For many years, Penn students used Blackboard and webCafé as their primary means of getting course materials from professors. But two new learning management systems may begin to rival the original two systems this fall.
Fall 2013 Undergraduate Assembly Elections
Lubavitch House to relocate, expand on Spruce Street
The construction project will double the former size of the space, allowing for more amenities — including some student housing, study lounges and individual study rooms.
LeBron James to play in Palestra showcase
LeBron James will join fellow superstars Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony in a Team Philly-Team Melo exhibition game at the Palestra on Sept. 25.
Students find future in summer internships
According to Career Services Director Patricia Rose, many students have transformed their summer internships into part-time jobs that they are performing remotely through the year and even indefinitely.
Lubavitch House to relocate, expand on Spruce Street
The construction project will double the former size of the space, allowing for more amenities — including some student housing, study lounges and individual study rooms.
LeBron James to play in Palestra showcase
LeBron James will join fellow superstars Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Carmelo Anthony in a Team Philly-Team Melo exhibition game at the Palestra on Sept. 25.
Holy Fuck to headline Fall Fest
Canadian electronic band Holy Fuck will headline the Fall Fest concert on Sept. 24 on College Green.
The faces behind Penn apparel
On Sunday night, Vargas and Nurys spoke in the Christian Association and shared their story — how their alliance with university students has allowed them to go from working in poor sweatshop conditions to the model factory for the entire Caribbean region — which produces merchandise sold in the Penn Bookstore.
Class boards bring Skimmer tradition back to its athletic roots
This year’s Skimmer will offer free hot air balloon rides to sophomores and juniors.
Lawrence Sherman | Crime or war? Words have consequences
Cambridge University criminology professor Lawrence Sherman argues that if we had defined the 9/11 attacks as a crime, the world would be very different today.
Rachel del Valle | Half Foods: the emptiness in nutrition
The superficial health-consciousness is troublesome. Many products benefit the companies that make them more than the consumers that buy them.
The junior and sophomore Class Board presidents describe why moving Skimmer to the fall made sense — enough to take a risk and hopefully revive the tradition.
Philadelphia rolls out five-year crime plan
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey unveiled a five-year crime plan for the city of Philadelphia — including the introduction of horseback police — at the end of last month.
Penn women's soccer takes out Villanova
The win, coupled with a 2-0 victory over St. Joseph’s on Sunday, maintained Penn’s perfect slate without conceding a goal.
Elite competition stifles Penn
Despite three losses at the Rocket Classic to Toledo, Alabama and No. 25 Ohio State, the Penn volleyball team’s trip to Ohio was still worthwhile.
Field hockey making strides but still winless
In field hockey, opportunities can come in shots and penalty corners, but ultimately the only statistic that matters is the number of shots put in the back of the net.
Quakers hit the wall in San Diego
The Red and Blue were never able to turn it on for their games in San Diego this weekend.
Students, faculty commemorate lives lost on 9/11
The memorial was attended by students from all corners of the world who felt the reverberations of that Tuesday morning.
Three Penn research projects receive NSF funding
On Aug. 31, Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) announced that the National Science Foundation was awarding five grants totaling $1,907,120 to fund three research projects at Penn and two at Drexel University.
Lecture sheds light on past, future of World Trade Center
To commemorate the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, Art History professor David Brownlee presented his lecture “Making a Monument: The Fall and Rise of the World Trade Center” at the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.










