Next March, College and Wharton sophomore Daniel White will launch hi!, a downloadable mobile application designed to allow Penn students with similar interests to connect with each other.

As part of a larger effort to improve recruitment and retention rates, Penn is looking to its faculty for guidance and inviting standing faculty members to participate in its first-ever faculty climate survey.

The Undergraduate Assembly has once again pushed back presenting its resolution to amend the University’s alcohol policy. The resolution was initially expected to be presented to the UA’s general body at a meeting on Nov. 20.

After attracting wide acclaim for their innovative approach to raising literacy rates in Sierra Leone, College seniors Fatmata and Mariama Kabia are ready to launch Memunatu Magazine to fulfill their mission of education and female empowerment.

In addition to popular car-sharing services such as Zipcar and PhillyCarShare, some students bring their own vehicles to campus.

College junior Andrew Silverstein was elected last week as the president of Penn Democrats. He sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to share his plans for Penn Democrats and Penn’s political community for the next year.

The Perelman School of Medicine received $7.5 million last month to improve breast cancer screening techniques in the hopes of catching cancer earlier and with more accuracy.

If approved by the House of Representatives, the legislation would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines a legal union as one between only a man and a woman. INTERACTIVE: Gay marriage across the states

While 2011 Wharton graduates have seen salary increases from the previous year, Nursing graduates face slimmer paychecks than before, according to the final Career Services’ Career Plans survey. INTERACTIVE: Nursing and Wharton post-graduate salaries

Though Jon Huntsman — a 1987 College graduate — and his family have connections to both Penn and the University of Utah, some believe the candidate is downplaying his degree from Penn.

Reggie Love, who for the last five years has served as a special assistant and personal aide to President Barack Obama, is currently a first-year Wharton MBA candidate.

This past Friday, MNO hosted the fifth-ever Red and White Ball. The annual ball is held to raise money for a charity chosen by the MNO board. GALLERY: Red and White Ball 2011

Drexel graduate and convicted identity thief Jocelyn Kirsch was in the news again after being fired from her short stint as a cashier at a California clothing store. 2005 College graduate Edward Anderton, the ‘Clyde’ of the duo, was sentenced to five years in prison in Nov. 2008 along with Kirsch and is on supervised release.

Occupy Philadelphia’s eviction from Dilworth Plaza Wednesday morning has sparked a question central to its future — can the movement be sustained now that it no longer has a physical place to occupy? RELATED: Penn prof recounts time in jailTOPICS: Occupy movement

The 26th annual Howard E. Mitchell Memorial Conference kicked off with an alumni dessert reception Thursday night in Hunstman Hall.

School of Social Policy and Practice assistant professor Toorjo Ghose said he never expected to get arrested as part of the Occupy Philadelphia movement Wednesday morning and will fight the charges. RELATED: Occupy faces unknown future

On Friday, Engineering juniors Pratham Mittal and Archit Budhraja will present “Newsance” — a website they created that aggregates news and social media — to judges in Asia via a virtual submission.