University to host major Asian American conference
Approximately 1,400 students from all over the East Coast and as far as Nevada and California will travel to Penn for the 2010 East Coast Asian American Student Union conference.
It's easy being Green
His bum may have been on the rail in 1999, but last night comedian and actor Tom Green’s bum was in Zellerbach Theatre to host the 12th Annual Intercollegiate Comedy Festival.
Penn hosts famous philosopher Judith Butler
Judith Butler’s intellectual activities span many disciplines, including feminism, queer theory, political philosophy and ethics. The extent of her audience attested to the diversity of her work and the celebrity status she holds among scholars within and beyond her field.
PennCard entry to stop using SSN
Thanks to an initiative by the Undergraduate Assembly, students — beginning with the incoming class of 2014 — will no longer use the last four digits of their social security numbers for their PennCard Access Codes.
Penn professors' design chosen for U.S. embassy in London
Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake both graduated from the Penn School of Fine Arts — now the Penn School of Design — and are currently adjunct professors of architecture at Penn.
CEO explains his 'Extraordinary Measures'
The Center for Bioethics hosted a discussion with CEO of Amicus Therapeutics John Crowley, on whom the film Extraordinary Measures is based.
'NY Times' columnist highlights human rights
In between trips to the Congo and Israel, New York Times columnist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof dropped by Penn last night.
Seth Meyers: Live from Irvine
From the anchor desk of Saturday Night Live’s “Weekend Update” comes comedian Seth Meyers, the head writer and a cast member of SNL, who was announced as SPEC's spring speaker.
Huntsman top choice for graduation speaker
Rumors among students that Jon Huntsman, Jr. was an alternate choice for the commencement speaker are untrue, according to University Secretary Leslie Kruhly.
Kristof talks Homer and Twitter
Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Nicholas Kristof sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss his “addiction” to journalism, the power of the media and his obsession with Twitter.