So summer’s drawing to a close and you still don’t have a roof to call your own. Even if thoughts of transferring to another university or dropping out altogether seem like the only options, don’t give up. With some creativity and flexibility, there are plenty of solutions to this house-tastrophe.

Be it on campus or off, rodent or roach, pests are a persistent problem in student housing.

After two years of unlucky breaks with on-campus living you’ve finally decided to move off campus. Now it’s time to face your biggest challenge — convincing your parents it’s both affordable and safe.

Moving off campus can be liberating. But living in West Philadelphia makes many worry about one thing: security. Here are some things you can do to ensure safety in off-campus residences.

Joining a Greek organization freshman year not only gives students a huge new group of friends, but also a really nice option for living the following year.

While most on-campus housing is geared toward undergrads, Penn also offers options for its 10,000 graduate students. Sansom Place East and West primarily target grad students, currently housing 1,100 individuals, 65 percent of which are graduate and professional students.

You can find many options for storage in Philadelphia beyond your friend’s off-campus basement. Prices vary for each storage option.

Once you’ve finally managed to secure a roof over your head for the next year, it’s time to deck out the walls of your home away from home. There are several inexpensive options for students without a bed to sleep on.

Thanks to a full court press and stingy half-court defense, the men’s basketball team left UMBC (0-6) out of sync and frustrated.

After freshman year, all students may apply to live on campus with other students, regardless of their gender. Students must identify their own roommates and make sure to fill all beds in the room requested.

Students have a few options for improving their chances of getting on-campus housing. They can sign up for residential programs, live with friends through Community Living, or apply to become a residential advisor.

The housing lottery is an automated system run by each house independently that tries to place students in rooms according to their requested preferences. Though each house’s system is different, they typically award points based on the number of semesters lived in the house.

Students may opt to live in high-rise or low-rise buildings on campus. The high rises are located at the west end of campus and house mostly undergraduates. Students looking for a more tight-knit community may consider living in a low-rise building.

Two doctors were recently discovered to have used a writing company to produce the text of their 1999 book on psychiatric disorders.

The Philadelphia Police Department discovered DNA evidence that links one unidentified suspect to the strangulations of two women in Kensington, Philadelphia earlier this month.

The new Panhel president, College junior and Sigma Delta Tau sister Rachel Abeles, met with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss her upcoming term.

If you’re a Penn sports fan, you probably had at least one thing to be thankful for this Thanksgiving without necessarily knowing it.