The event, sponsored by both the Penn Democrats and College Republicans, gave students of varying political views the opportunity to watch President Barack Obama’s address, followed by informal discussion.

As Penn prepares to enter the beginning phases of its reaccreditation review for the 2013-14 academic year, similar efforts at peer schools may provide some insight into what’s to come.

Last week, Wharton sophomore Tania Chairez — who came out as an undocumented student in a Daily Pennsylvanian guest column in October — launched Penn for Immigrant Rights.

U.S. cities, Philadelphia’s homicide clearance rate — the rate at which its homicide cases are resolved — has fallen for three years.

Penn In Hand — a student group for people interested in learning how to sign — is asking students to fingerspell their names in sign language and video record their signature to petition for a new American Sign Language and Deaf Studies minor.

We take a behind the scenes look at the proceedings of Occupy Philly.

Penn saw a 5-percent drop in crime during the 2011 calendar year, as well as a 7-percent drop in the fiscal year, which begins in July. GRAPHIC: Yearly crime rates, 2007-2011

2011 College of Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering and Applied Science graduates saw significant salary increases over their 2010 peers of 7 percent and 12 percent, respectively.

Former West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell pleaded not guilty of drug charges Monday. Gosnell was one of the top three Oxycontin prescribers in the state, according to a grand jury report.

Tuesday afternoon at the Annenberg School of Communication, Dorothy Chou, a senior policy analyst at Google, presented her work with Google’s Transparency Report and discussed internet transparency.

Crime log from Jan. 12 to Jan. 20

Last week, 12 Law School students were given the opportunity of a lifetime: to get out of the classroom and measure their legal skills in front of the Supreme Court. These students were part of Penn Law’s Supreme Court Clinic.

Founded in the 1990s, Out4Biz serves as a conduit for LGBT students who are interested in business to establish contacts with LGBT professionals in the workforce.

The government shut down the popular file-sharing website Megaupload and its affiliated video-streaming website Megavideo.

The ongoing movement against mountaintop removal took a big leap yesterday by securing a private meeting with top PNC Bank executives.

More than 500 students filled the Palestra Monday night to receive bids from fraternities.