An unaffiliated 60-year-old male was found dead in his apartment just blocks away from campus, the Philadelphia Daily News first reported on Thursday.

Completely separate from the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives, Penn DAPA is a student-run organization looking to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse. Within the past year, several students have transformed the Penn Drug and Alcohol Resource Team into this new club, modeled on initiatives being taken at peer institutions, including Harvard and Dartmouth.

The former Penn economics professor who pleaded guilty to killing his wife is fighting back against a civil verdict forcing him to pay $124.2 million in damages for the offense.

Among the Ivy League universities, Columbia University and Penn were the only schools without any Rhodes Scholarship recipients.

The new application platform — which would serve as an alternate to the Common App — intends to increase flexibility for member colleges by reducing the number of required items for all schools.

Steinhardt Hall, a.k.a Hillel headquarters, celebrated its 13th year on campus in style last Saturday with a Bar Mitzvah.

Wahoo's Fish Taco has recently opened their first east coast location on 31st and Chestnut streets. The eatery specializes in burritos, enchiladas and of course, tacos, including a new salsa made from four different types of chiles. Locally sourced items range from 3 to 10 dollars, and the restaurant is stocked with a full bar. 

Wharton undergraduates may be a step closer to having the opportunity to spend a semester at the epicenter of the tech world.   On Thursday, Vice Dean Lori Rosenkopf sent an email to all Wharton sophomores, asking them to complete a survey on their interest in studying at the school’s San Francisco campus in the Spring of 2016.   “Many students have expressed interest in the opportunity to study at Wharton San Francisco for a semester, and the Undergraduate Division is assessing its feasibility,” the email read.

Kate Middleton has been spotted dozens of times wearing his “corkswoons.” Beyonce loves that she danced “a thousand miles” in his heels.

Jose Antonio Vargas, one of the faces of the undocumented immigrant as well as a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, will be SPEC's fall speaker this year.

At a panel discussion on race relations and law enforcement Wednesday night, Penn Police was forced to answer to a mistake in protocol whereby a young black boy was handcuffed around a tree after attempting to steal a bike.

College application does not end with clicking the submit button on the Common App. Alumni interview is another procedure most Penn applicants go through. “Students are pretty nervous about the interviews,” Laurie Weingarten, a Penn alumna and director of One-Stop College Counseling said.

Forty organizations submitted applications for new charter schools to the Charter Schools Office of the School District of Philadelphia, with at least one application coming from every zip code in West Philadelphia.

Known for his book, “The Bell Curve,” which argues that class and race are linked to intelligence, Charles Murray spoke at an event hosted by the Penn chapter of the American Enterprise Institute on his most recent work.

The number of people experiencing homelessness across the country dropped to 578,424 in 2014, down from 591,768 in 2013 — a two percent decline. 

Three reported incidents related to hot water occurred in Rodin College House this fall, the most recent of which ended on Nov. 12.

The School of Nursing has 95 undergraduate advising faculty members.