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Coffeehouse hosts performances geared toward empowering women
The coffeehouse marked day three of Penn’s eighth annual Women’s Week, an event run by the Penn Consortium for Undergraduate Women.
Wharton classes go global
Wharton recently added three- to four-day overseas courses in India, Israel and Brazil, among other places, that are open to both undergraduate and MBA students.
Renovations to continue at Penn Museum
The museum finished part of a $5.6-million renovation in time for Saturday's opening of the Secrets of the Silk Road exhibit, now lacking artifacts recalled by the Chinese government.Israeli columnist sheds light on conflicts in the Middle East
Bradley Burston, a columnist for Israeli newspaper Haaretz and proclaimed liberal Zionist, spoke to the crowd of about 40 to provide insight and answer questions regarding the social and political state of Israel.
MeepMe brings text-flirting to campus bars
Student creators plan to bring MeepMe — a service developed for bar-hoppers looking to practice pickup lines — to different venues throughout Philadelphia.CAPS sees rise in student stress, visits
Addressing the mental health needs of over 25,000 undergraduate and graduate students poses a challenge to a center that has the equivalent of 23 full-time clinicians.
Former Dove model gets real
Stacy Nadeau, who was featured in Dove’s “Real Beauty” ad campaign, encouraged students to reject impossible beauty standards set by the media.Despite national bankruptcy, TEP unaffected
TEP’s national organization filed for bankruptcy on Jan. 24., citing unpaid dues.
Reporter's Notebook | Kicking calories with Kitchen at Penn
The DP went behind the scenes at Kitchen at Penn, a healthy catering business founded by Wharton and College senior Nate Adler.Contraceptives proposal ignites student debate
Last week, officials in President Barack Obama’s administration sought to group the provision of free contraceptives into preventative health services for which, by law, insurers cannot charge — meaning changes could impact for Student Health Services.
Political start to Women's Week
To kick off Women’s Week, political commentator Donna Brazile pressed a crowd of about 40 students and faculty on the state of women in politics in Houston Hall Monday night.
Frosh stress reaches record high
While a survey showed the emotional health of freshmen nationwide reaching an all-time low, Penn students have also been seeking help in greater numbers in the past decade.Few minorities in Wharton faculty
Nationally, the number of minority faculty in business schools is lagging behind, and Wharton is no exception to the trend.Skulls suspended after fatal fall
Phi Kappa Sigma’s charter has been suspended by its national headquarters, barring the fraternity from holding activities or recruiting new members this semester.Wharton frosh win $10,000
In just a few hours, 10 Wharton freshmen enrolled in Management 100 created a video worth $10,000. The video, which promoted the nonprofit organization Givology, was selected as the winner of the Ford Focus Global Test Drive competition.
Student parents juggle kids, classes
Before news of the baby arrived, Nursing junior Katherine Thompson’s plans were simple. Today, Thompson is one of a small minority of Penn undergraduates who are also parents.
Makuu celebrates decade at Penn with anniversary gala
Makuu — Penn's black cultural center— celebrated its 10-year anniversary of continuing the legacy of black students at the University with a gala in Bodek Lounge on Saturday night.