2012 was the year Penn's soon-to-be graduates first graced Locust Walk, but it was also the year of YOLO, Linsanity and the infectious "Call Me Maybe."

The Daily Pennsylvanian caught up with two alumni who have used their Penn education to work toward improving conditions for the LGBTQ community.

Check out where some of Penn's enterprising students are using their time away from campus.

We went year-by-year to look at what events have influenced the formative years of this weekend's newly minted graduates.

While a small percentage of Penn students remain in Philadelphia for work after graduation, 64 percent of recent graduates from local and regional universities stayed in the city after graduation in 2014.

While the city and Penn prepare to welcome Miranda, the Founding Father's shadow looms in Philadelphia's history.

An apparent computer glitch may have affected around 100 rooms.

Plans that hopeful high school seniors write on their college applications rarely end up falling in line with what they actually do at Penn.

In a change of plans, Vice President Joe Biden will be at the main University Commencement on Monday, the Division of Public Safety said on Thursday night. 

An advisory said the man has been following women and and “approaching them in an aggressive manner.”

Students who violate the University’s academic integrity, student conduct or sexual violence codes will be barred from receiving academic honors.

Four employees filed a complaint in April alleging that Penn didn’t pay them for overtime hours during the holidays in 2013.

Penn professor Guido Menzio was on an American Airlines flight when he was profiled as a terrorist — for working on a differential equation onboard.

Penn Police will be working with the Secret Service and city police to prepare for the event, which may include protesters.

Ohio Gov. and Republican John Kasich will suspend his presidential campaign, Politico reported Wednesday.

The flooding began with a broken sprinkler in room 713, residents and Facilities and Real Estate Services workers on the scene said.

It's looking even more likely that a Wharton alumnus will clinch the Republican nomination for 2016.