A University commission will give its recommendations to the president and provost by the end of December.

Ashton Kutcher, the popular actor and movie producer, will be speaking at Penn on Sept. 18 as part of the Wharton School’s Social Impact Initiative, according to an email invitation sent out Wednesday.

Thai Singha will reopen at 3900 Chestnut Street in late October.

Shortly but sweetly brush up on last year’s up-and-down campaign for the Quakers.

Both soccer teams have had their season-opening home games moved to Penn Park from Rhodes Field, which is still being renovated.

At just 5-foot-6 inches, Dani Shepherd stood head over heels against everyone in the Ivy League last season.

The Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement issues 39 citations to minors at the two-day Made in America music festival in Philadelphia.

Hillel’s new LIFE fellowship is a value-based Israel engagement program that aims to foster discourse about Israel without taking sides on political issues.

Penn announced on Tuesday that the School of Nursing is teaming up with a Philadelphia private high school for girls, The Agnes Irwin School, to teach a class about global health this semester.

Excellent middle blocking is integral to any successful volleyball team. With Penn’s high expectations for the 2013 season, they’ll be no different with senior captain Susan Stuecheli returning to head Penn’s middle.

A memorial for the late College sophomore Alex Moll will be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, on College Green from 4:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m.

There’s been a lot of talk about Philadelphia schools lately — and not much of it has been positive.

The Quakers have a solid group of freshmen joining the squad, with Rachel Baader joining the Red and Blue as an outside hitter while Arielle Winfield and Lexi Slotkoff enter the year as middle blockers.

It’s an oft-repeated maxim in the classroom: Teaching others is the best way to learn. This summer, that age-old technique was taken out of the classroom and onto Penn’s volleyball courts.

Demeaning the Penn State name is just another identity crisis of our University.

While 2012 ended on a sour note for the Red and Blue as they got swept in the Empire State, the Quakers produced some memorable victories on their way to a winning season. Let’s look at three of the top moments.

With all eight Ivy League volleyball squads starting play this Saturday, it is fitting that we bring you the 2013 Ivy season preview now. As has been the case for the last few years, everyone is chasing Yale, with the Bulldogs going for their fourth straight Ivy League title. Can anyone dethrone the dominant Elis?