At Penn, it is easy to take only those classes that fit our schedules or promise lighter fare. Given the temptation of this academic comfort zone, I have come to believe that when it comes to education, Columbia University does it best.

Recruitment for this year’s Relay for Life began Friday afternoon at the Relay for Life kick-off at Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge.

The University’s switch from private lending to Direct Lending from the government starting this summer is an initiative that will hopefully make students’ lives easier.

Despite the budget constraints that have eclipsed many of Nutter’s planned initiatives, Penn officials and political analysts say Nutter’s real accomplishment has been changing the tenor of university relationships, making City Hall much more accessible and open to College Hall.

Members of “The Politics of Food and Agriculture” course, along with several Penn groups and Bon Appetit, are launching Food Week ­— a five-day initiative aimed at raising awareness about all aspects of the food production, preparation and consumption process.

The International Opera Theater’s production of Brundibar and the Children of Theresienstadt yesterday afternoon at the International House Philadelphia commemorated the original production performed in concentration camps during the Holocaust.

Strong effort wasn’t enough for the women’s basketball team in its first Ivy weekend, as it lost 58-51 to Yale and 61-47 to Brown.

More than 40 students with majors varying from international relations to biology took on roles as non-government organizations, military forces, government coalitions and two factions of locals in Bosnia during a real time mission simulation.

At Friday evening’s memorial, friends described the College sophomore as ‘beautiful, inside and out’ and University Chaplain Chaz Howard said there was a "sweetness in the air."

A "mentally unstable" man who dressed as a woman was arrested Friday afternoon after attacking an AlliedBarton Security Supervisor, according to the Division of Public Safety.

The Philosophy, Politics and Economics Program hosted the New York Times best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell as the 2010 Goldstone Forum speaker, an annual lecture given by leaders in the academic, political, and business fields.

A group of about 50 protesters blocked off the junction outside the Federal Building. The rally was among a series of protests aross the country calling for a freeze on foreclosures.

If reapproved by the Board of Trustees in Feb., Annenberg Dean Michael Delli Carpini will continue in his role for a second term, during which he hopes to continue setting and fulfilling his goals.

Personality tests don’t have a place in medical school admissions, and they definitely won’t override a bad MCAT score.

After both the men’s and women’s teams won all five of their matches last year at the Brandeis/MIT Eric Sollee Invitational, Penn fencing is hoping for a repeat performance.

Hopefully we can make sexual violence awareness more discussion based and bring more of the campus into the dialogue.

Penn's loan program will switch to Direct Lending from the government, which will allow students quicker access to funds and provide a small reduction in fees.