Choking back tears and walking arm-in-arm with her roommate, Wharton sophomore Tania Chairez — an undocumented immigrant — stepped in front of the Ben Franklin statue on College Green and delivered a message to the Penn community. VIDEO: Community stands in solidarity for Tania Chairez

Law school tuition might be on the rise, but according to rankings released by The National Law Journal last month, it shouldn’t stop applicants from considering Penn Law.

Wharton sophomore Tania Chairez and Bryn Mawr College junior Jessica Hyejin Lee were released on bail today after spending a night in custody.

Wednesday evening, Delta Sigma Theta discussed gaps in African-American performance in the fields of science, technology, math and engineering.

Governor Tom Corbett signed the voter identification bill into law on March 14. The bill passed the Pennsylvania House of Representatives earlier yesterday by a margin of 104-88.

Plans for a new state liquor store at 43rd and Chestnut streets is currently a work in progress.

The Perelman School of Medicine has been selected as a regional center for the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s Heart Failure Clinical Trials Network for the 2012 to 2018 cycle.

Deputy Dean for Education in the School of Engineering and Applied Science Vijay Kumar has helped lead the recent creation of a number of “quadrotors.”

With half a year behind them, Penn’s religious organizations are preparing for the second leg of this year’s White House Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge.

According to the Office of Admissions, the alumni interview is completely optional and about 6,500 Penn alumni will interview only half of all applicants per year based largely on geographic location and the number of volunteer interviewers.

Philadelphia Police arrested and detained Wharton sophomore Tania Chairez — an undocumented immigrant — at a protest this afternoon.

Check out reactions to the choice of Passion Pit as this year’s opener for the Spring Fling concert.

Passion Pit will open the 2012 Spring Fling concert. The Social Planning and Events Committee announced their choice today via the website whoscomingtofling.com.

SPEC-TRUM, the Social Planning and Events Committee To Represent Undergraduate Minorities, hosted Ansari for their annual spring event.

Students gathered in the Kelly Writers House on Tuesday to spend their lunch with a very special guest — the former executive editor of The New York Times.

Find out what crimes happened on and around campus from March 2-8.

The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies is “providing important operational support this year for the program,” according to School of Arts and Sciences Dean Rebecca Bushnell.