Crime Log: Oct. 11 to Oct. 17, 2014
(10/24/14 4:48am)
See what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Oct. 11 and Oct. 17, 2014.
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Former Pottruck Director charged with thefts will have record expunged
(10/16/14 5:29pm)
The former director of Pottruck, Amy Wagner, paid a final installment of $10,000 in restitution to Penn and will now have her criminal record expunged, after she was charged with taking items from Pottruck in May.
September crime relatively similar to last year's
(10/13/14 5:38am)
Crime this September saw a marginal increase from the past year of only 3.4 percent.
Chess at McDonald's, a nightly ritual
(09/25/14 5:51am)
“Welcome to the terror dome,” Moses said as I sat down across from him.
Crime Log: Sept. 12 - Sept. 18
(09/24/14 4:24am)
Read about what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Sept. 12 and Sept. 18, 2014.
Crime Log: Aug 29 – Sept. 4
(09/10/14 2:54am)
Read about what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4, 2014.
Study: Low resting heart rate may lead to criminal activity
(09/09/14 5:08am)
New research suggests that criminal tendencies may derive from low resting heart rates.
August property crimes drop 20 percent
(09/05/14 1:41am)
Crimes against property — which include thefts and burglaries — decreased by 20 percent this August in the Penn Patrol Zone, as compared to last year.
Penn researcher found shot in home
(08/28/14 11:47pm)
A 35-year-old researcher at Penn was found shot and killed in his home on Wednesday, the AP reported last night.
Crime Log: Aug. 15 – Aug. 21
(08/27/14 7:20pm)
A motorcycle theft and a report of fraud are among crimes that were reported in the Penn Patrol Zone between Aug. 15 and Aug. 21, 2014
Law School launches Latino studies certificate program
(08/26/14 10:03pm)
The Law School announced the launch of a certificate program in Latin American and Latino studies on Aug. 25.
State rep incumbent: To fix Philadelphia schools, we need a 'funding formula'
(04/27/14 7:01pm)
State Representative James Roebuck is running for reelection for Pennsylvania’s 188th Legislative District, which encompasses Penn’s campus.
Democratic state rep hopeful talks education, equality
(04/24/14 1:45am)
Algernong Allen is running for state representative in Pennsylvania’s 188th District, which includes University City, West and Southwest Philadelphia.
Penn releases contingency plan in case of SEPTA strike
(04/09/14 9:54pm)
As a potential strike looms over SEPTA, Penn has already taken steps to ensure that employees are able to get to work everyday should a strike occur.
Penn partnership helps teach financial literacy at the Lea School
(04/07/14 10:01pm)
You wouldn’t think that global real estate funding and ways to assess and reduce financial risk would be taught in an elementary school cafeteria.
Grad students refurbish homes in West Philadelphia
(03/31/14 8:51pm)
Friday marked the start of a project by Penn graduate students partnering with a local nonprofit to repair 12 different houses of low-income homeowners in Mantua.
Urban farm to open in West Philadelphia
(03/24/14 11:21pm)
A green space is opening amid the myriad shops and restaurants on Baltimore Avenue.
Study: poverty risk factors affect school performance
(02/24/14 12:26am)
Poverty does not affect a school’s performance as significantly as having students with risk factors associated with poverty, a recent Penn study found.
West Philly farm school brings Jewish context to environmental issues
(02/11/14 12:03am)
As I pulled up to the Jewish Farm School, at 50th and Cedar Avenue in West Philadelphia, I was utterly confused. I was on a paved street lined with houses close together on either side. There was no farm in sight, and I almost got back into my taxi and returned to campus. However, I tentatively rang the doorbell and was greeted by 2002 College graduate Nati Passow, the co-founder and executive director of the JFS.
Teaching unity through dance
(02/09/14 9:05pm)
If learning history or physics bores you, West Philadelphia’s Hip Hop Fundamentals can help.