Peter Van Do, former program director for Community Center Programs at Cornell University’s Student Activities Office, will serve as PAACH director beginning July 23.

With a student debt crisis mounting — Americans owe more student loan debt than credit card debt — and college tuition continuing to rise, the bleeding must be stopped.

Writing is in my DNA. I’m stuck with it, and though most likely it won’t make me much money, it is my fittest gene.

The issues facing Sudanese citizens and those facing students of Philadelphia are not one in the same. They do, however, represent similar injustices.

The incident highlights the pressures of funding cuts and administrative shifts amid growing concern over the future of higher education — raising the question of whether Penn will be affected by the trends as well.

The event drew designers, project managers, programmers and other IT professionals from all over the nation to Penn.

Lum assumed the responsibilities of these positions on July 1, but his official appointment is awaiting approval from the University.

The measure will keep certain federal loans, which are awarded to undergraduate students based on financial need, in place through the 2012-13 school year.

The initiative uses technology to support both language documentation and revitalization efforts.

If a student is unable to find a job soon after the semester begins, the student will lose whatever money remains in the work-study grant.

Check out what crimes happened on and around campus last week.

The 10-year veteran of NCAA lacrosse will become the top assistant on Murphy’s staff, replacing Jason Archbell, who left Penn to assume the head coaching position at Bowdoin College.

For those who have not been paying attention, Bryce Harper is a rookie with an arm like a train engine and a swing that accelerates fast enough to make the owner of a Lamborghini jealous.

The star pitcher, who went 5-3 in his senior season with a 2.45 earned run average, was drafted in the 15th round by the Oakland Athletics.

Koko Archibong, a College graduate from the Class of 2003, became the latest member of the Quakers’ family to punch his ticket to the Olympics when the Nigeria basketball team defeated the Dominican Republic to earn the final spot in the men’s tournament and its first ever appearance at the Olympics.

Last Friday at 1:40 a.m., a woman reported being physically and sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance at 419 South 40th Street.

One of the defendants claimed that he only stabbed the victims as a defense, since they allegedly jumped and beat him.