Beer goggles are the illusion that people are more attractive when you’re under the influence of alcohol. Their existence has been scientifically proven and explained.

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's monopoly should end. State Rep. Mike Turzai’s bill to privatize the liquor business in Pennsylvania is as good a way as any to do it.

The Penn swimming teams’ grueling practices and workouts in and out of the pool during their winter break trip to Florida left the men in great shape, but may have temporarily left the women a little worse for wear.

It is unclear whether the change is in response to the death of a 20-year-old who suffered fatal head injuries after a fall at the fraternity house on Dec. 31.

A blizzard Tuesday night — which blanketed Philadelphia in about seven inches of snow — tampered with many students’ return to campus and caused some class cancellations.

In the weeks following the release of the first report from Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues, chaired by Penn President Amy Gutmann, further information about the report’s implementation has been announced.

According to a Jan. 1 Newsweek article, Penn alumnus and United States Ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Jr. might be gearing up for a possible run at the 2012 presidency.

Penn will begin a 6-month trial period to evaluate widely used criteria for diagnosing mental disorders that affect millions of Americans.

Lori Doyle announced Wednesday afternoon that she will step down as Vice President for University Communications at the end of the month.

PennSolar brings together a community of solar-energy enthusiasts at Penn and collaborates with outside corporations and other universities on research and projects.

A year after the earthquake that hit Haiti, much of the nation remains in disrepair. Sharon Ravitch, a lecturer at the Graduate School of Education, is prepared to help Haiti bounce back.

The results of three recent studies conducted by professors at Penn, Cornell University and the Indian School of Business suggest that creativity is not always prized in the workplace.

Penn erased an 11-point deficit in the game’s final three minutes, but ultimately could not erase its four-year Big 5 losing streak, which extended to 15.

Now that “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is no more, we can attempt to overcome past frictions and reconcile the LGBT and military communities.

Coming from a country with a fairly homogenous population, I had never been confronted with questions about my cultural identity in any sort of significant way before my time at Penn.

Stop asking seniors to donate to Seniors for the Penn Fund. We already give money to Penn: $40,000 a year. Seniors and our barely-there bank accounts should be left alone.

As the Quakers and Wildcats squared off at Kentucky's Rupp Arena last week, it was a meeting of two teams that can easily call home one of the most iconic settings in college basketball.