Alumni, faculty and staff were invited to a reception at the Arch building on 36th and Locust streets Tuesday night to celebrate CURF’s achievements and discuss its future.

2007 College graduate Jason Schneider has made a business out of telling jokes to Central Park visitors willing to pay $1.

As their contract for the Huntsman Hall retail space comes up for review within the year, ABP has upgraded its menu and layout.

The Fresh Grocer wine kiosk closed yesterday following disputes between the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and the machine’s supplier, Simple Brands L.L.C.

The policy’s repeal allows gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals to serve freely in the military without fear of being discharged if their sexual orientation is discovered.

A new platform for online courses allows Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health Community and the Earth and Environmental Sciences Community students and professors to interact virtually.

The School of Nursing’s Assistant Dean for Diversity and Cultural Affairs, Nancy Tkacs, was recently appointed to advice the Nursing school on how to diversify its faculty. Tkacs sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss her new role.

Many students have decided to take a leave of absence to pursue job opportunities or start their own businesses, Director of Career Services Patricia Rose said.

Every year, there are cases of theft at fraternity parties. While some cases are the result of “long standing rivalries” between fraternity houses, other cases involve students who are not affiliated with the Greek community.

The UA voted in favor of sending professors emails at the start of every school year to remind them of religious holidays. The resolution will be up for approval in October.

Because Penn is witnessing a surge of applicants from charter schools, admissions officers will add a code to track charter schools for the first time.

The newly-opened Center for Innovations in Health Care Financing will use ideas in behavioral economics to improve patient health and reduce healthcare costs.

As competition for most job positions increases, personal recommendations and networking continue to be an important part of the job hunt, according to assistant Wharton professor Matthew Bidwell, who studies employment patterns.

Penn will participate in the President’s Interfaith and Community Service Campus Challenge, which was released by the White House last spring. The Challenge will encourage college campuses to institute more interfaith and community service programming.

Students enrolled in the Political Science class “Citizenship and Democratic Development” this semester were shocked when they heard why their professor, the late Henry Teune, couldn’t be at the first day of class.

In the spirit of transparency, the University released its annual Jeanne Clery crime report Sept. 15, detailing three years of crime and emergency on campus.

On Monday night during the Tampa GOP debate, Michele Bachmann, a Minnesota Congresswoman, attacked Texas Governor Rick Perry for his use of an executive mandate for all 11- and 12-year-old girls in the state to receive the Human papillomavirus vaccine, Gardasil.