With scantily clothed men and inventive dance routines, the “Red, White & BMOC: Big Man on Campus 2011” event was well received by performers and audience members on Wednesday night. GALLERY: Big Man on Campus 201134TH STREET: Ego of the Week: BMOC

International service organizations at Penn face issues with transportation, language barriers, and miscommunication when they try to aid third world countries.

Fraternities and sororities hire cleaning services to make their houses presentable after parties.

If passed, House Bill 934 would require voters in the state of Pennsylvania to present a Pennsylvania identification card or passport in order to vote. Rep. Daryl Metcalf (R-Pa.) sponsored the bill to decrease identity theft at the polls, known as voter fraud

On Dec. 1, SPEC will host the first annual concert of the Penn Music Collective, a group of local independent student musicians.

Earlier this month, around 70 Harvard University students walked out of professor N. Gregory Mankiw’s introductory economics class due to a perceived conservative bias in his lectures and textbook.

At a Board of Trustees’ committee meeting on Nov. 3, Penn President Amy Gutmann and Vice Provost for Global Initiatives Ezekiel Emanuel expressed interest in creating a Wharton Center in China to strengthen Penn’s global ties.

Penn students who study abroad are charged a home-school tuition of nearly $20,000 a semester, regardless of the program they pick. For some, the tuition disparity between Penn and the foreign university proves to be frustrating when peers at the school abroad pay next to nothing.

Penn professor Michael Meister’s research has taken him all over South Asia, including to temple sites in Pakistan and the Himalayas.

Philadelphia native Gerald Sterrett’s charity near campus, the Second Mile Center, has been mistakenly associated with the nonprofit founded by former Penn State assistant football coach and alleged rapist Jerry Sandusky.

An armed robbery occurred at Starbucks in 1920 Commons at about 10 p.m. Tuesday night. The suspect was armed with a gun and stole cash. No injuries were reported, and Penn Police is currently investigating the incident.

As Occupy Wall Street reaches its two-month anniversary, the protest — with 4,049 arrests, countless police raids and three deaths to its name nationwide — was raided by police early Tuesday morning. RELATED: Penn professors discuss Occupy movementTIMELINE: Occupy movement

Wednesday evening in Huntsman Hall, Chair of Penn’s Board of Trustees David Cohen shared life anecdotes along with career advice.

The Information Commons at Franklin Field, a 7,000-square foot mezzanine study space in the George A. Weiss Pavilion with a price tag of $2.55 million, will have the capacity to hold more than 180 students for group or individual study.

Former writer for The Simpsons and author of I Love You, Beth Cooper Larry Doyle kicked off the tour for his new book yesterday at the Penn Bookstore.

Wharton Politics and Business Association hosted the event, “What’s Behind Occupy Wall Street?,” which brought together five distinct voices.

Corey Meserva is responsible for providing fraternities and sororities at Penn with a combination of weekly dinners from Sunday through Wednesday nights, as well as Sunday brunches.