The primary allows voters to choose their party’s nominee for a number of state and federal positions. This year, it includes the contested Democratic Senate race between incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter and U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, who represents Pennsylvania’s 7th District.

A 28-year-old female was struck by a SEPTA Route 40 westbound bus at 40th and Spruce streets at about 3:45 p.m.

Philadelphia’s District Attorney recently proposed a new policy that would decrease the criminal grading for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

As the April 15 deadline for tax payment rapidly approaches, many students and their families are filing forms for tax credit. However, few resources exist to assist students with their tax-form dilemmas.

It’s not everyday that Penn President Amy Gutmann sits down with three of Penn’s leading professors and two of America’s most influential political experts.

In the next academic year the Penn Student Insurance Plan will begin offering a new benefit for transgender students — it will cover the cost of the gender confirmation process.

The Performing Arts Council oversees over 40 performing arts groups. There are more than 1,400 students involved in the performing arts community — the second-largest student community after Greek life.

While Career Services offers many resources to help students network, joining a business fraternity provides some students with even greater networking opportunities.

We’re glad Penn students have created a new program that will help fill holes in outreach and provide international students with more assistance with the admissions process.

Spruce Street between 34th and 36th streets will be closed to westbound traffic from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to a Division of Public Safety traffic advisory e-mail.

Students can find in retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens a champion of many of the causes they believe in.

Beauty does translate into happiness, and the science that claims it doesn’t isn’t connecting enough of the dots.

After a weekend of two brutal losses and two close victories, the Penn softball team will try and break its up-and-down streak with a pair of wins against Lafayette today.

After a disappointing weekend on the road, the Quakers are setfor a turnaround when they host La Salle tomorrow at Meiklejohn Stadium at 3 p.m.

The DP caught up with former assistant coach John Gallagher to discuss his new position at Boston College and reflect on his time at Penn.

Saturday wasn’t the first time coach Gwen Harris and the rest of the team heard the sprinters’ rap, but posting three under-25-second 200-meter runners isn’t the result of just a good pump-up song.