The 40th Street Artist-in-Residence and ArtsEdge programs aim to provide emerging West Philadelphia artists an opportunity to devote themselves to their art without distraction.

As part of Women’s Week, Ya’lla, Sigma Psi Zeta and Women in Leadership Series are hosting a Belly Dancing workshop on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. on the second floor of the Penn Women’s Center.

Women’s week got underway Monday night at the Women’s Week Kick-off Coffeehouse, in Houston Hall, hosted by the Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women and the Panhellenic Council. The Coffeehouse featured a variety of speakers and performers, as well as coffee, tea and pasteries.

At the UA’s weekly meeting, the agenda included the passage of the Upgrading Academic Testing Environment Resolution, the acceptance of the Lunar New Year’s Contingency request, a discussion of the NEC’s budget and a project update for texting and e-mailing the UA.

Meetings take place every Friday at the Women’s Center and are discussion-based.

Following the meeting of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Mitigation of Natural Disasters last year, Useem and Kunreuther decided to put together Learning from Catastrophes — a book they hoped would address the many issues surrounding natural disasters.

Everyone deserves an honest chance to question their politicians, even if those questions are about when we can light up.

The Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women is asking, “What does a feminist look like?” I have learned there’s no single answer.

The Penn Course Review’s scores and comments will be even more helpful to students, faculty and administrators now that evaluations are completed online.

Wing Bowl is where “The Projectile Vomit of 2001” is more renowned than the War of 1812, and the world’s top competitive eater was ejected (twice!)

Under new leadership, the divers have helped carry their teams to numerous wins, including an impressive performance against West Chester.

Entering Saturday’s game, one could only wonder what Jeremy Lin would do to a 3-14 Penn team.

The five-day Scrape Bucket Challenge will measure the amount of food that is thrown out in campus dinning halls

Seventy-four percent of the 551 bids given out by fraternities were accepted this year — a number in line with recent years — but the number of students considered “MIA” has increased to 60.

Despite uncertainty surrounding healthcare legislation, administrators are optimistic the Penn Student Insurance Plan will continue to provide quality care to the 9,363 students it covers.

All major work is complete, although the Facilities and Real Estate Services team will not finalize landscaping and furnishings on the path until spring.

Penn’s Medical Emergency Response Team has just moved its headquarters to the Lower Quad, allowing for faster response times in emergency situations.