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The first rule of Fight Night is — well, it's not like that.

John L. Jackson Jr., the next dean of the School of Social Policy & Practice, is the only one of four recently appointed deans who currently teaches at Penn.

London, Paris, Milan ... Philadelphia. Fashion Week is coming to Penn.

College junior Jessica King was named Campus Compact 2014 Newman Civic Fellow last week. The Newman Civic Fellow Award annually honors student leaders committed to creating lasting change in communities throughout the country.

Looking back at outgoing Wharton dean Robertson’s tenure

French macarons in passion fruit cheesecake, matcha red bean and lavender sesame caramel flavors are available at Audabon.

Journalist and author Alan Light of “The Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley and the Unlikely Ascent of ‘Hallelujah’” talked about Leonard Cohen’s popular single “Hallelujah” Thursday evening at the Kelly Writers House.

As far as incentives are concerned, your teacher is a research scientist who works as a part-time proctor.

Indie rock band Ra Ra Riot will be opening for David Guetta at Spring Fling on April 11. The Daily Pennsylvanian had a conversation with bassist Mathieu Santos about his experience and Ra Ra Riot’s musical evolution.What sparked your interest in music?Well, I guess personally I just sort of grew up with a lot of it around, especially in my house.

A Penn student has been arrested for one of the eight burglaries that occurred in the Quadrangle on Saturday.

Both the men’s and women’s teams will take part in this year’s Raleigh Relays this weekend, a meet that will start Friday morning and conclude Saturday night.

This Saturday, the Quakers will be hosting Princeton to kick off the start of Penn's Ivy League stretch.

I study chemistry and art not for the purpose of finding some superficial link between them such as art restoration, but rather to open my avenues of exploration of the world in a larger way.

Entering Thursday's road matchup with Villanova, the Red and Blue hoped to build off their weekend momentum against another local rival. The Quakers used a six-run fifth inning and strong pitching to knock out Villanova, 12-1.

Friends and family of former Penn President Sheldon Hackney remembered his life in Irvine Auditorium on Thursday night.

Penn women’s tennis won’t have to dig deep to find the motivation to beat its next opponent; the rivalry is already bred in its bones and the only thing on its mind is vengeance after last year.