Since its debut last fall, The Porch — an open-air seating area outside 30th Street Station — has been launching free performances, Wednesday farmers’ markets, yoga classes and most recently a beer garden and mini golf course.

The civil suit, filed in a United States district court on July 11, claims that Penn researchers broke the conditions of the agreement drawn between the two parties in 2003 and 2007.

The new policy, which appeared in the Almanac on Tuesday, provides new definitions related to sexual assault, such as what constitutes rape and consent to engage in sexual activity. INTERACTIVE: Sexual misconduct policies across the Ivies

At the Philadelphia’s Independence Dragon Boat Regatta on June 2, the new team came in first place out of all school-affiliated teams and was awarded the Educator’s Cup.

Peter Van Do, former program director for Community Center Programs at Cornell University’s Student Activities Office, will serve as PAACH director beginning July 23.

The incident highlights the pressures of funding cuts and administrative shifts amid growing concern over the future of higher education — raising the question of whether Penn will be affected by the trends as well.

The event drew designers, project managers, programmers and other IT professionals from all over the nation to Penn.

Lum assumed the responsibilities of these positions on July 1, but his official appointment is awaiting approval from the University.

The measure will keep certain federal loans, which are awarded to undergraduate students based on financial need, in place through the 2012-13 school year.

The initiative uses technology to support both language documentation and revitalization efforts.

If a student is unable to find a job soon after the semester begins, the student will lose whatever money remains in the work-study grant.

Check out what crimes happened on and around campus last week.

Last Friday at 1:40 a.m., a woman reported being physically and sexually assaulted by a male acquaintance at 419 South 40th Street.

One of the defendants claimed that he only stabbed the victims as a defense, since they allegedly jumped and beat him.

The Occupy Wall Street movement returned in full force to Philadelphia for its first national gathering, which included five days of workshops, speakers and marches.

The Marvelous music store, which has been located at 40th and Locust streets for the past decade, has struggled to get customers from Penn.

Wistar and USciences took the initiative to build the new cancer biology graduate degree program in response to recent data from the National Institutes of Health indicating that Ph.D graduates should consider looking into alternative careers to academics.