A 21-year-old male, was found dead inside his rented townhouse at 39th and Market streets around 4 p.m. The victim suffered two bullet wounds to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The initiative, proposed by the Student Technology Advisory Board, aims to increase the amount of publicly accessible data. Open data would allow benefit developers and promote transparency, but also raises concerns about privacy.

For the Class of 2016, the Admissions Office sent out 886 deferral notifications to hopeful applicants, informing them that they would have to wait until the end of March to hear from Penn.

Throughout the Giants-Patriots game, the Future of Advertising Program held its second annual Tweet Meet, which featured Wharton faculty, students and experts from a variety of industries who critiqued this year’s batch of Super Bowl commercials via Twitter.

A week before it begins its annual budgeting process, the Undergraduate Assembly turned its attention to technology and grades at its weekly general body meeting on Sunday.

Last month, the University launched the 2012 Emergency Backup Childcare program, which will run through Dec. 19. The program is offered to all full-time undergraduate and graduate students at Penn.

Despite heated rhetoric in the weeks leading up to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference, the weekend proceeded relatively smoothly. Complete BDS coverage

On Saturday, the panel discussion “A Faith-Based Approach to BDS” brought together leaders from national Christian, Jewish and Muslim groups to examine ways interfaith groups can promote the BDS cause. Complete BDS coverage

A sold-out crowd convened Friday at the 18th annual Wharton Private Equity and Venture Capital Conference in Center City.

Mayor Michael Nutter presented a new array of crime reduction measures for the city, including an extensive program to lower homicide rates.

Two lawyers from the New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild came to Houston Hall Sunday afternoon to teach pro-Palestinian activists about their rights.

The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions conference held this weekend exposed a wide gulf of disagreement among Penn professors on opposite sides of the issue. Complete BDS coverage

The Women’s Right to Know Act would require women seeking abortions to undergo an ultrasound test at least 24 hours before the procedure. The ultrasound test would be used to determine the gestational age of the fetus.

The Academic Boycott session was among the series of events held on the second day of the National Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Conference. The panel speakers defined “academic boycott” with parameters outlined by the United States Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel. Complete BDS coverage

Next year, seven Penn students and one recent graduate will have the chance to pursue graduate programs in the United Kingdom on the dime — or more aptly, pence — of the Thouron Award, a 51-year-old Penn-specific award designed to foster better Anglo-American relations.

MSNBC correspondent, Rolling Stone contributing editor and music journalist Touré spoke at this year’s UMOJA Week closing event.

From February 5 through March 31, Penn will compete in the 2012 RecycleMania Tournament, a recycling competition held annually between over 600 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.