The fact that SAC's finances are in such a sorry state that it was compelled to institute a moratorium on new-group funding demonstrates a lack of responsibility.

A grand jury report released Wednesday charged former abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell with multiple counts of murder in the deaths of a woman as well as newborn babies whose spinal cords had been severed with scissors.

Given that there is a wealth of evidence that thinking happy thoughts actually is therapeutic, I’d say this Peter Pan placebo effect isn’t that far-fetched.

It’s rarely easy to pinpoint just a single weakness in a 17-point loss. But in Penn’s 73-56 loss to Temple last night, the statistics don’t lie.

Throwback is the DP's weekly feature looking at top news stories this week in the past. This week, we look back to 1986, when students rallied against South African apartheid on Martin Luther King Day.

The Quakers fell to Temple, 73-56, Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center, marking the seniors’ 15th-career Big 5 loss, and Penn’s 16th in a row dating back to 2007.

Enacting a moratorium on new groups is exactly the one measure that will do nothing to help the current crisis. Too much money is going out to existing groups.

The University’s transit system, which runs Penn Bus East and West and the Penn Shuttle Service, offers their services to students free of charge. PennCard holders may also take Drexel transportation if they are in an area not covered by Penn transit.

It’s been quite some time since Penn women’s basketball defeated a Big 5 opponent, but the Quakers finally tasted sweet city victory as they edged out La Salle, 45-40 Wednesday.

The online courses provided through the Penn Liberal and Professional Studies Commons website are designed as a type of social media that connects teachers and students in the way that other social media sites connect friends.

Part of the Freud, Franklin and Beyond seminar series, the discussion dealt with the psychoanalysis of celebrity patients and the subsequent effects on the patients’ privacy.

According to several departments, there are still seniors seeking to enroll in core classes, spanning from the Living World sector requirement to a second semester language course.

In celebration of Benjamin Franklin’s 305th birthday, the Faculty Senate is welcoming the entire Penn community to the Founder’s Day Symposium “Human Rights: Contested Principles and Practices.”

On Sunday, the Academic Advising Office of the College launched a new instant-message advising service in hopes of making advisers more accessible to students.

Last Thursday, Philadelphia Mayor and Penn alumnus Michael Nutter announced that more high-school students will be receiving the information they need to apply for and receive financial aid through the Philadelphia College Financial Aid/FAFSA Completion Campaign.

Like Penn, Columbia, Harvard and Princeton universities, as well as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have reported all-time highs in undergraduate applications.

Several groups are combining to revive an effort to educate new fraternity members about showing acceptance to brothers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender.