Construction on a new University City Science Center building, at 38th and Market streets, is slated to begin by the end of the year and be completed by May 2012, according to Science Center spokeswoman Jeanne Mell.

On Monday, Karl Rove spoke to an audience of about 100 attendees at the National Constitution Center, at 525 Arch St., regarding his newly released autobiography and the midterm elections.

The Eric and Beth Schlanger Lecture Series on Real Estate was "inspirational" according to many students.

It’s great to be gay at Penn, according to Newsweek, the publication that recently ranked Penn as the most gay-friendly college in the United States.

At its weekly meeting Sunday night, the Undergraduate Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to support the Medical Emergency Response Team in its request to the Office of the General Counsel for funds for an SUV-type vehicle.

While gluten-free diets are one of the fastest-growing alimentary restrictions among students at Penn, as well as in the U.S., gluten-free food choices are still relatively difficult to find on campus.

With the 2010 midterm elections just five weeks away, three of Pennsylvania’s statewide political candidates seized an opportunity to discuss their policies and ideologies on television Monday night.

The founders of Kickin.it — a College alumnus and two Stanford University graduates — have created a website and an iPhone application that not only allow users to broadcast what they are doing, but also who they are with.

When Critical Writing professor Damon Linker is not teaching students about religion or politics, he is most likely writing about it. Linker’s book, The Religious Test, was released Monday.

Turnitin.com was created to find plagiarized essays in the classroom, but has been adapted for us in college admissions. However, Penn has no plans to use the software.

When Penn was deep at running back but depleted in the secondary, Bradford Blackmon and Matt Hamscher put the team ahead of personal desires.

Sophomore running back Lyle Marsh is out for the season, but the Quakers have no reason to ring the warning bells yet.

In the only tournament they will host this fall, the Quakers finished second, carding 14 strokes higher than first-place Maryland.

Kerry Scalora — one of three impressive freshman Quakers — was named co-Rookie of the Week after scoring two goals against Navy.

We hope the DREAM act is given another look in Congress and has the opportunity to be considered in its own right.

Yoga has transformed from a spiritual practice to a kickboxing alternative in order to cater to eager Americans. I worry that the trend could lead to bad karma for yoga in its purest form.

This year, same as last, Penn came in the 12th spot in the World University Rankings published by worldwide career and education network QS Quacquarelli Symond.