Williams sought out Penn Hillel to express his support for Israel, to encourage dialogue among students and to speak with students from the Jewish and African-American communities. Complete BDS coverage

Ali Abunimah spoke to a full lecture hall in Meyerson Hall. Abunimah is a Palestinian-American activist and the creator of Electronic Intifada, an online publication focused on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Complete BDS coverage

Addressing a crowd of more than 200 people, Abulhawa — the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine, an independent organization that establishes playgrounds as safe refuges for Palestinian children in Palestine and Lebanon — spoke of the injustices Palestinians face in Israel and the Middle East. Complete BDS coverage

Thursday night, Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz made his contribution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict debate brewing on campus this weekend.

The two-day conference will feature panels, speakers and question-and-answer sessions to educate and mobilize the BDS movement. Complete BDS coverage

College senior Brian Goldman and his cab driver were allegedly assaulted by three juveniles last Saturday.

Over the past year, the Office of Alumni Relations has been leading a revamped effort to reach out to recent graduates through a series of innovative engagement events — most recently through two California alumni events that took place this past weekend.

With 762 registered students and 595 bids offered, this year’s fraternity rush numbers marked an all-time high at the University, according to Office of Student Affairs/Fraternity Sorority Life Director Scott Reikofski. INTERACTIVE: Fraternity bids 2005-2012

A College senior, who established his own alcohol delivery service last week, is now seeking legal permission from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.

Over the past week, thousands of malicious emails similar to the one Shostek received have been sent to Penn students, according to Wharton Technical Director Barry Wilson.

Two years after it launched a campus-wide plan to promote environmental sustainability, Penn has provided an update on where many of its goals stand. INTERACTIVE: Penn’s environmental impact

Zeke Emanuel, one of 13 Penn Integrates Knowledge professors and vice provost for global initiatives for 2012, spoke to an audience at Hillel Wednesday on his educational and Jewish background, as well as his work on the Affordable Care Act, 2010’s landmark health care reform legislation.

Former Panamanian president Dr. Nicolás Ardito Barletta attracted nearly 200 students to a Huntsman Hall classroom last night. The current Director of the Executive Board of the Bank Superintendence of Panama briefed the students on the Panamanian economy and its role in the increasingly globalized world economy.

Crave, a bar and lounge located in the back of The Rave movie theater, opened its doors Wednesday afternoon.

While both Drexel and Penn have big plans for the future, both institutions are working cooperatively — but independently — to develop West Philadelphia.

To the surprise of many, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court — which has a Republican majority — remanded the redistricting proposal on Jan. 25, sending it back to the Commission, saying that the plan was “contrary to the law.”

Through the Open Data Initiative, students are requesting access to the University’s data to be able to use it to create applications that would benefit the community.