The Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival will feature screenings, film shorts and more in its fourth year. The bulk of the programming will take place at the Ibrahim Theater in Penn’s International House.

Theft Oct. 27 — A female student, 19, reported than an unknown suspect removed her wallet from her unattended purse at the Starbucks located at 3401 Walnut St at about 3:30 p.m. Oct.

On Tuesday, the president announced a “Pay as You Earn” proposal to help struggling college graduates with student loan debt, though officials believe the proposal will only translate to Penn “minimally” because of Penn’s no-loan financial aid policy.

The Young Americans for Obama program will hold its national launch event in Houston Hall’s Hall of Flags Wednesday at 6 p.m. The National Obama Student Summit, which will be broadcast on national television, will feature appearances by Obama Campaign Manager Jim Messina and Philadelphia Mayor and 1976 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter.

Penn Medicine, in collaboration with the Gift of Life Donor Program, performed the first bilateral hand transplant in the Delaware Valley region last month, described by Penn doctor L. Scott Levin as a “medical miracle.”

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.