Crime
International students use loophole in H-1B visa application process to mixed success
Although a college degree is one of the requirements to apply for an H-1B visa, some international Penn students have exploited a loophole and apply before graduating.
Harvest cited with over 20 health violations and briefly ordered to stop serving food
The restaurant received 22 violations, eight of which were serious, including evidence of pest activity and sewage backup.
Crime Log: March 18 - March 24
See what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone from March 18-24.
Campus experiences a sweep of power outages
The outages come less than a week after an electrical explosion closed an entire block.
Third UPennAlert this week sent after robbery on 42nd near Walnut
The Division of Public Safety issued an alert at 7:26 p.m. and were able to declare the area "all-clear" six minutes later.
Updated: Electrical explosion on Walnut Street closes block, prompts UPennAlert
On Thursday morning, an electrical explosion blocked traffic on Walnut Street and left one man injured.
Crime Log: March 11 - March 17
See what crimes occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between March 11 and March 17.
Students to receive UPennAlerts in the summer months
Beginning on Wednesday morning, all University students will automatically receive UPennAlerts in the summer months.
Four juveniles arrested after bike theft outside the high rises
Around 9:15 p.m. on Monday, a male student alerted Penn Police to an attempted theft outside of Harnwell College House.
UPennAlert sent following concerns over student in Huntsman Hall
A little after 7 p.m., DPS received a phone call from a student in Huntsman Hall who was concerned about a fellow student's behavior, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said.
Skating together: Penn Police and neighborhood kids bond while ice skating
“Kids get a chance to ice skate, have pizza and hang out in a safe environment,” Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said.
University will add more questions about sexual violence to student surveys
The University said in November they would add more questions about sexual violence to existing Penn surveys, shortly after the American Association of Universities’ Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct and Sexual Assault was released.
UA releases its annual report, providing updates on mental health, sexual assault, tuition
The UA did not publish annual reports in 2012 and 2013, but since then the UA leadership has committed itself to completing the report every year.
Penn professors use machine-based process to predict domestic violence reoffenses
Social policy professor Susan B. Sorenson and criminology and statistics professor Richard Berk found that the use of machine-learning forecasts at domestic violence arraignments could substantially reduce repeat domestic violence arrests.
Mayor Kenney plans to expand body camera program
Mayor Jim Kenney plans to ask city lawmakers for funding to provide 800 additional body cameras to city police officers.
College soph. drops lawsuit against John Kasich
At 3:49 p.m., College sophomore Nathaniel Rome's attorney John Bravacos announced in an email that he had withdrawn the lawsuit against John Kasich.
Penn fire chief who helped launch MERT wins national award
On February 27, he received the Collegiate EMS Advisor of the Year Award at the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation’s annual conference.
Another trial appearance pushed for student accused of Castle arson
Lorenzo Bonfiglio moved his preliminary hearing for the fourth time.
Penn protects prof. after death threats
Controversial Religious Studies professor Anthea Butler has frequently said her status as a tenured professor protects her from sanction or censure. But it really may be the Penn Police that are protecting her from backlash.