The new policy aims to ensure that early applicants are as committed to Penn as possible.

Political science professor Dan Hopkins cited the historically sky-high unpopularity of the primary candidates as the main reason for the appeal of candidates like Johnson and Stein, but said he believes there will be a reduction in the number of people planning to vote third party as the election approaches.

Hillary Clinton's campaign kicked off on Penn's campus Tuesday night with an official campaign event featuring Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards, as well as leaders of Penn for Hillary, Penn Democrats and campus organizers. Here's what we learned:

At Penn, many students fail to budget time for one of the most important things in life — sleep. 

Engineering geology student Mizane Johnson-Bowman said she was robbed and her roommate was assaulted only two weeks after beginning her degree work at Penn. 

Wharton students should know that there’s no such thing as a free lunch — except when the school pays for it.

“I’m doing everything I can to make sure that Hillary Clinton is the next President,” Planned Parenthood President Cecile Richards said. 

It’s good to be back. Penn cross country will get its first taste of competition on Friday at the Big Five Invitational at Belmont Plateau.

About a month into her new role as assistant cross country coach, Juli Benson calls the position “a dream come true.”

Ask any member of the Penn cross country team and they will tell you that their focus lies on the months ahead.

Collegiate athletics always brings challenges to teams who have to deal with radically different rosters every year. But this year, Penn women's cross country caught a break.

It’s not uncommon for graduating seniors to leave holes in a team’s roster -- but this particular one is about the size of the Grand Canyon. With the departure of all-world runner Tom Awad, Penn men’s track and field will look to adjust to life without the two-time defending Ivy Heptagonal champion.

During last semester's Reading Days, my sister came to see me, and we decided to take a weekend trip to New York.

Welcome to Penn, freshmen and transfer students. Over the next few weeks, you will have a lot of opportunities to start choosing the courses, campus spaces, and student groups that will come to define your experience here.

It’s official — the College Houses have out-TV’d my dad. As reported in a DP news article by Ray Pomponio, starting this year College House residents will get Comcast’s Xfinity On Demand streaming service included in the ever-increasing price of rent. Even my tech-happy father, who has enthusiastically upgraded our “home theater” infrastructure every few years since my birth, hasn’t quite sprung for that yet. While I am sure that College House residents will appreciate the service, I have to confess that it seems to me an extravagance.

Students woke up to hundred of flyers plastering campus, declaring, "This is what rape culture looks like."

Hundreds of flyers featuring an email sent by an account ozyellowbrickroad1@gmail.com were posted across campus on Tuesday morning, stamped with “This is what rape culture looks like" and "We are watching."