This week, as happens every year in mid-November, the Leonid meteor shower returned, and despite some setbacks I went in search of a stellar shower.

Five of 12 ceramic squirrels that are part of a "Squirrels on Locust" project have been stolen from Locust Walk despite extra security precautions. Each is worth about $300.

Tuesday night, the Alpha Chi Omega sorority held its annual philanthropy event ­— a competition that pits 12 senior and six junior men against each other for the title of “BMOC.”

Hip-hop artist Lupe Fiasco’s performed in a promotion of the upcoming documentary, which highlights the importance of social activism.

The infamous “wind tunnel” between the high rise college houses may soon come to serve a practical purpose.

Penn students should become more involved in the DREAM Act.

For third-year Penn Law student Andrew Bingham, music — once a pastime — has opened up new professional possibilities.

When I came to Penn, I couldn’t tell you the difference between Plato and Cicero. Moreover, I wasn’t sure why it mattered.

We’re always happy to see Penn students taking proactive steps, but we wish it didn't get this far

Though the Penn men’s squash team lost six seniors and much experience to graduation this past May, the team has high hopes as it opens the 2009-10 season Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y., against Western and Cornell.

New coach Mike McLaughlin has an early opportunity to show that he can extend his winning ways to a program that has struggled lately.

The Quakers (21-5, 12-1 Ivy) will resume their archrivalry against Princeton (11-13, 9-4) 7 p.m. Wednesday night at the Palestra.

Traveling to Tuscaloosa, Ala., Cornell pulled off a 71-67 upset of Alabama to start their 2009-10 season with a bang Saturday.

A Penn-led international team of researchers published a study in Nature last month suggests that certain drugs can counteract the memory-related effects of sleep deprivation.

Tuesday night, two documentaries by Penn graduates discussed sex slavery in society.

Tuesday afternoon in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, experts spoke about the problem of homelessness in Philadelphia to a group of Master of Social Work students interning for the Homeless Health Initiative.

Students from 30 different colleges, including Penn, will gather at various venues for the chance to see the Touchstone blockbuster "When in Rome" two months before it hits theaters nationwide — for free.