Students who pursue submatriculation, or enrollment into one of Penn’s 12 graduate schools as an undergraduate, must tackle professional-level classes — often simultaneously with the remainder of their undergraduate coursework.

The courses — Software Design and Engineering for undergraduate students and Software Engineering for graduate students — encourage and emulate industry practices by allowing students to create and maintain software for real-world clients.

Let’s take advantage of this crisis to make the structural reforms SAC needs for long-term viability.

Crime decreased by 12 percent this September, with the number of general incidents dropping from 102 in September 2011 to 90 in 2012.

Approximately 125 people attended a panel hosted by Penn’s Fels Institute of Government titled “Hail to the Chiefs (of Staff),” a conversation with three current or former chiefs of staff to politicians, at the National Constitution Center last night.

Colleges like Penn should actively encourage children in foster care to apply.

The University Board of Trustees has authorized an initial investment of up to $5 million in a subsidiary fund called UPenn International, which will facilitate operations abroad, including the new Penn-Wharton Center in Beijing.

Theft: Between Oct. 3 and Oct. 11, there were 10 thefts from buildings that resulted in one arrest.

A crowd of about 1,200 attended Specter’s funeral at the Har Zion Temple in Penn Valley, Pa. on Oct. 16. The five-term Pa. senator, Penn Law professor and 1951 College graduate died Sunday of complications from non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He was 82.

When I turned 16, I wasn’t worried about getting a car. I was worried about becoming a Guatemalan citizen.

Political rhetoric and the media’s coverage often eschew economic reasoning and evidence when discussing policy.

Affirmative action has its flaws. But it is the only tried and true method to achieve the same diversity that we currently see in higher education.

Penn kicks off its Class of 2017 recruiting with the son of baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield and an Atlanta all-metro star.

Throughout the season, the Red and Blue have demonstrated the ability to mount comebacks late in games, and Saturday’s win fits that mold.

A contingent of researchers — including several from the Penn community — came together to make “Head Games,” a documentary about brain trauma in sports.

Penn’s new men’s golf coach spent the last 20 years golfing professionally off and on as a member of the PGA and Web.com tours. Making the cut for 60 PGA tournaments, he once placed as high as second. He also won two Web.com tournaments.

Despite having a smaller group than usual Sunday night, the UA first confronted the recent moratorium on new student group funding issued by the Student Activities Council.