A weekly roundup of higher education news around the Ivy League and peer schools.

What some refer to as “the cruise ship virus” is spreading around many college campuses in the northeast. According to a statement released by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health last month, instances of norovirus, also known as the stomach flu, are on the uptick.

When the UA fails to do its job, we lose your trust. And when we lose your trust, we lose the ability to do our job.

Penn’s Race Dialogue Project collaborated with several student cultural groups at Penn to host a dialogue about race in light of the social virality of the “Shit People Say” videos.

Whether wearing a suit and Penn tie or a well-suited pencil skirt, every student here is perfectly positioned to effect a change as a leader.

What is the true value of a structured Penn education in comparison to the education that the rest of the world has to offer? This question is particularly relevant to students who wish to pursue nontraditional careers or have a pure thirst for learning.

This exchange took place Thursday night at Café 58 inside Irvine Auditorium, where students attended a self-defense workshop, designed to teach girls about public safety and how to respond in crisis situations.

InternMatch, an internships website co-founded in 2005 by a Penn graduate, will debut at Penn later this month.

Last week, “The Government and Legal Environment of Business” — a mandatory course for all first-year Wharton MBA students — began with its first pair of lectures.

Created by College junior Chris Cruz, the website’s interface is relatively simple: enter a Penn email address and you’ll be paired up with another Penn student randomly by a computer algorithm for a lunch meeting within a few hours.

Nate Kleinman, a member of Occupy Philadelphia, will run in the Democratic primary for the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania’s 13th district, which includes northeast Philadelphia.

Yesterday, Aharoni and another Israel Consul Raslan Abu Rukun spoke at “Brand Israel,” an event exploring the connection between marketing, world politics and Israel’s current “brand image” around the world. The event was hosted by the Marketing Undergraduate Students Establishment.

On Wednesday night, Ware College House hosted the East Coast premiere of First Generation, a documentary that follows the lives of four first-generation college applicants.

Founded in 1862, the Glee Club is celebrating its 150th anniversary with a gala this weekend. In honor of the milestone, it is preparing — and tirelessly rehearsing — for a special edition of its annual spring show, to be performed on Friday and Saturday. GALLERY: Glee Club then and now

The decline in autopsies at HUP mirrors a drop in autopsy rates across the nation, although academic hospitals have fared better than their non-academic counterparts.

Penn’s ticketing and digital products are joining the 21st century. This week, Penn Athletics and its content provider, NeuLion, announced a multi-year contract extension, which will include a bevy of new services.

One area of fandom at Penn has taken a decisive turn for the worse. Heckling, jeering and yelling at opposing teams is at an all-time low in terms of ingenuity and taste.