Ethan Alter
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Alter | Penn linemen were unsung heroes in title-clinching game
Saturday, with the season on the line, the Quakers in the trenches were the imposers and the Harvard Crimson the imposed upon. The result was another Ivy League title and victory cigars all around.
Penn football beats Harvard for share of Ivy title
Harvard won the opening coin toss, but not much more would go right for the Crimson at Franklin Field after that, as the Quakers scored on their opening drive and never trailed in a 30-21 victory.
No shirts, no shoes, just spray tans: Meet Mr. and Ms. Penn
The best bodies at Penn came together in Zellerbach Theatre to compete for the titles of Mr. and Ms. Penn on Wednesday night.
Alter | Brown receiver Lundevall was star of the game
Penn’s homecoming victory over Brown on Saturday featured two elite wide receivers. One of them pulled in 17 catches for 170 yards and a touchdown. The other had 5 receptions for 82 yards and a touchdown.
Jim Steel: Sculpting the Penn athlete
Jim Steel is a strong man. He has been for a long time. And for a long time, he’s been helping other people get strong too.
Watching film with the Penn football team
A huge part of a week’s preparation, and a part opaque to many a casual fan, is film study. Both with coaches and individually, players watch recorded games featuring their opponent to glean whatever they can heading into the weekend’s matchup.
Alter | It’s how you start, not how you finish
Sure, Penn’s offense finished Saturday’s game strong and almost pulled off the dramatic comeback victory. But if it had put itself in better position, Penn likely would’ve won the game.
Alter | Little learned from ’Nova
Even through two games, it’s too early to predict how the Quakers’ season will play out.
Villanova tops Penn football, extends winning streak
A mid-game quarterback change did little to change the Quakers’ offensive fortunes and Penn failed to snap its 101-year skid against Villanova, falling 24-8.
Penn wide receiver Holder goes from walk-on to starter
After gaining admission without a nod from the football program, Joe Holder decided that a Penn education and the prospect of playing Division I football were too much to turn down.
Football Preview | Ivy League full of talented wideouts
Ivy secondaries have struggled to defend a multiplicity of talented wide receivers. These pass-catchers will determine whether or not moving the ball through the air continues its upswing in the Ancient Eight.
Alter | Does Penn football have too tough a schedule?
Unlike some of its non-conference opponents, Penn does not provide athletic scholarships, putting the Quakers at a disadvantage.
Ethan Alter | Time to consider helmets in W. Lax
Though women’s lacrosse has long been played sans helmets, the sport has faced increased scrutiny in recent years for rising concussion rates.
Ethan Alter | Time to consider helmets in W. Lax
Though women’s lacrosse has long been played sans helmets, the sport has faced increased scrutiny in recent years for rising concussion rates.
No-contact rules change women's lacrosse game
Much of this heritage is retained in the men’s game today. Players wear helmets, thick gloves, shoulder pads, arm pads and elbow pads. Contact is encouraged and imposing one’s physicality on the opposing team is at least as important as speed and skill. Women’s lacrosse is essentially a different sport.
Wildcats pounce on Penn women's lacrosse
Facing Northwestern, the defending national champions, the Quakers could not pull off the upset at Franklin Field.
Women's Lax come back to beat Big Red
The Quakers rebounded from a 3-0 deficit and came back to beat Cornell 11-10.
Penn women's lacrosse takes on No. 18 Cornell
The women’s lacrosse team will make the always arduous trek to No. 18 Cornell this weekend to face yet another nationally ranked team.
ETHAN ALTER | Penn’s season far from disappointing
For Jerome Allen, the word that sums up the Penn men’s basketball season is “disappointing.” But in my time at Penn, I have never seen so much excitement generated by a Penn sports program as the men’s basketball team did this year.
Ethan Alter | Class of 2013, where are you?
Slowly, but surely, 2013 was purged from the Penn basketball team.
