On Monday night, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Philadelphia mayor Michael Nutter headlined a marquee launch event for the PCI. The event featured a performance by the a cappella group, Off the Beat, and took place in the Prince Theater of the Annenberg Center.

University of Pennsylvania Student Veteran Association opened an online petition on the Veteran Day last week.

Every Friday since Oct. 3, members of SOUL and other students have protested on College Green as part of their "Ferguson Friday" movement.

Founder and former CEO and Chairman of Essence Magazine Ed Lewis worked on Wall Street before starting a magazine targeting black women.

Penn President Amy Gutmann is the chair of the AAU.

On Monday, Pope Francis confirmed that he will be attending the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September 2015.

A blown 14-point lead. Two missed chances at the game-winning shot. A fifth consecutive loss. Suffice it to say, Penn basketball’s 89-88 loss to Rider last year was one of the low points in a tough season.

I understand where my friend is coming from. Part of my selfish, pre-frosh fantasies about Penn was making something more of myself, of standing out somehow in the massive crowd. I didn’t know how that would manifest or what I would do to achieve that, but I wanted to be different. I think we all did.

As I’ve scrolled through my Facebook news feed recently, I’ve stumbled every so often on emphatic promotional blurbs urging me to “beat Harvard.” With a “like” to the Daily Pennsylvanian’s Facebook page, apparently, I can stick it to those sneering Cambridgeites and help overtake the popularity of their altogether-too-revered Crimson.

Hannah Rosenfeld is a College sophomore from Tokyo.

Senior Lorenzo Thomas took home the title in the 184-pound category at the East Stroudsburg University Open, going 5-0 on the day.

Roadtrips to Tennessee, inspired performances in a coach's final home game, and an overtime thriller. This weekend had everything.

On Monday, Pope Francis confirmed that he will be attending the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia in September 2015.

Rather than abstaining from existing party labels in the Massachusetts gubernatorial election, Law School graduate Evan Falchuk created a party all his own.

Harrison College House will expand its Integrated Living Program to serve as an anchor for the house as the Freshman Experience program will be discontinued.

On Dec. 5 through 6, the Wharton African American MBA Association will host the 41st annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Conference. This annual conference brings together students from around Penn’s campus and the Philadelphia area to empower underrepresented individuals who hope to develop their skills in the corporate world.

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