The legislation would require a total of 30 cities — including Philadelphia — to pay damages to plaintiffs who challenge the cities’ gun regulation laws.

In his State of the Union address last month, President Barack Obama implored colleges and universities to decrease the cost of getting a degree. INTERACTIVE: Penn total costs 2003-present

In late January, Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives unanimously passed House Resolution 535, which declared 2012 the statewide “Year of the Bible.”

While shells were raining down on Yeonpyeong Island off the coast of South Korea in 2010, College junior Ryan Kwon lay in bed in a combat uniform with camouflage smeared across his face, clutching a rifle to his chest.

The College Board — which administers AP exams — released the eighth annual AP Report to the Nation earlier this month, detailing statistics of students who took AP tests. INTERACTIVE: 2011 AP Report examines race, increasing test-takers

The College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering and Applied Science and the Wharton School all have individualized major programs for undergraduates, though what they look like — and how hard they are to pursue — are vastly different. VIDEO: Word on the Walk | Individualized Majors

Urban Nutrition Initiative partnered with the Penn Gastronomy Club to serve a three-course meal, the proceeds of which will go toward building a new community farm and food resource center at Philadelphia’s Bartram’s Gardens.

After a public demonstration on College Green on Friday afternoon in response to the New York Police Department’s undercover surveillance, the Muslim Students Association is now planning a “Know Your Rights” event to educate students on their rights when dealing with law enforcement.

Wharton MBA students proved they have just as much musical talent as business skills this weekend. Wharton Follies, founded in 1976, is Wharton’s MBA comedy and music performance troupe and one of the largest and oldest performing arts groups of its kind.

For $12 per month, Urban Cargo sends men customized packages of premium grooming products such as shaving creams, face washes and men’s hair-thickening shampoo.

Two College seniors have created an online market for special skills tutoring. Skillhubs is an online platform for exchanging special skills through video tutoring.

Earlier this month, GSE professor Shaun Harper launched the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education. The Center was created in order to consolidate the research Penn professors and students are conducting on the issues of racial equity and social justice.

At a town hall meeting on college affordability, the leaders — which included names like Philadelphia Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter and former Pennsylvania Gov. and 1965 College graduate Ed Rendell — ran through different ideas to help keep college costs down at Penn and across the nation.

GSE professor and founder of the Center for the Study of Race and Equity in Education Shaun Harper studied black male undergraduate students who succeeded in college through their involvement as campus leaders and were on track to graduate on time.

According to a recently released report by the Council for Aid to Education, Penn’s fundraising total of $437,717,722 in fiscal year 2011 marked the seventh highest for any college or university nationwide.

1994 PhD graduate Dr. Nachiket Mor presented at Friday’s Global Health Reflections Week speaker event to explore the idea of global health and the challenges the field faces.

Students and community members took part in “NYPD Files: A Stand Against Profiling” to show their solidarity for the Muslim Students Association. RELATED: MSA disappointed with University’s response VIDEO: MSA stands against racial profiling