The 300 people who stopped by the Hall of Flags Friday for Mehfil-E-Ishq, or a Gathering of Love, experienced food and music co-hosted by the Penn Pakistan Society, the Penn Arab Student Society and the Penn Persian Society.

Three months into the new year, crime in the Penn Patrol Zone has been declining. This March, total crime went down three percent overall in comparison to March 2011.

Beginning next month until October, the Kelly Writers House will serve as a Community Supported Agriculture site host. CSA is a program developed in the last twenty years that links local farmers and consumers to provide fresh, local produce for the community.

In culmination of Africa Fest Week, Penn students gathered to promote African culture and raise awareness about their activities on campus. The event showcased several performers, including Penn a capella group PAPA and Rafiya’s African soul band from Philadelphia.

The Center for the Advanced Study of India is celebrating its 20th anniversary throughout 2012. This yearlong celebration is an exploration of “two decades of transformations” in India and the center, according to CASI Director Devesh Kapur.

All eight sororities participated in the dance competition, vying for the grand prize: $500 awarded to the charity of their choice, along with gift cards to Allegro Pizza, City Tap House, Copa Banana and Smokey Joe’s ­— and of course, a rose from PiKapp. GALLERY: War of the Roses 2012

The Undergraduate Assembly filled out the remainder of its executive board late Thursday night, with College sophomore Will Smith, College junior Jake Shuster and College freshman Joyce Kim winning internal elections for the positions of speaker, treasurer and secretary, respectively. RELATED: Bernick edges Shuster by record 14 votes in UA Presidential election

Last night in Cohen Hall, around 20 students discussed the distinction between an online associate and a real-life friend at “Your Facebook is Showing,” the last event of Penn Mental Wellness Week.

College junior Chris Cruz and Engineering sophomore Ibrahim Ayub hosted a general body meeting to relaunch Check One, a multiracial and multicultural organization that has not met for about a decade on Penn’s campus after being founded in 1995.

The University was ranked second in social media use among American and European universities in a recent study done by social media consulting firm Sociagility.

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This year, the Fels Institute is celebrating its 75th anniversary at Penn. As part of this historic occasion, it is hosting a series of events to bring attention to the institute both on campus, in Philadelphia and throughout its alumni network. INTERACTIVE: Fels Institute: 75th Anniversary

After the Board of Trustees approved the 100-year bond sale late last month, Penn sold the bond for $300 million at a yield rate of 4.7 percent — the lowest interest rate ever issued for either universities or corporations, according to The Wall Street Journal.

On April 5, The Daily Pennsylvanian published an article under the headline, “Some religious organizations near campus show ‘darker side.’” The DP has since retracted the article due to a combination of factual and editing errors.

United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor spoke at Irvine Auditorium as part of a culmination of a week’s worth of events to celebrate Golkin’s formal opening.

Take Back the Night is an international grassroots event to protest sexual and relationship violence.

While crime, poverty and unemployment still plague Philadelphia, the city is nevertheless becoming increasingly attractive to young adults, according to the 2012 State of the City Report.