11/10/10 7:50am
Penn students’ hectic schedules rarely permit them to spare a minute. But, thanks to the 60-Second Lecture series, those who do reap substantial rewards.
11/02/10 3:48am
According to the Division of Public Safety, a fight broke out at around 4:30 p.m. Saturday between a Penn alumnus and another male outside of the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house, located at 4040 Walnut St.
10/18/10 5:25am
While 91% of Americans studying languages in high school and college choose French, German, Italian or Spanish, Penn offers many ‘less commonly taught languages’
09/01/10 9:02pm
The 'cupcake lady's' food truck was confiscated for violating vendor parking restrictions at 33rd and Market streets.
05/27/10 4:23am
In an ever more globalized market, growing numbers of students and working professionals are flocking to overseas firms and organizations for internship experience.
05/13/10 11:50pm
Part of a year-to-date 25 percent increase in overall crime, forcible sex offenses saw a dramatic increase, with seven incidents reported in April.
04/28/10 10:06pm
As part of the Triscuit Home Farming Movement, which plans to create 50 community-based home farms nationwide in 2010, the nonprofit organization Urban Farming will launch a farm next Tuesday at Woodland Presbyterian Church, located at 401 S. 42nd St.
04/25/10 11:43pm
Annenberg professor found that dog ownership exerted a “small but significant” effect on voters’ opinions of each candidate.
04/21/10 5:23am
According to several student eyewitnesses, a security officer at the Spring Fling concert used excessive force against a female concert attendee while attempting to clear an aisle.
04/21/10 2:44am
The enhanced anti-theft campaign will involve AlliedBarton security guards heightening vigilance against theft and verbally reminding students not to leave items unattended.
04/15/10 4:12am
A recent study conducted by the Adolescent Communication Institute at Penn's Annenberg Public Policy Center found that over the decades, top-selling films within the PG-13 category have been growing steadily more violent, while sexual content increased in R-rated films.
04/14/10 8:12pm
A 28-year-old female was struck by a SEPTA Route 40 westbound bus at 40th and Spruce streets at about 3:45 p.m.
04/14/10 2:53am
Penn's Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush will work with the Restaurant School to increase its "footprint" in University City.
04/12/10 4:37am
‘Bhakt’ robots were programmed by Engineering grad students to follow the path of a lead ‘guru’ robot. The names are Hindi for ‘follower’ and ‘leader,’ respectively.
04/08/10 4:20am
Violent crime, or crimes against persons, rose by 75 percent from last March to this March.
04/06/10 5:26am
Retracted a mere 15 minutes after its release, the alert prompted a mass exodus involving not only the 1,500 recipients but also friends and acquaintances who had been informed of the message’s contents, in addition to curious Philadelphians who happened to be near campus.
04/05/10 3:04am
Staff writer Jenny Chung spends an evening navigating Penn Police's patrol zone with Sergeant Casey Busch, a veteran of nearly seven years at the Division of Public Safety.
04/01/10 12:29am
Given the rising rates of flash mob activity in recent years, the emergent urban phenomenon has come under increasing national scrutiny.
