Sakai, still in the early stages of development, may be an alternative to the course management program Blackboard. Sakai is currently being tested in 24 courses across the University.

After long-time Director June Chu departed from the Pan-Asian American Community House, the Asian American umbrella organization has named Meeta Kumar the interim director of the organization.

Lauren Shapiro, a senior at Doris and Alex Weber Jewish Community High School in Atlanta, Ga., said “it’s absolutely necessary that [the college I attend] has some Jewish population.” Of 10,000 undergraduate at Penn, around 25 percent are Jewish.

There aren’t enough people involved in the pro-life movement at Penn.

When the new version of Penn Course Review launched Oct. 31, its updated design exposed existing inaccuracies ­and elicited calls for its immediate takedown.

Penn students “work hard and play hard.” But if a just-released survey is any indication, Quakers want to work smarter and play smarter.

Alec Webley, a former Undergraduate Assembly chairman, applauds Penn’s calendar reform for putting the interests of students first.

The United Minorities Council and the Philomathean Society organized a panel of faculty to discuss the Diversity Action Plan, which was announced by the administration this summer.

Although protesters were enough for House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) to cancel his speech at Huntsman, he went on to give income-equality speeches at other universities amidst protesting crowds.

At Innovation Week’s kick-off, students listened to an hour-long discussion on PennLaunch and gained tips on creating their own start-ups.

Penn and Brown’s mudbowl in Providence, R.I., wasn’t the only football game affected by Saturday’s storm.

The official box score reads, “Temperature: 47, Wind: 10-15, Weather: rainy, cold.” If that told the whole story, the 2011 Quakers would still be undefeated in the Ivy League.

Because Penn tied Brown and Harvard defeated Dartmouth this weekend, the Crimson have clinched at least a share of the Ivy title, as well as the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

The University Archives documents anything and everything there is to know about the University’s past ­— from Benjamin Franklin’s earliest musings on the state of higher education in Pennsylvania in 1749 to current print editions of The Daily Pennsylvanian. VIDEO: Tour of the University Archives

Two women who worked in a West Philadelphia clinic just north of campus that performed illegal late-term abortions pleaded guilty to third-degree murder on Oct. 27.

Wednesday, the University City District will celebrate the opening of a new green space located just outside of 30th Street Station in an effort to welcome travelers to Philadelphia and provide a gathering place for the community.

UA members voted to support efforts to increase financial aid for international students, follow up on the University’s Diversity Action Plan and change the Green Events Certification program.