Every year that I have been at Penn, I have been chilled by the premature deaths in our University community.

More than an eighth of the undergraduates at Penn are international students and a significant fraction of the faculty is also foreign, meaning that under FISA, the government can track all their communications.

Alexis Ohanian will be visiting Penn as part of his 65-college and 5-month long tour around the country.

Peter Ammon, who began his post in July, is the Ivy League’s youngest chief investment officer. He has big visions for Penn’s endowment.

It is possible to divorce supporting the troops as a whole political entity from respecting the individuals who serve.

Shortly and sweetly remember each of the Quakers’ nailbiters from last year.

At the end of the 2012 cross country season, the Quakers’ future proved bright with several stellar performances by the team’s youth. And now coach Steve Dolan is gearing up to kick the sophomore slump altogether.

The ‘Jobs’ star will deliver an open lecture as part of Wharton’s Turner Lecture Series on Sept. 18.

The four students are now studying in different countries after considering the unrest in Egypt.

The county joins after having a $2 million operating loss the last fiscal year.

On Monday, the Quakers picked up their first commitment for their upcoming recruiting class in Mike Auger. We sat down with Auger to discuss why he chose Penn, his relationship with the men’s hoops coaching staff and his role on the basketball court.

The commission, which is co-chaired by 1974 College graduate Benjamin Ginsberg, discussed ways of improving current election policies.

A roundup of incidents in the Penn Patrol Zone from August 30 through September 4.

So, you think you can run, huh? Come with us on a guided tour of the Lehigh University cross country course, where the Quakers will run on Oct. 5 for the Paul Short Invitational and Nov. 15 for the NCAA East Regional Championships.

Losing an impact player is never an easy adjustment, but losing one of Whit Shaw’s caliber means Penn’s receiving corps needs to step up. However, Nick Longtin and the rest of the receiving corps have the utmost confidence in the next crop of young pass catchers.

Youth will be no excuse for sprint football heading into this season. But, a bigger concern for Wagner is the loss of sophomore Mack Pierson with Pierson out for the season after suffering an upper body injury.

The twerk used to be just a bouncy dance that came of age in a culture where people just wanted to get down and have a good time. It was good, clean fun.