After spending 15 years at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, Daud Ali has returned to the United States, where he is learning the ropes of American academia.

Tyler Bernardini has had a rough few months. But if it’s any consolation, the basketball gods may make it up to him with another year of eligibility.

After yesterday’s celebrations in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the spotlight will shift to a man whose contributions to the Civil Rights Movement are lesser known.

We need some sort of notification system — via e-mail or text-message — that alerts students when a final grade has been posted on Penn InTouch.

The economic crisis has resulted in the creation of the Wharton Wealth Management Initiative’s Client Relationship Program — a new three-day program that recognizes the importance of communication between investors and financial advisors.

Airlines need to encourage college students to fly more often and more easily by offering discounts.

We believe that the incident at the Bridge Friday night was the type of circumstance in which the University should have used the UPennAlert system.

Two recent studies examining the effects of antidepressants have put Penn at the forefront of controversy over antidepressant efficacy and outcomes.

Due to a recent $100,000 federal appropriation to nonprofit campus safety organization Security on Campus, security administrators at Penn will receive additional training on complying with regulations for reporting on-campus crimes this summer.

The Freshman Class Board, in collaboration with many Philadelphia restaurants and businesses, will be hosting the series of events Jan. 18-23.

Throughout the contest, colleges in the United States and Canada race to achieve the least amount of trash per capita, the greatest amount of recyclables per capita, the overall greatest amount of recyclables and the highest recycling rate.

Police are still searching for the man who shot a Drexel University student and an off-duty police officer just before 7 p.m. Friday at the Bridge Cinema de Lux on 40th and Walnut Streets.

Supporters argue that the changes will offer the student body a more direct voice in the elections and hope that such power will incite more interest in student government on campus.

With one month left until the Ivy Championships, the Penn women’s swimming team won’t have a better dress rehearsal than this weekend’s tri-meet.

Though the stat sheet might suggest that the Virginia wrestling team bested Penn at last month’s Southern Scuffle, the less heralded Quakers may have actually left with the advantage.

With back-to-back matches against Williams and Amherst slated for tomorrow, the Penn women’s squash team is in a prime position to extend its win streak to nine.

Evan taught sociology and management at the University for over 50 years. He received his bachelor’s degree from Penn in 1946.