Completely separate from the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Program Initiatives, Penn DAPA is a student-run organization looking to reduce the harm caused by substance abuse. Within the past year, several students have transformed the Penn Drug and Alcohol Resource Team into this new club, modeled on initiatives being taken at peer institutions, including Harvard and Dartmouth.

The former Penn economics professor who pleaded guilty to killing his wife is fighting back against a civil verdict forcing him to pay $124.2 million in damages for the offense.

Among the Ivy League universities, Columbia University and Penn were the only schools without any Rhodes Scholarship recipients.

The new application platform — which would serve as an alternate to the Common App — intends to increase flexibility for member colleges by reducing the number of required items for all schools.

Steinhardt Hall, a.k.a Hillel headquarters, celebrated its 13th year on campus in style last Saturday with a Bar Mitzvah.

Wahoo's Fish Taco has recently opened their first east coast location on 31st and Chestnut streets. The eatery specializes in burritos, enchiladas and of course, tacos, including a new salsa made from four different types of chiles. Locally sourced items range from 3 to 10 dollars, and the restaurant is stocked with a full bar. 

Wharton undergraduates may be a step closer to having the opportunity to spend a semester at the epicenter of the tech world.   On Thursday, Vice Dean Lori Rosenkopf sent an email to all Wharton sophomores, asking them to complete a survey on their interest in studying at the school’s San Francisco campus in the Spring of 2016.   “Many students have expressed interest in the opportunity to study at Wharton San Francisco for a semester, and the Undergraduate Division is assessing its feasibility,” the email read.

Kate Middleton has been spotted dozens of times wearing his “corkswoons.” Beyonce loves that she danced “a thousand miles” in his heels.

The hot start for Penn women’s swimming and diving cooled down this weekend, but a strong performance against mismatched opponents has kept the embers lit.

The fall season may be coming to a close, but on Saturday, Penn athletics’ potential MVP got yet another chance to cement his status amongst the schools elite athletes.

The way Penn football celebrated at midfield after defeating Cornell, giving retiring coach Al Bagnoli a ceremonial Gatorade shower, you’d almost have thought the Quakers somehow managed to capture a 10th Ivy title for their leader on some sort of technicality.

Against a more experienced and talented Lafayette squad that was hot from the start, Penn made an impressive comeback effort that put its full potential on display despite ultimately falling short, 83-77.

I’ve been told by too many people to remember that it must have been easy for me to get into Penn. That I have it so easy because I am on full financial aid and don’t have to take out loans. That I was the perfect diversity candidate. And I am sick of it.

Furthermore, as college students, we’re consumers of a product. Penn’s tuition is $47,668 a year. If the average student takes five courses a semester, that’s $4,766.80 per class. We wouldn’t buy a $4,000 dress without trying it on, and we shouldn’t have to register for courses without testing them out.

For Penn men’s swimming, this weekend’s opening tri-meet could prove to be a good opportunity to see what the season has in store.

At the Garret Penn State Open this weekend, Penn men’s and women’s fencing knew they would take on some of the best teams in the country, such as OSU, Notre Dame, Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Penn State. And they came out strong.

Coming out of the first weekend of the regular season, Penn squash could not have asked for much better results.