College junior Jill Wang was selected president of the Panhellenic Council Monday night.

Penn Student Government looks to borrow from the University’s hallowed past and thriving present to achieve its goal of “moving forward student life at Penn.”

This is the largest first-time applicant pool since it began tracking in 1989, according to AAMC. Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine has not yet released its application numbers for this year. WORD ON THE WALK: Med school popularity

The former first lady of Pennsylvania and a Penn alumna discussed everything from her law career to the Occupy movement in an intimate question-and-answer session with approximately 30 students Tuesday.

Occupy Philadelphia protesters will march to campus Wednesday to hear City University of New York Graduate Center professor David Harvey speak about their movement.

Organizers of the first fall Power Down Challenge announced that residents of Fisher Hassenfeld, Ware and Riepe college houses reduced their electricity consumption by 20.42 percent collectively.

The 19-year-old student, who had been an osteosarcoma cancer patient since her freshman year of high school, died in her Raritan, N.J., home Tuesday morning.

After being beta-tested in over 80 courses at 30 different universities nationwide, Coursekit — a course management site created by three Penn students that hopes to compete with Blackboard — officially launches to the public today.

The Quad won this year’s first annual Power Down Challenge by reducing its total electricity consumption by 20.42 percent. INTERACTIVE: Power Down Challenge results

2004 College graduate Kevin Neary who was shot in the neck two weeks ago has recently progressed to being able to breathe for a short period of time without a ventilator — but will still need more surgeries to stabilize his neck.

While Penn continues to progress toward a more equal community, there are still significant changes to made.

While the cause of death is still unknown for a 21-year-old Penn student who ran a half marathon, many have speculated on what may have led to the tragedy.

Engineering junior Michelle Leong was recently elected chair of the Asian Pacific Student Coalition. Leong will lead the Asian umbrella group for the next calendar year.

The arrest of a Drexel University student while studying in Egypt put the potential dangers of study abroad programs in the national spotlight.

On Friday, Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter announced that the Occupy Philadelphia protesters encamped at City Hall had until 5 p.m. Sunday to leave the site. However, as of 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, no protesters were evicted. INTERACTIVE: Timeline of Occupy Philadelphia

As preparations continue for the ARCH building’s renovations, slated to start in May 2012 and end in December 2013, there have been concerted efforts to preserve the building’s character while maximizing the use of the space available.

This thanksgiving marked the third year that international and exchange students were able to forgo empty dining halls to experience an American tradition firsthand.