The Undergraduate Assembly wrestled with whether to endorse the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act at their meeting Sunday night before finally voting to table the issue until next week.

A social event for charity? Sounds like an excuse to party with a clean conscience. But Greek philanthropic efforts raise awareness for a number of causes and donate thousands of dollars to different charitable organizations.

In making future commencement speaker choices, the University Council Committee on Honorary Degrees should pay attention to the pulse of the campus and take note of students’ grassroots efforts.

Fineman’s talk on Tuesday evening at the Kelly Writers House addressed criticisms of modern journalism and its impact on American politics. His public lecture was also the third session is a three-part mini-course Fineman taught at the Writers House this fall.

Penn President Amy Gutmann joined the ranks of President Barack Obama, Ke$ha and Ellen DeGeneres in speaking out against bullying of gay students.

After tensely waiting for its bid to the NCAA tournament, the men's soccer team learned that it will host Bucknell at Rhodes Field on Thursday.

M. Hoops' 69-64 victory over Davidson Saturday at the Palestra marked an important transition for coach Jerome Allen and the Quakers.

Though senior football players Josh Powers and Jared Mollenbeck were honored with ESPN First-Team Academic All-District honors earlier this month, the accomplishments of the Quakers over the past four years are much more significant to them.

After his team clinched a share of the Ivy title, Penn coach Al Bagnoli took time to reflect on the directions this season could have taken following the loss of Owen Thomas last spring.

All six branches of student government kicked off the State of the School event, hosted by the Nominations and Elections Committee, by delivering a progress report on their respective branches.

French Studies, a subsection of Penn's Department of Romance Languages, will have fewer course offerings and faculty members next year.

As Zeta Tau Alpha prepares for the colonization process at Penn, Panhellenic Council leaders are anticipating the prospect of expansion in the coming years.

Both fencing teams met with relative success in State College, Pa., with three Penn men earning top-seven finishes and five members of the women’s team placing in the top 20 in their respective weapons.

SugarHouse, Philadelphia’s first casino, opened in September. The highest stakes, however, are not being wagered on the casino floor, but are being fought for in the court of public opinion.

While the men’s swimming team lost both their meets this weekend — Friday to Columbia and Saturday against the University of Connecticut —the women beat the Huskies resoundingly, racking up 171.5 points to UConn’s 126.5.

The Quakers defeated Bryant 70-59 to open their season Friday at the Palestra. The victory marked Penn’s first home opener win since 2006.

After tying the 141-pound weight-class championship match at the end of regulation, senior Zack Kemmerer rallied in the second overtime to capture first place at the Binghamton Open, capping a successful day for the wrestling team.