Three bills that would allow the city more flexibility in collecting property taxes passed out of the Urban Affairs Committee.

Leslie Mosby helped his friend, Karl Sappleton, carjack a car in West Philadelphia just before 3 a.m. on Nov. 21, 2010.

An automobile struck a female University student at 38th and Spruce streets on Tuesday morning, marking the fifth accident at the intersection this semester.

Students will begin publishing IMPACT, Penn’s premier and student-run social impact magazine, in the fall.

Rabia Abdul, a cashier and baker at Penn Hillel’s Falk Dining Commons, is one of the most involved workers in the Justice on the Menu campaign demanding better wages and working conditions for Bon Appétit employees at Penn.

Patrick McGovern, the scientific director of the Penn Museum’s Biomolecular Archaeology Laboratory for Cuisine, Fermented Beverages and Health, specializes in the history of fermented beverages.

Three restaurants near campus — Penne Restaurant and Wine Bar, Sabrina’s Café and Pizza Rustica — joined a program that showcases nutritional information on their menus and offers healthier options.

Katrina Rakowski, a 2012 College of Liberal and Professional Studies graduate, has created a group called Friends of Emerald Park to transform Emerald Park, located in the Kensington neighborhood, and go beyond superficial revitalization efforts.

Instead of the annual thrift sale of Penn students’ discarded goods at the end of the year, Philadelphia residents will now be able to buy the goods from PennMOVES all year round.

Philly Tech Week 2013 kicked off in grand fashion with the largest game of Pong on the planet last Friday.

“It’s not what you say that matters,” said Republican political strategist and pollster Frank Luntz last night in Huntsman Hall. “It’s what people hear.”

The words, “You are never alone,” resounded through Huntsman Hall last night when actress Brittany Snow stopped by to discuss her Love is Louder campaign.

Last week, the Social Planning and Events Committee hosted internal elections to determine their next executive board. College junior Julie Palomba was elected as the next SPEC president, replacing the spot held by College senior Josh Oppenheimer. She will officially take over as president in the next week.

Many chapters of the Multicultural Greek Council are helping local high school students on their way to college, expecting nothing in return.

The Division of Public Safety made nine arrests in two days last Monday and Tuesday in connection with people selling illegal drugs.

Before University City High School closes its doors, it will impart its last batch of advice on its students this summer. This summer marks the fourth annual Leaders of Change internship program through UCHS.