It is really essential that Penn eliminate, as far as possible, bottled water from campus. This would put the University in the forefront of the environmental movement, and make us a leader among the Ivies and higher ed all over the country.

Since the alcohol pilot went into effect on Oct. 19, seven student groups have registered parties under the new policy. OAD has subsidized security for each of these events.

The show was organized by a group of Wharton students in conjunction with Carelink Community Support Services, an organization devoted to serving individuals suffering from mental and physical disabilities.

The Fortieth Street M.E. Church will be demolished and replaced with a contemporary glass-front retail space that will house four new dining and shopping options, including Dunkin’ Donuts, Whirled Peace Frozen Yogurt and Philadelphia Chutney Company. The fourth property is still available for lease.

Senior Mark Rappo spent the 2011-12 season interning on Wall Street. Now, he returns as Penn’s only grappler at 125 pounds. Ranked No. 13 heading into the season, he will make his comeback Sunday in the Keystone Classic at the Palestra.

I struggled to decide whether to leave Penn until it dawned on me that depression is a medical condition — so I’m entitled to medical leave.

Penn needs to do more to improve its vegetarian options.

As the team’s season gets underway, it is unclear whether it will be the talented freshman class or the veterans on the team — or some combination of the two — that will fill a part of the void left by Brendan McHugh’s graduation.

The Penn basketball season has already tipped off, and with it the annual tradition of students waiting to buy season tickets at The Line has come and gone. But for most students, this historic tradition went by largely unnoticed.

Starting kicker Connor Loftus and starting punter and holder Scott Lopano like to have fun while they are waiting for their turn on the gridiron. But when they’ve gotten on the field this season, they have done a near-flawless job.

While it’s understandable for coach Jerome Allen to be frustrated by two losses in as many day, the improvement Fran Dougherty has made since last season is something the coach has to be pleased with, if he’ll admit to it or not.

Youth aged 18 to 29 made up 19 percent of the electorate in the 2012 presidential election, up from 18 percent in 2008, according to exit polls. INTERACTIVE: Youth Voter Turnout, 1996-present

Stein stopped by the Kelly Writers House Tuesday afternoon to talk about changes in new media and journalism, the Huffington Post’s progression in today’s technology-driven society and his participation in the recent election.

Even when Penn students weren’t in the United States, many of them found ways to keep up with the 2012 election.

Each year, roughly a fourth of college students cope with the death of a family member or a close friend.

Penn Information Systems and Computing recently launched the Penn Box, a service that allows users to share files and folders from multiple devices. The service offers 20 gigabytes of storage for all active students, faculty and staff.

Theft: Nov. 8 — A male employee reported copper piping missing from a secured location at the Perelman Parking Lot at 3410 Civic Center Boulevard around 11:15 a.m.