Articles by Christian Gilberti
05/10/13 12:00am
Crime Log | April 26 - May 3
See what incidents occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between April 26 and May 3. 04/22/13 12:04am
Van Pelt's Special Collections Center opens
As you exit the elevators on the newly renovated sixth floor of Van Pelt Library, Benjamin Franklin’s writing desk and several of his prized possessions — including his cufflinks and a silver spoon — are displayed in a glass case on your right. 04/15/13 10:57pm
Fling incidents down 59 percent from 2012
Penn’s student body flung a little safer this year. 04/08/13 11:25pm
Undercover liquor control officers to be on duty during Fling
Three weeks ago a commanding officer for the LCE alerted the Division of Public Safety that Penn was “on their radar screen,” according to Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush. 04/07/13 11:18pm
Violence Against Women Act reauthorization may affect Penn
A recent reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act may affect the way in which Penn is required to report details about sexual violence on campus. 04/04/13 11:05pm
Professor Kenneth Goldsmith named MoMA poet laureate
A full-time poet and part-time lecturer at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing, Kenneth Goldsmith is also a self-professed “institutional critic.” So when he was named the first “poet laureate” of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in January, Goldsmith was naturally “suspicious.” 04/02/13 9:23pm
Division of Public Safety 'optimistic' about 2013 Fling safety
The Division of Public Safety administers maximum measures to ensure the health and safety of students during Spring Fling. 03/29/13 12:17am
Crime Log | Mar. 15-Mar. 22
See what incidents occurred in the patrol zone. 03/26/13 7:42pm
Joke Issue: Wharton senior 'dismayed' by consulting position
College and Wharton senior and Integrated Studies Board Chair Jason Franks grew up the youngest of nine children on a Pueblo Indian Reservation in Laguna, N.M. 03/24/13 11:53pm
Quad building access to be restricted during Fling
All interior Quad doors will be “inaccessible for entrance” or have AlliedBarton Security guards posted outside on the Friday and Saturday of Spring Fling. 03/13/13 12:50am
Crime Log | Feb. 21-March 7
Check out what crimes have occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone between Feb. 21 and March 7. 03/13/13 12:32am
Theft rises, robberies stabilize in February
The month of February has brought nine assaults this month on campus— an increase from the same period in 2012 — but only one of the victims was affiliated with the University. There were 62 thefts from buildings within the Division of Public Safety patrol zone during the first two months of this year — up from 33 during the same period last year — and in January, there were 42 thefts from buildings alone. 02/28/13 12:28am
Seeking truth in science, faith and reasonable doubt
About 1,100 students took two hours off from studying this Wednesday night to ponder some of the bigger questions in life. 02/24/13 10:58pm
A night on the other side of the flashing lights
The DP’s crime beats took a weekend night shift with Penn Police officers. 02/20/13 11:22pm
Crime Log | Feb. 8 – 13
Read the incidents that occurred in the Penn Patrol Zone from Feb. 8 to 13. 02/20/13 10:42pm
Penn Alexander parents rally outside U. Council
Demonstrators gathered in the freezing cold Wednesday afternoon on the steps of Houston Hall to protest the results of the lottery registration at the Penn Alexander School. 02/18/13 10:13pm
Parents to rally in protest of Penn Alexander's new lottery system
A group of concerned parents and community members plan to rally outside of the University Council meeting at Houston Hall this Wednesday in protest of the new system of lottery registration at the Penn Alexander School. 02/18/13 12:16am
Penn sees more thefts, fewer robberies in Jan.
January has seen an increase in the number of thefts from buildings in and around Penn’s campus — but a decrease in more violent crimes like robbery. 02/14/13 11:19pm
Penn Alexander lottery concerns Penn faculty
The announcement of a lottery system of registration at the Penn Alexander School in West Philadelphia is causing many Penn faculty and their families to think twice about staying in the neighborhood. 02/12/13 6:48pm