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09/14/09 4:15am

One-in-Four president discusses new campaign

This week, One in Four, an all-male group dedicated to preventing and educating about issues of sexual violence, has begun its first campaign to educate the Penn community through signs on campus.
09/13/09 10:37pm
More than 250 students and faculty gathered in a packed Hall of Flags Friday night. Attendees came from across political and religious spectrums to remember the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
09/12/09 1:19am

Religious student groups see increase in interest

This year more Penn students expressed an interest in a higher power.
09/11/09 1:17am

Panhellenic Council votes 'no' on new sorority

Despite suggestions last semester that Penn's Greek system might gain a new sorority, the number will remain the same.
09/11/09 1:11am

Minority groups reach out to Penn's 'most diverse' new students

At Tuesday night's Convocation, Penn President Amy Gutmann described the Class of 2013 as one of the school's most diverse.
09/11/09 1:09am

H1N1 plans consistent among many colleges

As Penn students head back to class and college students across the nation return to campus, additional information on the spread of H1N1 and further assessments of Penn's preparations have become available.
09/11/09 1:07am

Program aims to build better leaders

There's a big difference between a "peer" and a "peer leader" - and for a handful of Penn students, a new program is making that distinction clearer.
09/10/09 2:04am

As La Casa Latina celebrates 10 years, director reflects on center's role

Johnny Irizarry, director of La Casa Latina — the cultural hub for Latinos at Penn — has been an educator and community organizer for the Latino community in Philadelphia for over 20 years. Irizarry sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss La Casa.
09/09/09 3:39am

UA late-night NSO events may not have reduced heavy drinking

The Undergraduate Assembly's late-night events during New Student Orientation were intended to curb heavy drinking, but many students have said that this year's NSO involved just as much drinking as in past years.
09/09/09 3:17am
At every convocation, the University president and provost welcome a class of freshmen even brighter and more ambitious than the preceding one. This year was no different.The class of 2013 was formally welcomed to Penn yesterday at 7 p.m. in the Palestra.
09/09/09 2:13am

Freshman Footsteps | Settling in: new room, new culture

In retrospect, Shiv Kapoor, a Wharton freshman from New Delhi, decided that having a roommate would have made his move-in experience to Riepe College House a little easier.
09/08/09 9:30pm
On a typical night during New Student Orientation, hordes of freshmen are seen pouring from the Quad and Hill College House on their way to the parties that lie just beyond 40th Street. This year, though, things are changing.
09/08/09 9:19pm

New pre-Orientation program promotes environmentalism

Today marks the end of the first run for PennGreen, an environmentally focused pre-Orientation program. For 36 freshmen and 14 upperclassmen program leaders, the program served as an introduction to environmentalism in Philadelphia and at Penn.
09/08/09 8:59pm

Janice Dow replaces Ezegozie Eze as face of United Minorities Council

After a summer of deliberation, Eze, a Wharton and College senior, resigned as UMC chairman. College junior Janice Dow, current UMC vice chairwoman and a former Daily Pennsylvanian opinion artist, will take his place.
09/08/09 8:54pm

Freshman footsteps | First steps on Locust

This year, The Daily Pennsylvanian is following four freshmen through their first year of college. The occasional series will explore all aspects of the freshman journey, from moving in to cramming for finals - and everything in between.
09/08/09 8:24pm

Friends, sisters mourn Nursing junior

It seemed that nearly everyone at her memorial service yesterday, at Temple Beth Israel in Northfield, N.J., agreed on one point: Goldhagen knew how to live life to its fullest, and tried her hardest to impart her wisdom to others.
09/04/09 2:05am

EXTACURRICULARS | From performing on stage to serving the community, a club for everyone

With each trip across campus, you are bombarded with flyers and information about every event on campus, every charity drive and every meeting that week. And each of these group represents only a small fraction of the student body.
09/04/09 1:44am

MINORITY GROUPS | Penn offers resource centers for every faction

Penn prides itself on being a culturally diverse school, with an accepting campus climate. And with the following cultural and minority support groups, you're sure to find somewhere you can fit in.
09/04/09 1:41am

HEALTH | When an apple a day fails, there's always Student Health Services

The University offers a number of resources to students so they can work - and play - hard.
09/04/09 1:34am

GREEK LIFE | Balancing parties with community service and academics

Whether you come from four generations of Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers or are exploring the Greek system for the very first time, you can be sure that this year's batch of hopeful pledges have plenty to look forward to.