For the past three years, Penn students in the LGBT community have reached out to welcome prospective freshmen before they even arrive on campus.

The “virtual” world might conjure up images of avatars, fantasy worlds or “The Matrix.” For Wharton students, it means something completely different. The Virtual Lab, launched this semester, gives anyone with a Wharton account access to the Wharton lab — similar to accessing one of the computers in Huntsman Hall — from any network connection.

Snaps, shouts and applause resonated in Dunlop Auditorium Saturday night in appreciation of the Excelano Project’s show “Split No Lightning,” which took place this past Friday and Saturday. Excelano welcomed both old devotees and some new faces in the audience.

“Personally I have been through a lot of bad relationships, which is why I came to this conference,” said West Chester University student Sherita Rooney, who attended the Black Love Lives conference last Saturday. “I wanted to learn strategies that would help mend past relationships and would hopefully foster successful new ones.” This past weekend, writer, holistic healer, community activist and motivational speaker Nisa Ra hosted Black Love Lives in Houston Hall.

Instead of vacationing in Cancun or California over break, some groups of Penn students opted to help drug addicts on the street. Others embarked on various community service trips.

Mayor Michael Nutter signed an executive order earlier this month establishing the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant and Multi-Cultural Affairs. The new office will be tasked with “improving access to city services, engaging community-based organizations, developing economic resources and assisting with educational opportunities,”

Catholic students react to the election of new Pope Francis I.

The senior’s effort helped the Quakers knock off Yale, 12-8, on a cold and snowy Saturday afternoon.

On Monday, they will participate in an NFL pro day at Villanova with 15 other college players, where they hope to impress various NFL and Canadian Football League (CFL) scouts.

Penn got off to a fast start, shutting out the Tigers (4-2, 0-1 Ivy) in the first quarter, while scoring three goals of its own.

In Penn’s first back-to-back doubleheader of the season, the Quakers took three of four games over the weekend to improve their record to 8-6.

The Quakers had trouble gaining rhythm early in both games against Lafayette but quickly found their footing, posting an 8-0 afternoon victory followed by an 11-2 evening rout of the Leopards (3-8).

The Quakers dropped their fifth consecutive road contest on Saturday after falling to No. 26 Virginia Commonwealth, 7-0.

The Penn women’s tennis team lost, 4-3, in a close match Saturday when they took on Maryland.

Even with a solid score of 191.525 in this weekend’s matchup against North Carolina, the meet did not end in the Quakers’ favor.

I, Kay Lu, am proud to be running for re-election for Vice President of Internal Affairs of Class Board 2015.

Hi guys! Serving as your SAS Chair over the past three years has been a truly amazing experience.