It's easy being Green
His bum may have been on the rail in 1999, but last night comedian and actor Tom Green’s bum was in Zellerbach Theatre to host the 12th Annual Intercollegiate Comedy Festival.
Former Penn admin named Drexel president
Penn’s former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer John Fry was named president of Drexel University today.
Feb. crime rates up from last year
Overall crime in February rose by 17.4 percent as compared to last February, according to Division of Public Safety crime statistics.
Wharton falls in rankings
The school fell to fourth place this year in BusinessWeek's 2010 Undergraduate Business School Rankings. It was ranked third last year after being in first for several years.
'Strong rebound' for endowment
Endowment investments have returned 13.7 percent as of the close of the second quarter of FY2010 and are "ahead of the benchmark” according to Executive VP Craig Carnaroli.
University to host major Asian American conference
Approximately 1,400 students from all over the East Coast and as far as Nevada and California will travel to Penn for the 2010 East Coast Asian American Student Union conference.
Fresh Grocer closed preemptively
Documents in Philadelphia’s Court of Common Pleas confirm that Fresh Grocer negotiated the terms of the 40th Street store’s closure prior to its temporary shutdown on Feb. 17.
HUP reports possible error
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania may have committed an error in the treatment of a prostate cancer patient, according to a report the hospital filed on Feb. 25.
Amalfitano kicks off campaign for UA president
The race for Undergraduate Assembly President is underway, with UA Vice Chair for External Affairs and College junior Matt Amalfitano launching his campaign at a town hall meeting Wednesday night.
Penn hosts famous philosopher Judith Butler
Judith Butler’s intellectual activities span many disciplines, including feminism, queer theory, political philosophy and ethics. The extent of her audience attested to the diversity of her work and the celebrity status she holds among scholars within and beyond her field.
PennCard entry to stop using SSN
Thanks to an initiative by the Undergraduate Assembly, students — beginning with the incoming class of 2014 — will no longer use the last four digits of their social security numbers for their PennCard Access Codes.