Samantha Sharf | Looking beyond Hill’s ‘ugly’ facade
Should a building be judged on its aesthetics or on the acclaim of its architect?
Should a building be judged on its aesthetics or on the acclaim of its architect?
In a rare turn of events, prosecutors in former state Sen. Vince Fumo’s federal corruption case are asking the judge to give the defendant more time in prison. INTERACTIVE: The Fumo case
Penn Press is about to join the digital world with plans to launch over 400 e-books in January. At launch, the books will be available as PDFs with the ability to download them to devices and print a chapter at a time.
The 1985 College graduate visited the Penn Bookstore on Saturday to discuss the book’s 10th anniversary, for which a newly updated edition was printed this year.
In a rare turn of events, prosecutors in former state Sen. Vince Fumo’s federal corruption case are asking the judge to give the defendant more time in prison. INTERACTIVE: The Fumo case
Penn Press is about to join the digital world with plans to launch over 400 e-books in January. At launch, the books will be available as PDFs with the ability to download them to devices and print a chapter at a time.
This week is Collegiate EMS Week, which kicked off on Monday with National Collegiate CPR Day. MERT members handed out flyers on Locust Walk “to encourage people to take our CPR class and become certified,” College senior and MERT Community Outreach officer Kendra Hypolite said.
Philadelphia Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter was reelected Tuesday in a landslide. VIDEO: How did you vote?INTERACTIVE: Election results
Six thefts and one act of burglary were perpetrated throughout the week.
Monday night’s annual Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival, presented by HBO, promoted films on Asian American life or with Asian American actors and directors. Ten of the 13 films featured by the festival — which varied in genre from thriller to romantic comedy to documentary — were shown in the Ibrahim Theater at Penn’s International House.
Today, Penn students registered to vote in Philadelphia will have a chance to have a say in the future of the city. For some, the decisions they make on election day will out last their time at Penn. INTERACTIVE: Who’s running in Philadelphia?
Our generation has drifted away from the sanctity of monogamy to, as it’s commonly known on the street, “hooking up.”
Unlike chains that crowd campus, House of Our Own, The Last Word Bookshop, Penn Book Center, The Marvelous and Avril 50 were all created by a character with a unique vision. They continue to flourish even in the face of tough economic times by offering not only specialized products but also specialized knowledge.
Last week’s Obama event on campus focused on the short-term gain without thinking of the long-term pain that will be caused.
On Sunday night, the UA announced that it would present a resolution for its University-wide alcohol policy review on Nov. 20. One of the major aims of the policy is to make registering on-campus parties easier for student groups.
A new system makes housing selection more just, especially by eliminating community living.
On Monday, Penn for Life hosted Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput at Houston Hall to discuss the Catholic Church’s view on abortion, as well as the importance of political advocacy for the pro-life movement.
Monday night’s joint talk, held in Huntsman Hall, was hosted by the Chinese Students and Scholars Association at Penn (CSSAP) and featured speeches by Zhen Fund founders Xiaoping Xu and Victor Wang and UBS China Chairman and Country Head David Li.
A recent ranking jointly released by the Lawrence Zicklin Center for Business Ethics Research at the Wharton School and the Center for Political Accountability aims to ensure that elections in the United States are a question of politics, not sponsorship.
At Monday night’s speaker presentation hosted by Penn Friends of Israel at Huntsman Hall, an audience of about 60 sat in to listen to Weinberg, a member of the Israel Defense Forces who was invited to talk from a soldier’s perspective on ethics in the Israeli military.