Although Penn lists Quakerism as an option on its religious surveys, other faiths such as Judaism and Catholicism likely have a greater ideological influence due to their larger numbers on campus and in the surrounding community.

The Multicultural Greek Council may soon welcome a new member to their family. Sigma Beta Rho, a South Asian-based multicultural fraternity, held its first information session in Huntsman Hall on Wednesday.

A passionate crowd gathered at Steinhardt Hall Thursday evening for the Philadelphia launch of J Street, an organization that promotes a pro-Israel, pro-peace movement advocating negotiation to end Arab-Israeli conflicts.

Americans love “slaying the dragon” and “toppling regimes” but hate the messy aftermath of nation-building, according to Swarthmore assistant professor Dominic Tierney, who presented at Penn on Thursday.

College freshman Robbie Berg competed on ‘Jeopardy! College Championship’ on Wednesday night. Although he didn't win his round, he is still happy he had the experience.

Two-time Emmy award winning filmmaker Jennifer Maytorena Taylor visited campus Wednesday to screen her latest film, 'New Muslim Cool'

With nine undergraduate groups run by the Lambda Alliance and over 20 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender groups in total, there is a sizeable LGBT community at Penn. But some argue that it has not taken adequate interest in political movements off campus.

Off the Beat and Penn Masala, two a cappella groups on Penn's campus, were featured in the “Best of College A Cappella” CD for 2010.

Pentagon and Catholic U. professor Maryann Cusimano Love spoke in a presentation entitled, “Religion and Foreign Policy,” put together by the Penn Catholic Student Association and Fox Leadership yesterday at the Fels Institute.

Green Acorn endorses restaurants, food trucks and stores around campus as environmentally friendly.

The winners’ ideas — which the team presented to leading firms at the MARC networking lunch — will be used in a national campaign. The team also won a cash prize of $500.

Many students go through their years at Penn without realizing that the University is, in fact, not a Quaker institution, nor did it ever have any religious ties to Quakerism.

Edelstein, a cabinet minister in charge of public diplomacy in Israel, gave a talk titled “Israel’s Vision For The Future: How Far Should She Go for Peace?” Monday night in Claudia Cohen Hall.

Tuesday, Phi Delta Theta, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs and the Interfraternity Council will be hosting a screening of Haze, a documentary about binge drinking and hazing on college campuses.

For each night this month, the 2010 Class Board has organized events at different venues around Philadelphia so that the seniors can “have their last hoorah.”

Students from a wide range of Penn dance groups participated in the Emily Sachs Dance Benefit — commemorating Penn student Emily Sachs who died from asthma — at the Iron Gate Theater last weekend. The annual benefit raises money to support asthma research and the Art-Reach program.

Recruitment for this year’s Relay for Life began Friday afternoon at the Relay for Life kick-off at Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge.