The Religious Studies department will offer a class requiring students to abstain from using electronic and verbal communication, the internet and alcohol.

As its title implies, the ISP program — which was launched in the fall and is now entering its second full semester — is primarily focused on academics.

While HUP considered implementing such a program last February, they ultimately decided against it because they did not see it as an effective strategy.

Procrastinating college students around the world lost their go-to source of information on Wednesday as Wikipedia, Reddit, Wordpress shut down to oppose two bills.

Crime log for the week of Jan. 6 – Jan. 13

Corner — along with his team at James Corner Field Operations, his New York-based design practice — was chosen to lead the Olympic design out of a pool of more than 100 teams worldwide. INTERACTIVE: London Olympic Park and PennDesign

Disgraced journalist — and former executive editor of The Daily Pennsylvanian — Stephen Glass is awaiting a ruling on his request for a law license in California.

Last spring, the Common Application — the organization that provides the application platform for more than 450 colleges and universities worldwide, including Penn — implemented a 500-word limit for essay length.

The introductory session of “Business Frat 101” took place Tuesday evening in Huntsman Hall and marked the beginning of the business fraternity rush process.

Over the next two years, Provost Vince Price will be leading Penn in a large-scale internal review of its undergraduate education.

Harvest will occupy the real estate previously held by Marathon Grill and MarBar on the corner of 40th and Walnut streets.

Penn received 31,127 overall applications to its Class of 2016 — a 1.7-percent drop from last year’s total, Dean of Admissions Eric Furda announced on Tuesday.

A UPennAlert was issued this morning at 6:19 a.m. due to a reported robbery and assault in the area of 3800 Woodland Ave. Police arrived on scene and the Division of Public Safety warned the Penn community to avoid the area.

The hackathon — described as “the best student-run hackathon I’ve ever seen” by a representative from Yahoo!, a sponsor of the event — brought together students from Columbia, Harvard, Rutgers and other East Coast universities, to participate in a 48-hour tech app-creating competition. VIDEO: 48-hour hackathon

The event, which was organized by the Occupy Philadelphia Labor Working Group, consisted of a rally, a march and inspirational presentations from guest speakers. GALLERY: Penn celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Yesterday, about 10 Penn students joined more than 250 Philadelphia locals at Arch Street United Methodist Church next to City Hall for a discussion panel focusing on issues facing Philadelphia’s immigrant communities. VIDEO: Day of Justice

On Monday night, students from across Philadelphia gathered around the Compass on 37th and Locust streets — holding candles and protecting the flames from the chill. GALLERY: Penn celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day