On Friday, Pakathon, a Pakistan oriented hackathon, began its second annual startup weekend with teams in 16 cities across North America and Pakistan. During the three day conference, groups of students worked to create technological solutions to problems in Pakistan.

Following the first home football game of the season, the Penn community headed to Penn Park for Skimmerfest, a celebration put on by the Class Boards and SPEC. The festival featured free food from various vendors, laser tag, carnival games, as well as a live performance by rapper Shwayze.

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"The Alarming Truth" was shown on Friday at the Singh Center for Nanotechnology as part of an event sponsored by the Division of Public Safety on fire safety.

We’re constantly warned about the carbon footprints we’re trailing behind. Fortunately the task of making one’s a lifestyle a little more green has become as easy as pulling out a smartphone.

Nursing junior Andre Rosario, an openly gay and catholic student, rebooted the Queer Christian Fellowship on campus last semester.

Penn's plan to build an apartment complex at 40th and Pine streets is one step closer to becoming a reality, but there is still much opposition to overcome.

Office of Admissions reinforced its effort in Penn’s commitment to creating a diverse community.PEEP – Penn Early Exploration Program – launched its first application earlier this month with the goal of having talented high school seniors from historically underrepresented population learn about Penn and its application process.This equity and access initiative definition “historically underrepresented” population includes first-generation Asian Americans and LGBTQ in addition to its usual minority groups.“This year we reached out directly to prospective students in our database and community-based organizations like Questbridge, KIPP and National Hispanic Institute to promote the program to their students,” Vice Dean of Office of Admissions Yvonne Romero Da Silva said in an email statement.There were previous programs similar to PEEP, but the new program approaches the students more directly than counselor nomination based program before.

Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said the Navy's presence throughout the world gives flexibility in protecting American interests.

The tides are changing at Penn, with five new deans taking the helm throughout the next academic year.

The social justice group Giving What We Can officially launches its Penn chapter on October 22

Throughout the week, Penn for Syrian Refugees, Penn Arab Student Society and Al Bustan Seeds of Culture are hosting Syria Awareness Week.

Shonda Rhimes is producing a new show that is — basically — based on Penn.

The fundraising campaign has raised $4,020 as of publishing time.

A DP reporter played a night of chess with male players who play at McDonald's (and sometimes the Fresh Grocer) nearly every night.

On Wednesday evening, the Wharton and Engineering Schools, the Mack Institute for Innovation Management, and the Penn Center for Innovation held a kickoff event for the annual Y-Prize competition.

The Shakespeare Globe Theatre's opened their performance of King Lear at the Annenberg Center for Performing Arts Wednesday night