On Thursday, the Associated Press reported that nationally, November retail sales were strong — an early indicator of optimism about the rest of the year’s profits. Several retailers around Penn are similarly enthusiastic.

From her favorite Yiddish word — kibbitz — to her family history, Penn President Amy Gutmann discussed a wide range of topics in her “Fireside Chat” with about 100 students at Hillel.

Recently discovered e-mails reveal that a document published in 2003 by Psychiatry Department Chairman Dwight Evans may not have been honest work.

Academic ghostwriting — in which individuals hire others to write papers or articles for them without attribution — is not an uncommon practice. And it has no place in academia.

Military tension between North and South Korea — which last week resulted in the first attack on a civilian area since the end of the Korean War — has concerned some students.

The eight-day Jewish festival of Hanukkah began last night. See a photo slideshow of Penn students celebrating at Hillel, Hill College House and outside of Van Pelt Library.

The amount of attention given to an incident involving the black Harvard and Yale university graduate students and alumni at Cure Lounge highlights just how little attention racial profiling really gets.

The No. 5 women (2-0, 1-0 Ivy) dominated once more, winning 9-0. The men (0-2, 0-1) suffered another defeat, losing 8-1 to the Diplomats.

DPS had the ability to send an alert if there were an active danger and it didn’t because it wasn’t necessary. We were safe. And as helpless as it may make us feel, we should trust our police.

'Swiver' Will Hartje is a triple threat. The freshman doesn’t just swim and dive — he sings too.

For Penn football, the difference between success in 2009 and domination in 2010 lies in the left arm and swift feet of one man: QB Billy Ragone.

With finals knocking on the door of the Penn student body, it seems logical that coach Jerome Allen spent Tuesday’s 71-59 victory over UMBC testing different lineups.

As the first stage of an initiative to promote men’s mental health, the Male Association of Nurses at the University of Pennsylvania — or MANUP — is starting a publicity campaign to get students talking about their emotional and psychological well-being.

For the first time in recent years, no prominent events were organized on campus to raise awareness for a disease which affects 33.4 million people worldwide.

A federal committee ruled last month that the Penn Museum must return over 40 artifacts to an Alaska Native community in Hoonah, Alaska.

Although the pending colonization of Zeta Tau Alpha may alter the Panhel environment, Greek leaders believe student interest in Greek life is strong enough to yield healthy pledge classes.

Marybeth Gasman was appointed to Success for Kids' Education Advisory Board. Madonna was recently appointed chairwoman of its Board of Directors.