The average American gets a new phone every 22 months. Isn’t that a little crazy?

In May, a group of high school students, along with the help of Engineering without Borders, installed a water tank that would help them transport barrels of rainwater to the field of crops on their school farm.

According to the Israeli Committee Against Home Demolitions, which keeps track of Israel’s destruction of Palestinian property, Israel has destroyed 527 Palestinian homes in 2013.

DPS stressed that people who want to use the bridge at night should remain aware of their surroundings, and use Penn services that can get them safely to their destinations.

The general body is also working with Penn Transit to increase use of its services, starting with a shuttle to the Homecoming game.

Penn has signed a 20-year lease for four floors of office space in the building but the tower’s primary tenant will be FMC Corporation, a specialty chemical company.

Girls Understanding Technology and Science event on Nov. 23 will host 75 girls from the West Philadelphia Girl Scouts service units.

Despite national changes in medical school applications, the Perelman School of Medicine has kept its numbers relatively stable.

The men and women of Penn cross country both finished in sixth place at Saturday’s Heptagonal Championships — the Ivy League’s de facto championship meet — in Princeton.

Research at the University has seen a rise in commercialization — meaning that it is monetized through business ventures like start-up companies and licensing agreements with corporations.

There is no real reason Penn should be charging students to use campus space for legitimate extracurricular activities.

Two weeks ago, the Philadelphia City Council — supported by local animal advocacy nonprofit The Humane League — passed a resolution endorsing Meatless Mondays.

I used to dislike the commercialization, the overeagerness surrounding the “Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” But now I see that maybe it’s not such a bad thing.

Students living on floors four through seven of the Hub I will have obstructed views after construction on Hub 3939 is completed.

What I find troubling is that on a campus dominated by clubs and organizations, the opportunities for arbitrary relationships are becoming increasingly rare.

The Comprehensive Cancer Care Program, developed by the School of Veterinary Medicine, helps pets and their owners fight through cancer.

The preliminary report of the Career Plans Survey for the Class of 2013 shows full-time employment has increased to 65 percent from 64 percent for the Class of 2012.