The Penn South Asia Society celebrated these years in Irvine Auditorium on March 18 through dance and music in their 21st annual spring cultural show, Jawani: The Best Years of Your Life.

The Student Technology Advisory Board chose a winner for their application contest. Nicholas Boccardi submitted the winning idea of a mobile application that would help campus visitors find their way around.

During reading days every year, Rodin College House hosts “Destress with Dogs,” an event where students can play with therapy dogs, certified dogs with people-friendly temperaments. The idea is that petting animals helps people reduce stress.

Gupta — the host of Sanjay Gupta MD and a frequent contributor to programs like Anderson Cooper 360 — will speak in Irvine Auditorium on Apr. 3.

Two Penn students won a $10,000 award for their work on an organization that is bringing together American and Middle Eastern students from the comforts of their own dorm rooms.

Volunteers from Penn attended a three-day Soil Kitchen, in which they tested the pH levels of soil samples, the presence of lead and other heavy metal contaminants and the nutrient levels in the soil.

29 year old graduate students Khadijah White was arrested in Center City on March 15 on charges of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and harassment when she and others protested a Department of Public Health proposal that would require organizations to get training and permits to distribute food to the public.

Bike-sharing project PennCycle was launched March 16 by a group of five undergraduates.

The Muslim Students Association hosted an event called “Know Your Rights,” where ACLU representatives explained people’s rights when confronted by law enforcement issues.

Almost 300 people stopped by the Hall of Flags in Houston Hall on March 15 to celebrate the beginning of spring.

Arthur Caplan, one of the country’s most prominent bioethicists, will be leaving Penn for New York University.

Communications doctoral student Khadijah White was arrested in a protest Thursday and spent a day in police custody.

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Increasing numbers of students each year are opting to live in gender-neutral suites in the college houses. INTERACTIVE: Gender Neutral Housing Around the Ivies

All PennWalk officers and officers who patrol Penn Park will vote on April 12 on whether they want to be a part of the Philadelphia Security Officers Union, an independent union for security guards in the area.

Two volunteers from NRA University, a program for college students run by the National Rifle Association spoke in Huntsman Hall today on gun control and advocated Second Amendment activism.

Collaborating with Friday Architects, the historical market has been undergoing renovations since last year and is expected to be completed by next month. INTERACTIVE: Reading Terminal Market Renovations