For EMS Week, MERT members shared what it’s like behind the scenes of the organization.

Nir Barkat, who founded and led several Israeli tech startups, spoke to about 100 people on Monday in Steinberg Hall-Dietrich Hall about how the business philosophy he brought to Jerusalem has led to dramatic improvements in just four years.

In the wake of last week’s election, several politics-focused courses at Penn are approaching the rest of the semester in slightly new ways.

Every year, Eastern State sees about 250,000 people, many who are looking for a thrill.

In celebration of the Barbara and Edward Netter Center for Community Partnerships’ 20th Anniversary, Penn is hosting an international two–day conference examining perspectives on higher education, community development and community health partnerships.

Most of these shifts are occurring due to reorganization, promotions and retirements of high-ranking officials.

4,780 students applied to join the class of 2017, marking a 5.6-percent increase from 4,527 applicants last year.

The Latino Ivy League Conference — planned by College juniors Fabriana Larancuent, Adan Juarez and Diana Estrada Alamo — featured 70 students from every Ivy League school, with the exception of Princeton University.

Six of the 14 fraternities and sororities within Penn’s Multicultural Greek Council are citywide organizations. These MGC chapters include members from multiple schools within the Philadelphia area, including Drexel and Villanova universities.

In Philadelphia, the city where freedom was founded, over 200 liberty-minded people came together this Saturday for the Students for Liberty Regional Conference.

On Friday, Penn’s Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics hosted a health policy seminar with Democratic Rep. Allyson Schwartz of Pennsylvania’s 13th district to discuss the future of health care with the PPACA in place.

While most of these majors are informally known as pre-graduate school majors, it’s not a given that these students will end up there. The skill sets interdisciplinary majors foster often become a unique asset in the job market.

A variety of talents took the stage Friday night at the annual competition to compete for the title of Mr. and Mrs. Big Asian on Campus.

In another effort to continue the community building, UMC hosted a celebration in Houston Hall on Friday, showcasing local Philadelphia artists and student performing groups.

This year’s theme was “classy ladies,” which meant that the room was decorated with tiaras, purple tablecloths and pink feather boas.

The drill was a scenario with a fake automobile accident and diesel spill with volunteers posing as injured victims. VIDEO: A bloody Sunday with MERT PHOTO GALLERY: MERT mass casualty drill

Penn Alumni Relations’ Multicultural Outreach hosted Gay and an intimate gathering of students in the Sweeten Alumni House.