Penn field hockey senior is making her last year count

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 23:27
In the best season of her collegiate career, senior Kyle deSandes-Moyer is finally seeing her years of hard work pay off.

Bagherzadeh | Men's soccer still searching for that shutout

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 23:24
There’s one simple explanation for the Quakers’ miserable 2-10 and 0-3 Ivy records: The defense has let the team down in virtually every single game.

Penn rowing to perform for the masses

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 23:21
At the Head of the Charles Regatta, the men’s lightweight, men’s heavyweight and women’s teams will be joined by 9,000 athletes in what is the ultimate two-day competition.

Former U.S. Ambassador shares experience of Tunisian revolution

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 23:15
Former United States Ambassador to Tunisia Gordon Gray was ambassador during the Tunisian Revolution, the powder keg for the Arab Spring, and came to speak about his experiences as a diplomat and Tunisia’s movement towards democracy.

Melissa Roberts & Jake Shuster | The math behind the moratorium

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 22:59
In addition to creating penalties, we want to create a culture shift around group spending and debt.

Submatriculation opens doors to advanced degrees

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 22:36
Students who pursue submatriculation, or enrollment into one of Penn’s 12 graduate schools as an undergraduate, must tackle professional-level classes — often simultaneously with the remainder of their undergraduate coursework.

Engineering classes create apps to serve Penn community

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 22:27
The courses — Software Design and Engineering for undergraduate students and Software Engineering for graduate students — encourage and emulate industry practices by allowing students to create and maintain software for real-world clients.

Your Voice | Let’s actually fix the debt crisis

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 22:11
Let’s take advantage of this crisis to make the structural reforms SAC needs for long-term viability.

Crime rates down 12 percent in September

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 21:55
Crime decreased by 12 percent this September, with the number of general incidents dropping from 102 in September 2011 to 90 in 2012.

Chiefs of Staff in the spotlight at the Fels Institute

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 21:44
Approximately 125 people attended a panel hosted by Penn’s Fels Institute of Government titled “Hail to the Chiefs (of Staff),” a conversation with three current or former chiefs of staff to politicians, at the National Constitution Center last night.

Divya Ramesh | When reality bites

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 21:44
Colleges like Penn should actively encourage children in foster care to apply.

Penn to establish center in China

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 20:58
The University Board of Trustees has authorized an initial investment of up to $5 million in a subsidiary fund called UPenn International, which will facilitate operations abroad, including the new Penn-Wharton Center in Beijing.

Yessenia Gutierrez | We pledge allegiance — but to what?

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 00:38
When I turned 16, I wasn’t worried about getting a car. I was worried about becoming a Guatemalan citizen.

Brian Collopy | Policies over personalities

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 00:38
Political rhetoric and the media’s coverage often eschew economic reasoning and evidence when discussing policy.

Editorial | Race matters, at least for now

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Tue, 10/16/2012 - 00:35
Affirmative action has its flaws. But it is the only tried and true method to achieve the same diversity that we currently see in higher education.

Quakers get first two men's basketball commitments

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Mon, 10/15/2012 - 23:55
Penn kicks off its Class of 2017 recruiting with the son of baseball Hall of Famer Dave Winfield and an Atlanta all-metro star.

Phillips | Penn football needs to pick up the pace

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Mon, 10/15/2012 - 23:33
Throughout the season, the Red and Blue have demonstrated the ability to mount comebacks late in games, and Saturday’s win fits that mold.

'Head Games' film brings attention to brain trauma in sports

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Mon, 10/15/2012 - 23:28
A contingent of researchers — including several from the Penn community — came together to make “Head Games,” a documentary about brain trauma in sports.

New Penn golf coach discusses his career on PGA Tour

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Mon, 10/15/2012 - 23:24
Penn’s new men’s golf coach spent the last 20 years golfing professionally off and on as a member of the PGA and Web.com tours. Making the cut for 60 PGA tournaments, he once placed as high as second. He also won two Web.com tournaments.

UA Recap: General body meeting features budget discussion

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Mon, 10/15/2012 - 23:09
Despite having a smaller group than usual Sunday night, the UA first confronted the recent moratorium on new student group funding issued by the Student Activities Council.