Penn announced it would require all sophomore students to live in a college house, starting in three years. New College House West's opening in 2021 will help accommodate these students.

The newly passed amendment restores the voting rights of most convicted felons who have completed their sentences, with the exception of those convicted of murder or sex crimes.

It's that time of year again: Street's annual Best of Penn issue is here. You voted on your favorite food, drinks, shops, occasions, and communities and the results are in. Here are the winners of this year's 26 Best of Penn categories, plus Street staff's favorites for some oppositional fun.

"I want this to show how seriously we take our right to vote," Gutmann said. "The implications are very, very clear; young people’s voices need to be heard."

Penn alumni Mary Scanlon, Conor Lamb, and Josh Gottheimer won their seats along with Trey Hollingsworth and David Scott.

'As presidents and chancellors of leading American research universities, we write to express our deep concern and dismay at reports of possible withdrawal of federal agency protections for transgender people,' the letter wrote. 

Through their interscholastic and award-winning magazine InLight, Max and Sam Strickberger aim to expand their goal of breaking down social injustice to Penn and Philadelphia.  

One of the key organizers for the anti-gun violence protest in Washington D.C. is now a College freshman, and he's looking to continue the fight at Penn.  

Rep. Dwight Evans (D-Pa.) was re-elected to the House, still serving as the representative for Penn's campus.

The current U.S. ambassador to Russia and a former Governor of Utah, Huntsman Jr. received his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Penn in 1987.

The $40 million in funding will help Handshake expand into the European market.

When the polls closed, 864 votes had been cast in Houston Hall and 589 in ARCH. Poll workers said this was the highest turnout for the midterm elections that they had seen in years. 

A large task force will be put in place in order to protect against voting fraud and monitor polling locations in Philadelphia on Election Day.

The project found that contrary to popular belief, most students spent their summers outside of the coveted fields like technology and finance, engaging in other types of activity.

The conversation revolved around the ways in which the panelists were coping with a spate of recent tragedies occurring across the United States.  

A handful of Penn professors are taking steps to encourage students to head to the polls.

Harvard, Columbia, Princeton, and Yale universities all outranked Penn on the list.