Jeanne Leong

Looking for a unique holiday gift that broadens the world of the recipient and also supports the arts? Consider giving the gift of membership to one of Penn’s arts organizations or the University’s public radio station.

The Mask and Wig Club, Penn’s all-male comedy troupe, has entertained Philadelphians and the Penn community since 1889 with its original revues, often featuring skits with men dressed up as women.

Makuu Black Cultural Center means "home" or "headquarters" in Swahili. The name is fitting, because “home” is the word many students use to describe what Makuu means to them.

Today, Williams Hall stands on the northeast corner of 36th and Spruce streets, but from the late 1800s until 1969, the Robert Hare Medical and Dental Laboratory occupied the site.

Using the latest Apple contraption or Microsoft Office program can be intimidating and frustrating for the technologically challenged, but the Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center offers free workshops to assist those who are less electronically inclined.

WHO:Michael Fitts, Dean, University of Pennsylvania Law School Amy Gutmann, President, University of Pennsylvania WHAT: Final steel beam to be placed on Golkin Hall WHEN: Nov. 4, 2010 @ 6:30 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA – First lady Michelle Obama visited the Penn campus for a “get out the vote” event on Nov. 1, the day before the midterm elections. An enthusiastic crowd packed Penn Commons to hear Obama. “It is really because of you that so much has been accomplished in such a short period of time,“ she said. The doors opened at 5:30 p.m., but the lines began forming by mid-afternoon.

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Penn students (all men until the 1880s) created and engaged in initiation rituals and competitions as rites of passage. It was believed that the competitions built class unity and school spirit, and also tested the courage and character that was expected of a college man.

PHILADELPHIA – University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced today that Michael Fitts has agreed to extend his term as dean of the Penn Law School until June 30, 2015. Fitts became dean in 2000 and had been scheduled to step down on June 30, 2012.