Title hopes over for men’s soccer team

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Sun, 10/14/2012 - 21:01
The Quakers headed to Dartmouth looking for their first win in Ivy play and their third win of the season. However, two goals from the Big Green in the opening 33 minutes meant they were always playing catch-up.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Allyson Schwartz speak ahead of elections

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Sun, 10/14/2012 - 20:57
Gillibrand suggested that if Romney defeats Obama in the November election, the consequences will be grave for America’s women.

Penn football comes back to beat Columbia, 24-20

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Sat, 10/13/2012 - 15:09
Just when it looked like Penn’s 15-year winning streak over Columbia was about to end, the Quakers fought back to beat the Lions, 24-20, and stay undefeated in the Ivy League. Trailing, 20-17, and starting at their own 38 with 2:26 remaining, the Red and Blue drove down the field.

Editorial | Safeguarding our systems

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 00:41
Since our lives are inextricably tied to technology, learning to secure data will pay huge dividends in the future.

Ernest Owens | Fast, pray, love to celebrate 21

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 00:40
For most of my life, I aimed to prove others wrong. I strived to defy the socioeconomic gravity that tried to pull me down.

Penn crews to compete in annual Navy Day Regatta

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 00:21
The Penn crew team will compete in the historic Navy Day Regatta this weekend to celebrate the 237th birthday of the United States Navy.

In cross-country trip, Bike for the Fight founders stop at Hillel

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 00:07
Last night, Penn Hillel hosted Tom Peled, founder of Bike for the Fight — a fundraising effort to support the Israel Cancer Research Fund — before he moves on with his team to New York next week.

Medical students trade scalpels for brushes

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Fri, 10/12/2012 - 00:06
The pieces in the exhibition ranged from abstract metal sculptures and pottery to portraits, landscapes and photographs.

Penn football wideouts leading the charge

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 23:40
The threat of the pass is just what the doctor ordered against Columbia, since the Lions rank seventh in the Ancient Eight in pass defense efficiency.

Penn volleyball feels confident heading into long road trip

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 23:26
Penn (8-8, 3-2 Ivy) will use last week’s momentum going into this weekend’s matches at Brown and Yale — the final two games in the first round-robin of Ivy play.

Penn soccer searching for first Ivy win

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 23:24
The Quakers have shown their skill on the field — they stayed within one goal of No. 22 Cornell — but have been unable to execute for a full 90 minutes.

Penn sprint football seniors lead young team against Army

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 23:24
The sprint football seniors, all eight of them, will take to Franklin Field this Saturday to lead a very young Penn team against undefeated Army.

Majority of Penn employee donations go to Democrats

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 23:15
In this election cycle, Penn employees are cumulatively the third-highest political donors among Ivy League schools.

Professional soccer player shares experience as openly gay athlete

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 23:00
Last night, GO! Athletes featured headline speaker Joanna Lohman at their re-launch event in Bodek Lounge. Lohman is an openly gay professional women’s soccer player for D.C. United. The purpose of the event was to raise awareness of homophobia and discrimination in sports.

Quick Takes | Higher education round-up: Oct. 12

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 21:26
A weekly roundup of news from around the Ivy League and the higher-education community.

Penn field hockey out for revenge against Lions

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 21:17
Although the Red and Blue have won seven of the last 10 against the Lions, they lost last year on the road by a score of 5-1.

Wharton group to push for environmental awareness in business

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 20:57
Formed in 2010, the board is a collaboration among student leaders, Wharton’s undergraduate and graduate divisions and Wharton Operations.

Penn women's soccer seeks quick start in Hanover

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 20:54
When Penn faces Dartmouth on Saturday in Hanover, N.H., the Quakers will look to start fast from the opening whistle against a Big Green squad that is on the rise in the Ivy League.

Penn Microfinance screens film about poverty

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Thu, 10/11/2012 - 01:13
Living on One’s two co-founders and two cameramen lived for 56 days in a rural Guatemalan village on just one dollar a day. Battling E. coli and giardia, an intestinal disease, they documented their challenges, successes and overall experience for the rest of the world to see.

Lauren Agresti | A #FirstWorldProblem that matters

The Daily Pennsylvanian - Wed, 10/10/2012 - 23:43
We all feel pain, fall violently ill, lose loved ones and experience betrayal. Suffering is — and always has been — the universal human condition.