For Penn’s LGBT community, the Undergraduate Assembly’s recent resolution on improving the Action Plan for Faculty Diversity and Excellence marked a step in the right direction for Penn.

The consolidation of Fall Fest and Skimmer into one event and a potential hike in Spring Fling ticket prices are among some of the changes included in the Undergraduate Assembly’s proposed budget for the 2012-13 academic year.

Though it was announced in October, Penn’s new housing application system is now being put to the test by students who are using it for the first time.

Three suspects were arrested at around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night near the Quad after being pursued by Philadelphia Police for more than half an hour.

Gerry-what? Gerrymandering. It’s a conventional nickname for the art of drawing state district lines in as ill-conceived a way as possible.

In its final dual meet of the season, the Penn men’s swimming team fell to Harvard, 168-130. But coach Mike Schnur had only positive things to say about his team’s performance.

Friday afternoon, the Quakers defeated Columbia, 7-2, at Ringe Courts. But two days later, they were swept by Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., to complete their regular season.

Saturday, despite being significantly undersized, sophomore Steven Graziano won in the 285-pound weightclass, 5-2, against Columbia’s behemoth — No. 27 Kevin Lester. His win in the final round gave the Quakers a 19-18 victory over the Lions.

In college, with boys all around, the tendency to analyze hasn’t changed as much as I’d imagined it would.

Princeton handed Harvard its 23rd consecutive loss at Jadwin Gym to destroy the Crimson’s hopes of a perfect Ivy season. And suddenly, the Ivy League race became interesting again.

The men’s squad entered the tournament as a favorite, but lost to the Crimson in their first match Saturday, 14-13, ending their chance at an undefeated season. The women fell to a similar fate.

The team snapped its losing streak on its trip to New England, but not before one more game was tacked onto it

Ken Hicks, Chief Executive Officer of Foot Locker is all too familiar with consumer spending trends, what gets customers through the doors … and what keeps them out. He sits down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss his views.

The Vagina Monologues, which took place at Irvine Auditorium Friday and Saturday night, featured 17 vignettes addressing various issues of women’s self-image and abuse.

In January 2011, Repair the World, a national organization devoted to promoting service among Jewish communities, teamed up with Penn Hillel as part of a broader mission to engage Jewish college students in sustainable and meaningful service projects.

Scott Ward, the former Wharton professor of Marketing currently serving time for transporting child pornography, had his request for a reduced sentence denied late last month. Ward was sentenced in 2009 to 25 years in prison. TIMELINE: Scott Ward child pornography case

In honor of Charles Darwin’s 203rd birthday, a group of about 15 Philadelphia area school teachers gathered into the Penn Museum new educational classroom Saturday. The teachers came for College junior Paul Mitchell’s expertise on human evolution.