For 39 years, Penn students have put down their books, set aside their homework and flocked to the Quad for the Quakers’ most holy weekend — Spring Fling. Complete Spring Fling CoverageINTERACTIVE: Spring Fling Performers

After receiving a set of guidelines known as a “Dear Colleague” letter from the United States Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights in April 2011, the OSC has made several revisions to its sexual misconduct policy in Penn’s Student Code of Conduct.

For the first time in the past few years, the last few days of Passover coincide with Spring Fling, which may present a conflict for some Jewish students who have to observe restrictions on their diet, electricity and consumption of grain-based alcohol. Complete Spring Fling Coverage

This year, the Bates Center — which, according to center coordinator Tiffany Collier, possesses the largest collection of primary and secondary materials on the history of nursing in the world — is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Students at Penn’s approximately 40 fraternities and sororities that have houses can choose to live within their Greek house after their freshman year. For some freshmen, though, the decision as to whether to “go Greek” for housing has been a confusing one.

This past Sunday, the Muslim Students Association hosted their ninth annual Family Fair. On a windy, temperate afternoon, more than 300 people from Philadelphia neighborhoods gathered on Rodin Field near 40th Street for a few hours of friends and entertainment.

The Trayvon Martin case now has legal minds wondering whether George Zimmerman would have been arrested if he had shot 17-year-old Martin in Pennsylvania. And the answer seems to be yes.

The Wharton Veterans Club had strong representation at the first annual Undergraduate and MBA 5K Race for Charity, which was co-hosted by the Wharton Council and the Wharton Roadrunners & Triathletes Club.

More than half of the class of 2012 obtained full-time paid internships last summer. Overall, more internship offers came during March, April and May for students in the College, Nursing and Engineering schools. Nearly half of Wharton students received offers during January and February. INTERACTIVE: Summer 2011 Internship Trends

Following internal elections Thursday night, the new executive board expresses a sense of youthful optimism about the year ahead.

A knife was recovered at the scene and no injuries were reported.

For some LGBT students at Penn, part of preparing for a study abroad experience may involve learning how to deal with a different set of cultural norms and expectations about sexual orientation.

The Asian Pacific Student Coalition recently hosted guest speakers from One Love Movement — a Philadelphia-based grassroots organization that advocates for humane immigration reform — as part of a growing effort to shed light on the deportation of Cambodian citizens in the city and around the world.

The 300 people who stopped by the Hall of Flags Friday for Mehfil-E-Ishq, or a Gathering of Love, experienced food and music co-hosted by the Penn Pakistan Society, the Penn Arab Student Society and the Penn Persian Society.

Three months into the new year, crime in the Penn Patrol Zone has been declining. This March, total crime went down three percent overall in comparison to March 2011.

Beginning next month until October, the Kelly Writers House will serve as a Community Supported Agriculture site host. CSA is a program developed in the last twenty years that links local farmers and consumers to provide fresh, local produce for the community.

In culmination of Africa Fest Week, Penn students gathered to promote African culture and raise awareness about their activities on campus. The event showcased several performers, including Penn a capella group PAPA and Rafiya’s African soul band from Philadelphia.