My mother taught me that problems are best addressed face to face. As confrontational and initially aggressive as that suggestion might sound, it is one of the most empowering things that a civilized individual can do.

I decided to leave my scarf on as I walked into a meeting of “Rekindle Reason: Atheists, Agnostics and Freethinkers at UPenn” this Sunday. This was so those around me could not see the tiny gold hamsa, or hand of God, I wear around my neck.

Once again, they immaturely present a complex issue in isolation, without any context whatsoever.

Penn Delivers, a student-created alcohol delivery service, will no longer be transporting liquor by midnight tonight.

Last week, Bon Appétit— which manages Penn’s dining system — announced a nationwide change in its animal welfare policy. The company will require that its 3 million pounds of pork used annually come from sources that do not use gestation crates, in addition to other changes.

Since his freshman year, Jeff — with the coaching of his father — has proved to be one of the best divers ever to walk through Penn, perhaps only challenged by his dad.

The acting United Nations Force Commander in Rwanda during the Rwandan Genocide, Romeo Dallaire spoke about human rights.

Zack Rosen and the Quakers reminded fans that their season is far from over by pulling off an upset in Boston.

When it comes to determining which team earns the Ancient Eight’s automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament, the Ivy League does it right: it is the only Division I conference that does not hold a postseason tournament.

After losing a little face in a 12-8 loss at Duke on Friday, coach Mike Murphy and the Penn men’s lacrosse team is looking to rebound and concentrating on faceoffs to do so.

At a time when students are struggling more than ever to pay their tuition, Penn, a university with the seventh largest endowment in the country (over $6 billion), enforces a late-payment policy that is as inflexible as it is unfair.

Walking out is not tantamount to signing an “I agree” petition — it’s deciding to engage in a discourse.

For next year, the UA will receive more than $2 million from the Board of Trustees, a 3.9 percent increase from the previous year. INTERACTIVE: UA Budget

If college is supposed to be the best four years of our lives, then why are we so eager to forget it?

College freshman Seth Koren is challenging College and Wharton senior Charles Gray on the alternate delegate ballot for the Republican National Convention.

The legislation would require a total of 30 cities — including Philadelphia — to pay damages to plaintiffs who challenge the cities’ gun regulation laws.