In response to spikes in sexual assaults taking place on college campuses, particularly at fraternity houses, female students have begun wondering whether or not holding parties in sorority houses would help decrease the number of sexual assaults that take place, The New York Times Reported. Various female students have reported fraternity parties as being conducive to assault due to the amount of alcohol served and fact that males have the advantage of knowing the layout of the fraternity houses, including all the exits. Now everyone agrees that sorority houses serving alcohol and hosting parties will reduce the amount of sexual violence that takes place on campuses.
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At Penn for the holidays: International students on campus for winter break
Several international students at Penn didn’t have the good fortune of returning home for winter break.
Penn to offer four new summer abroad programs
Despite declining enrollments in summer abroad, Penn will be expanding its summer programming to Tel Aviv, Havana, Athens, Berlin and Rotterdam.
Who ya gonna call? Penn Ghost Project studies specters on campus
Sure, ghosts might not exist, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t haunted our footsteps.
At Penn for the holidays: International students on campus for winter break
Several international students at Penn didn’t have the good fortune of returning home for winter break.
Penn to offer four new summer abroad programs
Despite declining enrollments in summer abroad, Penn will be expanding its summer programming to Tel Aviv, Havana, Athens, Berlin and Rotterdam.
Beyond the Box Score | An analytical look at Penn basketball
With Penn basketball approaching the midway point in its season, fans and opposing coaches alike seem to think they know what Penn is made of. But the advanced stats tell the whole story.
Tydings | Time for an Ivy League basketball tournament
There will always be those who are staunch defenders of anti-tournament model for the Ancient Eight, but that’s exactly what it is: ancient.
Gutmann sets billion dollar financial aid goal
Following the Making History Campaign’s unprecedented fundraising success, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann recently announced the University’s intention to raise one billion dollars for financial aid by 2020.
Penn Band performs at Disney over break
Penn Band embarked on a new performance journey during this winter break.
Penn squash uses winter break to get ahead
While winter break may have just been a break from classes for most Penn students, the men and women’s squash teams used it to get a leg up on their opponents.
Quakers' chance to stand alone
The last time Penn women’s basketball played a team from Philadelphia, the Quakers did something never before seen in program history, clinching a share of the Big 5 title in dramatic fashion. Now, with the Red and Blue set to do battle against another local rival, the squad has the opportunity to cross another seldom achieved goal off its bucket list: beat Villanova. Having already knocked off La Salle, St.
Penn basketball seeks to fix home court woes
With Ivy League play looming, the Quakers (4-9, 0-1 Ivy) look to continue their success against MAAC teams - they are 2-1 this season with wins over Marist and Niagara - with Wednesday's game against Monmouth (9-9).
Talking Backward | Admitting defeat
If the admissions process at a university can accomplish anything, it should be to detect applicants who are interested in close scrutiny and critical appraisal of their own lives and screen those who are not.
Guest Column by Luke Messac | Three steps for our new governor
For too long, the uninsured have gone without life-saving medical treatment or lived in fear of bankruptcy. Survivors fleeing abuse have been forced to sleep in the streets after their last lifeline of state assistance was cut off. The recently laid-off have waited in vain for help at County Assistance Offices.
PENNCAP students revamp local school for MLK Day
On Monday, 14 students woke up early to give their time to a local Philadelphia middle school, Middle Years Alternative.
Students march in Phila. #ReclaimMLK protest
Roughly 7,000 people, including students from Penn, marched through Philadelphia yesterday as a part of #ReclaimMLK Day
Sexual misconduct education required for Phi Delta Theta probation
Phi Delta Theta will participate in sexual misconduct education.
Fraternity recruitment continues but some Phi Delt rushers held at Bey
Several Penn students participating in fraternity recruitment said that the controversial holiday photo itself didn’t exert a major influence on their choices during the process.
GSE student chosen for PA Secretary of Education
Pedro Rivera is a Philadelphia native and former teacher and principal in the School District of Philadelphia.


















