On Monday morning, members of the Division of Public Safety gathered in the Emergency Operations Center to anticipate the potentially disastrous effects of Hurricane Sandy.

Campus and the city of Philadelphia alike have been preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy since Sunday night. VIDEO: Preparing for Hurricane Sandy PHOTO GALLERY: Hurricane Sandy PreparationPHOTO GALLERY: Hurricane Sandy at Penn

While campus is waiting for Hurricane Sandy to arrive in full force, college house staff are trying to promote safety while finding creative ways to keep their residents entertained.

With midterm season in the air, it’s hard to think about going to the movies. But the Philadelphia Film Festival, which came to a close on Saturday night, celebrated 10 days of screening films that served as a well-deserved study break for some students. The Philadelphia Film Festival, which is organized by the Philadelphia Film Society and co-sponsored by Penn, ran from Oct.

2004 College graduate Carlos Gomez was leaving his apartment in a rush one day, late for a meeting. While exiting his apartment building, he saw a black man on the other side of the door and unwittingly jumped back.

The Quakers’ seniors closed Franklin Field in style with a dramatic 2-1 overtime victory over Brown on Sunday.

It’s around 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon, and the doors of West Philadelphia High School still don’t appear to be open.

“We wanted to provide an opportunity for as many people on campus as possible … [to] engage themselves [and] immerse themselves in the musical opportunities at Penn,” Mitchell Blutt, the patron of this event, said.

Penn’s homecoming victory over Brown on Saturday featured two elite wide receivers. One of them pulled in 17 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown. The other had 5 receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown.

The team’s research was groundbreaking in the field. Whereas most current therapies rely on either spatial or cellular targeting in order to affect change in a living system, Penn iGEM’s research combined the two existing models.

Penn’s Board of Trustees convened at the Inn at Penn for two days to discuss the various issues pertinent to the University and opportunities for expansion.

In response to the looming severe weather threat of Hurricane Sandy, the Office of Admissions has extended the deadline for early decision applications to 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 6.

Besieged by problems on both sides of the ball from the outset, the Quakers were run over by Navy, 44-10.

On Saturday evening against Brown, York ended Senior Night in dramatic fashion, winning the game for Penn by netting her first goal of the season in overtime. The 1-0 victory at Rhodes Field ensured the Quakers will play for a share of the Ivy League championship on Nov. 3 at Princeton.

The nationally ranked Bears (12-1-2, 4-0-1 Ivy) got off to a quick start when they found the back of the net under four minutes into the match on a one-timer to the upper left corner off a deflection.

On Sunday afternoon, a line for an Amtrak train out of Philadelphia stretched nearly the length of 30th Street Station, Philadelphia’s central regional rail hub. Screens around the station projected precautionary evacuation procedure plans and exits.

Students will be stuck inside for most of the next two days, following Penn’s announcement earlier Sunday that all classes and University operations have been cancelled. VIDEO: Preparing for Hurricane Sandy PHOTO GALLERY: Hurricane Sandy PreparationPHOTO GALLERY: Hurricane Sandy at Penn