Getting personal with Michael Cera
The Bridge had all the makings of a Hollywood premiere as students lined up to see a free advance screening of Youth in Revolt and chat with stars Michael Cera and Portia Doubleday.
Campaign aimed to educate about student govt.
The signs on Locust Walk — which included phrases like “Fling is Cancelled,” “No More Hey Day” and “Fall Break Discontinued” — were part of a one-day campaign by the NEC to teach students the purpose of Penn Student Government.
Profs reach out to students on Facebook
As students spend more time on the web, professors are reaching out to them online.
QuestBridge scholars reflect on first semester
Students who came to Penn through QuestBridge — an organization that links low-income students with colleges for full scholarships — say their first semester has been a success both academically and socially.
School pride enters wardrobes
College students are working to make the College of Arts and Sciences as recognizable a brand as Wharton — at least, on their T-shirts.
Working to create solutions in India
In June 2007, College sophomore Turja Chakrabarti, a Kolkata, India native, helped found Pratit, an international non-profit that works to create solutions to poverty in the slums of Kolkata and villages in West Bengal.
Crime Log
Nov. 20 — Wilbert Tyreek, 50, unaffiliated with the University and of the unit block of Ridge Avenue, was arrested at about 11:45 a.m. for allegedly attempting to remove items from a cafe at HUP.
Grappling with social change
University Chaplain Chaz Howard encouraged students to grapple with the issue of poverty in their conversations about science and education.
Hart gauges public views on Obama, Congress
Peter Hart's Annenberg study, to be aired on C-SPAN, sought to elicit qualitative feedback on the new administration’s progress thus far.
Going global | Students overcome culture shock
International students experience a common challenge: acclimating to Penn. For many, the U.S. brings culture shocks from language, a new educational system and homesickness.
Facebook post questions Alex Ryles' cause of death
The cause of College sophomore Alex Ryles’ death has been called into question by a post on Facebook.
Penn Vet moos for ice cream
When students buy ice cream from the Uncommon Market under 1920 Commons Dining Hall, the cow that produced the milk for that ice cream is not far away.