Established last fall by 1959 MBA graduate and former Random House CEO Alberto Vitale, the fund aims to promote innovation among students and faculty at the Wharton School by awarding grants of up to $5,000 to students with fledgling business ideas.

Van Roten, who graduated from Penn in the spring of 2012, is now more than halfway through his rookie NFL season with the Green Bay Packers and serving as a backup center.

Crime increased by 25 percent this October, with the number of all incidents rising from 67 in October 2011 to 84 in October 2012.

Two-time Ivy League scoring champion and 2010-11 Ivy League Rookie of the Year Alyssa Baron is 21 points away from becoming one of 18 women in program history to break 1,000 career points.

Penn’s Greek community will be expanding in fall 2013, as fraternity Phi Sigma Kappa is returning to campus after a six-year hiatus.

Though speculation has arisen since last week’s election over whether 1987 College graduate Jon Huntsman Jr. may be first in line to succeed Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State, some in the Penn community are skeptical of these rumors.

Jazz and Grooves is a SPEC committee of about 20 members known for organizing shows featuring up-and-coming indie and electronic bands, as well as rappers, DJs and producers.

By providing students with remote access to the large-scale data resources of technology companies, these offerings are unlike traditional computer science courses, which typically only utilize in-house resources.

It is really essential that Penn eliminate, as far as possible, bottled water from campus. This would put the University in the forefront of the environmental movement, and make us a leader among the Ivies and higher ed all over the country.

Since the alcohol pilot went into effect on Oct. 19, seven student groups have registered parties under the new policy. OAD has subsidized security for each of these events.

The show was organized by a group of Wharton students in conjunction with Carelink Community Support Services, an organization devoted to serving individuals suffering from mental and physical disabilities.

The Fortieth Street M.E. Church will be demolished and replaced with a contemporary glass-front retail space that will house four new dining and shopping options, including Dunkin’ Donuts, Whirled Peace Frozen Yogurt and Philadelphia Chutney Company. The fourth property is still available for lease.

Senior Mark Rappo spent the 2011-12 season interning on Wall Street. Now, he returns as Penn’s only grappler at 125 pounds. Ranked No. 13 heading into the season, he will make his comeback Sunday in the Keystone Classic at the Palestra.

I struggled to decide whether to leave Penn until it dawned on me that depression is a medical condition — so I’m entitled to medical leave.

Penn needs to do more to improve its vegetarian options.

As the team’s season gets underway, it is unclear whether it will be the talented freshman class or the veterans on the team — or some combination of the two — that will fill a part of the void left by Brendan McHugh’s graduation.

The Penn basketball season has already tipped off, and with it the annual tradition of students waiting to buy season tickets at The Line has come and gone. But for most students, this historic tradition went by largely unnoticed.