappella group, ultimately taking second in the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella Quarterfinals.
Peace Corps attractive option for U. graduates
(01/30/04 10:00am)
In the wake of 9/11, the war in Iraq and the several acts of anti-Western terrorism which have plagued the world as of late, one might expect Americans to become disillusioned with foreign affairs and adopt a mindset of isolationism.
Snow removal team braves late-night cold to clear campus
(01/26/04 10:00am)
At 2 a.m. on the eve of an impending snowstorm, most Penn students are crawling into bed, taking comfort in the fact that they will not have to brave the cold for a few hours.
Service activities 'truly living his legacy'
(01/20/04 10:00am)
As part of Penn's monthlong symposium to commemorate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., hundreds of students, faculty and members of the greater Philadelphia community braved the sub-zero temperatures and resisted the temptation of sleeping late yesterday in order to partake in the fourth annual Day of Service.
'High-risk' countries opened to students
(01/14/04 10:00am)
Prior to last month, students wishing to spend a semester studying in any one of the 27 currently "high-risk" countries, ranging from Angola to Zimbabwe, were unable to fulfill their dreams.
Author traces black political history
(11/13/03 10:00am)
To many Philadelphians, last week's re-election of Mayor John Street marked the culmination of the fairly recent trend of black political empowerment.