Penn Newman Center organizes fourth Locks of Love event

For the fourth time, a group of Penn students held a Locks of Love event at the Penn Newman Center near the corner of 38th and Walnut streets.

Environmental groups praised at Greenfest

The Penn Environmental Group hosted its biannual Greenfest in Wynn Commons to celebrate Penn’s fourth annual Green Week.

Grammy-winning producer muses on contemporary hip-hop

Last night, members of the Philadelphia and Penn community learned about hip-hop from one of the masters of the trade.The Center for Africana Studies Undergraduate Advisory Board brought Grammy Award-winning producer, artist and scholar Patrick Douthit — better known as 9th Wonder — to speak at the Annenberg School about the history of contemporary hip-hop music and its influence on his life.

The WALK hosts winter issue launch party

Last evening, The WALK held a launch party for the release of its winter issue at the Psi Upsilon fraternity house, better known as Castle. The night was filled with different activities including a miniature fashion show, a red carpet-style photo booth and raffles for gift certificates for stores like H&M, Macy’s and Sweetgreen.

Cornel West lectures on Socrates, democracy and social responsibility

West’s appearance at Penn began with a Skype interview with critical writing seminar instructor Christopher Phillips.

Medical students trade scalpels for brushes

The pieces in the exhibition ranged from abstract metal sculptures and pottery to portraits, landscapes and photographs.