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Fire crews responded to a HAZMAT situation in Penn's Engineering Quad on Friday

Fire crews responded to a hydrochloric incident in one of Penn's School Engineering and Applied Sciences' buildings early morning on Jan. 5. 

A shooting in West Philadelphia leaves one dead and another in critical condition

A woman is in critical condition at Presbyterian Hospital after a double shooting in West Philadelphia, Fox News reported.  

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Penn women's basketball's offense was firing on all cylinders against VCU, but freshman guard Katie Kinum especially shined, hitting a career-high four three-pointers.

OP-ED: Um Actually, Your Favorite Show is Just a Twin Peaks Ripoff

The following letter was found earlier today, taped to your bedroom door in your quad apartment in Gregory College House.

This Penn study addresses hunger pains and how to suppress them

The unpleasant feeling of hunger can be difficult to ignore, and Penn researchers have sought to explain the biological mechanism behind these impulses in a new study published in the journal Cell Reports.

A list of new building projects coming to Penn's campus in 2018

Since Penn is one of the largest real estate owners in Philadelphia, its construction plans are always an important topic of discussion on campus and in the city. In 2017, the University unveiled several major projects, including a new dormitory as well as a new medical research facility, which will be the school's most expensive project in history. Students also mourned the loss of various establishments in University City, from the celebrated gelato outlet Capogiro to the Mexican eatery Mad Mex, which was plagued by health violations. 

The year in free speech at Penn: Trump, neo-Nazi flyers, and 'bourgeois values'

With the rise of social media and growing numbers of national protests, hotly contested debates over free speech in the context of religion, politics, privilege, and race have played out online and on the streets. This year saw free speech dominating headlines nationally as well as on Penn's campus. As the year comes to a close, here is a look back at what issues drove the free speech debate in 2017.

Why 2017 was a landmark year for talking about mental health at Penn

Few issues in Penn’s history have affected Penn's community as profoundly and as relentlessly as those surrounding mental health on campus. In 2017, the conversation around stress and mental illness remained prominent throughout the year. 

Penn reduced financial aid for students living off campus, but many were never notified

At Penn, the decision to move off campus already comes with strenuous cost calculations and complicated logistics for many students. Now, however, the University's changing financial aid policies for off-campus living are making these calculations even more complicated. 

A former neo-Nazi talked to Penn students about 'unconditional kindness' on Monday

Amid a nationwide rise in hate crimes, a former neo-Nazi came to Penn on Dec. 4 to speak about kindness. 

Penn men's basketball overcomes slow start to take down Howard, 81-68

It took a little while for Penn men's basketball to heat up at Howard. But once they did, the Quakers caught fire.

Sara Merican | Becoming citizens of Philadelphia

Buses roll down streets, blowing leaves and dust onto the sidewalks. Students hurry past, pulling their coats around themselves. A SEPTA train rumbles under the street, tracing its way through the city, announcing its destination: “Eastbound train to Frankford, making all stops.” 

A/C, fire alarms, bathrooms: What residents of Hill think post-renovation

As the first semester since the grand reopening of Hill College House comes to a close, students largely say they are satisfied with the $80 million project and all of its amenities. Still, however, there are several kinks that have yet to be sorted out.

QUIZ: Ladies, When Was the Last Time You Washed Your Bra?

If you hoist your jugs into a boobie-trap on the daily, you know that you can get away with a couple days of wear-and-tear before tossing it in the hamper. But sometimes the inconveniences of everyday life get in the way of our best intentions hygiene-wise, and we slip up on our laundry duties. If you're not quite sure whether your brassiere really warrants an "all clear," take this quiz to find out!

Penn women's basketball can't hold on to early lead, takes tough 66-59 loss at La Salle

A man was shot and killed blocks away from Penn's campus on Tuesday

On the evening of Nov. 28 around 11:30 p.m., a man was shot and killed near the intersection of 35th Street and Lancaster Avenue. 

Beige Block Ranked 2nd in New York Magazine's "Hippest Neighborhoods in Manhattan for Young People"

Composed of spacious yards, greenery, and a vibrant atmosphere, Beige block was ranked second in New York magazine's 2017 edition of “Hippest Neighborhoods in Manhattan for Young People."

Towson outlasts Penn men's basketball in semifinal of Gulf Coast Showcase

FORT MYERS, FLA. — The streak couldn’t last forever. 

Report: Every Single Person in Saxby's on 40th Is in the Collctve

Over the past semester Mary Brennen, College sophomore and Saxby’s barista, noticed something strange about the 40th Street coffee shop. “There was this sudden shift in demographic. It seemed like every conversation I overheard was about ‘synthesis’ or some ambiguous collaboration of ‘creative types’,” recounted Brennen. Finally, Brennen’s questions were answered. “We’re all in the Collctve,” explained Sam Winston (W ‘19).