Currently, there are a number of graduate students working on Penn xLAB, primarily from mechanical and electrical engineering backgrounds.

Read about what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Sept. 12 and Sept. 18, 2014.

Looking into his continual improvement, Polkinhorne has one clear focus: staying more calm.

Is it a coincidence that as the Penn volleyball starters were introduced before they faced Temple, junior outside hitter Alexis Genske was the first player announced?

It's no secret that Penn football is a team loaded with veteran talent. But what about its youth movement?

Penn football received a boost on Saturday from junior tight end Ryan Kelly, who made his first career reception in the third quarter. That reception went for a touchdown and now we decided to sit down with Kelly for a few questions ...

The building was filthy. Roaches and mice frolicked about on dirty walls and stained hallway floors. Program instructors watched the unsanitary circumstances continue outside, as the cleaning staff dumped dirty mop water and cleaning chemicals into a flooded drain in the school yard. Internet access ceased and took several days to be restarted, which was a major barrier for instructors attempting to academically engage their students.Where I once was frustrated with the conditions at some schools, I was now livid. Children attended the program because of its potential to provide fun and enriching activities. Our purpose was to supplement the students’ school-year learning experiences. We aimed to provide encouragement and support for the students, demonstrate that learning is more than sitting in class looking at books.

But the question remains: When does the pregnancy become a human being? Biologically, this happens within 90 minutes of fertilization — when the fetus’s DNA synthesis is complete and growth begins. At this point, the child is clinically alive in his own right. But legally, this life is initially unrecognized, and finally recognized only in an animal sense.The difficulty with this legal approach is that it fails to provide any point at which our unborn biological selves take on humanity. Viability — the law in Pennsylvania — is absurd because it makes humanity a function of medical technology. By this definition, at 26 weeks a fetus in a third-world country is an animal while his western counterpart is a human being.

Nick Moncy is a College junior from North Miami, Fla. His email address is nickmon@sas.upenn.edu.

To the editor,In your 'Under The Button' September 23rd blog post, "Econ TA has 'Dun Goofed'", you made a number of erroneous claims and omissions.

California State University revoked the title of "official club status" of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship groups across its many campuses because the club denied leadership positions to gay members.

Many Penn students are familiar with the sinking feeling of waking up and realizing their jackets have gone missing due to a night of frat party hopping.

During their Sept

The PA Senate still has to pass the bill and Governor Tom Corbett would have to sign the bill into law.

The grand opening of the ICA’s fall exhibits on Friday, September 19 attracted over 700 guests from the Philadelphia community, New York and Penn.

Four Penn students launched a social-networking app earlier this month that allows users to connect with Facebook friends who are available — or “down to chill” — at a certain time.

Students say many career paths and advanced degrees are closed to them.