ARCH (Arts Research and Culture House) is home to three cultural resource centers: La Casa Latina, Makuu: The Black Cultural Center and the Pan-Asian American Community House.

Safe spaces for minorities feel limiting to some

By Jessica Washington and Elizabeth Winston · April 29, 2015

Cultural centers at Penn aim to provide safe spaces for minority students. While many participate, others find them socially limiting.

Social media plays increasing role in admissions

By Caroline Simon · April 28, 2015

A college consultant said that admissions officers will investigate if any concerns are raised about a particular applicant.

Protests in Baltimore spark campus discussion

By Jessica Washington and Elizabeth Winston · April 28, 2015

The protests in downtown Baltimore following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray have sparked discussion on campus between students and through social media.

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Smokes' bouncer shares experience with fake IDs

By Hannah Noyes · April 29, 2015

Somewhere around a third of underage people in the city of Philadelphia are carrying around a fake ID, according to an article on Billy Penn.

Cohen on College, Comcast & Connections

By Corey Stern · April 29, 2015

From his office on the 52nd floor of the Comcast Center, David L. Cohen has a panoramic view of Philadelphia, the city in which he is so deeply involved. But he insists on heading to the 56th floor to see his favorite view from the skyscraper.

College students dissatisfied with pre-major advising system

By Jill Moely · April 28, 2015

In a 2014 Senior Survey, 44 percent of respondents indicated that they were “very dissatisfied” or “generally dissatisfied” with pre-major advising.

College students dissatisfied with pre-major advising system

By Jill Moely · April 28, 2015

In a 2014 Senior Survey, 44 percent of respondents indicated that they were “very dissatisfied” or “generally dissatisfied” with pre-major advising.

Although the majority of social media accounts may not checked due to time constraints, admissions officers might investigate if any concerns are raised about a particular applicant.

Social media plays increasing role in admissions

By Caroline Simon · April 28, 2015

A college consultant said that admissions officers will investigate if any concerns are raised about a particular applicant.

Following the death of 25-year old Baltimore-native Freddie Gray which occurred while he was in police custody, protests broke out in downtown Baltimore.

Protests in Baltimore spark campus discussion

By Jessica Washington and Elizabeth Winston · April 28, 2015

The protests in downtown Baltimore following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray have sparked discussion on campus between students and through social media.

A morning DPolitics event will cover 2016 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who spoke at the Palestra in 2008.

Pennsylvania to play role in 2016 presidential election

By Jonathan Baer · April 28, 2015

Pennsylvania will be a crucial state, both in the primaries in April 2016, and in the general election on Nov. 8, 2016.

More donations options for students upon Spring move-out

By Jeffrey Careyva · April 28, 2015

PennMOVES has partnered with two additional charities for students to donate their belongings to at the end of the semester.

Officer Roberts from the UPenn Police department waits outside Smokey Joes as people begin to leave at around 2am on Sunday morning.

Penn Police sensitivity trainings aim to combat excessive use of force

By Anna Hess · April 28, 2015

Seven cases involving the use of excessive force and violation of civil rights have been filed against the Penn Police force since 2012.

SOUL Protests the merging of the African Studies and Africana Departments at College Palooza

Beyond blackness

By Sophia Witte · April 28, 2015

Many African and African-American students at Penn believe that the black community is unified because of a shared experience of living as a black person in America — not because black people constitute a homogenized group with assumed similarities beyond the color of their skin.

A forum on the state of education in Philadelphia was attended by 5 of the Democratic Mayoral candidates on Tuesday night 3

Less than a month until Primary Day, Kenney shows a strong lead in Philly mayor's race

By Jonathan Baer · April 28, 2015

The former City Councilman At-Large has an even more decisive lead in endorsements than in the polls.

With new acquisition, Penn Medicine continues to grow

By Corey Stern · April 28, 2015

The latest acquisition for Penn Medicine includes a health system with three hospitals, worth nearly $1 billion.

The Integrated Product Design Master Program and PennDesign hosted iDesign@Penn, the very first of what will become an annual competition in which Penn graduate students compete for a $50,000 prize to help launch their unique products.

iDesign announces first annual winners

By Brigitte Desnoes · April 28, 2015

In a room of no more than 40 people, Associate Dean of External Affairs at the School of Design Richard Fitzgerald said, “Five years from now when the iDesign prize is the hottest prize in the United States, you can say that you were here on this first night.”