When I first told my mother I was considering moving off- campus this year, she was in denial. I’d spent my first two years at Penn in the College House System, and she thought there was no reason for that to change.

Welcome to the world of the college sexile. There is nothing more frustrating than being forced to find alternative sleeping arrangements because your roommate has decided to engage in intercourse on a whim.

Living in a fraternity or sorority house is often the best way for Greek students to fuse the different benefits of living on- and off-campus.

Find out where you can store your belongings for the summer.

Communicate, pick your battles, have a life outside the apartment, remember that you're friends and stay on top of rent checks.

When you’re left without a plan for housing for the next year, your options diminish. Before you can say, “Where the hell is Sansom West?” it’s September, and you’re moving into the Quad again for a second year.

For most college students, dorm living is the staple of college life. More than 5,000 students live on campus, including almost 800 people in each highrise and nearly 1,500 in the Quadrangle.

Nov. 14 — A juvenile unaffiliated with the University, 11, was arrested at about 2:45 a.m. for allegedly assaulting a police officer on the 4000 block of Chestnut Street.

The Quakers are scheduled to compete in four straight dual matches Saturday, as they venture to Troy, N.Y., to take part in the Northeast Duals.

Penn tuition has a reputation for being excessively pricey — but experts think otherwise. The University was recently ranked eighth on Kiplinger’s 2009-2010 list for Best Values in Private Universities.

New Congressional legislation introduced by a local representative aims to better oversee Veterans Affairs hospitals.

Students in the Excelano project have found a family in the other group members. Excelano is Penn’s first and only spoken word group.

The Quakers (0-2, 0-0 Ivy) will face Iowa State and Northwestern at the 19th annual Mildred and Roger L. White Invitational.

Drexel pulled away in the second half to defeat Penn for its first victory, 58-49.

For the third year in a row, Penn was ranked as the top college or university in Security Magazine’s “Security 500” list, an annual security ranking of various corporations and institutions.

Students studying abroad spring semester should apply for college-house residences the following year in mid-December before they leave. Those who are studying abroad in the fall cannot apply for housing until Oct. 1, when materials are available online.

Gender-neutral housing is a program in which students can live with other students of the opposite gender. All upperclassmen students may apply for gender-neutral housing. Additional forms and agreements are required.