An estimated 10,000 people crowded into Temple University to listen to presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speak.
Not many Penn athletes can say they spent time in the pros before putting on the red and blue for the Quakers.
For Penn softball, not much has changed in the last two seasons. They have had a strong offense, made several runs at the Ivy Title and had an ace starter named Alexis. But this year, the difference is in the last name. Just a year after graduating perhaps the most illustrious pitcher in program history in Alexis Borden, the Quakers have found a new star in the circle in junior Alexis Sargent. After waiting in the ranks for two years behind Borden, Sargent emerged as Penn's next top starter early in the season, wasting little time in establishing herself as a bona fide ace.
You are what you eat. And for Penn’s varsity athletes, nothing could be more important than what they put in their bodies.
To make it to the top of any industry, you have to be willing to think outside the box. Fortunately for Penn Athletics, Jim Steel has taken the message. Behind the efforts of the 12th-year Strength and Conditioning Manager, Penn varsity teams have strayed from the status quo in the weight room, adopting an unconventional method to raise themselves to the next level: Muay Thai kickboxing. “I’ve just found that it’s so good for hand-eye coordination, for conditioning it’s unbelievable, and it improves people’s athleticism,” Steel said.
It might be hard to place a finger on it, but Penn Athletics has a slightly different look these days. Throughout the semester, the athletic department has rolled out a series of changes to the Quakers’ branding, including the Champion Your Life campaign formally announced on Wednesday. The culmination of over a year of research and gradual unveiling, the rebranding is part of a holistic effort by Penn Athletics to reinvigorate student interest and reposition itself within the Penn and Greater Philadelphia communities. “Penn Athletics has created a really unique niche in Philadelphia, in the Ivy League and in the nation,” Martin explained.
It might be hard to place a finger on it, but Penn Athletics has a slightly different look these days. Throughout the semester, the athletic department has rolled out a series of changes to the Quakers’ branding, including the Champion Your Life campaign formally announced on Wednesday. The culmination of over a year of research and gradual unveiling, the rebranding is part of a holistic effort by Penn Athletics to reinvigorate student interest and reposition itself within the Penn and Greater Philadelphia communities. “Penn Athletics has created a really unique niche in Philadelphia, in the Ivy League and in the nation,” Martin explained.
Not many Penn athletes can say they spent time in the pros before putting on the red and blue for the Quakers.
For Penn softball, not much has changed in the last two seasons. They have had a strong offense, made several runs at the Ivy Title and had an ace starter named Alexis. But this year, the difference is in the last name. Just a year after graduating perhaps the most illustrious pitcher in program history in Alexis Borden, the Quakers have found a new star in the circle in junior Alexis Sargent. After waiting in the ranks for two years behind Borden, Sargent emerged as Penn's next top starter early in the season, wasting little time in establishing herself as a bona fide ace.
A revolution is coming soon within the Democratic Party. Bernie Sanders is calling for a “political revolution” with fiery rhetoric against the wealthy and Wall Street.
As an incoming transfer student last fall, I came with all the enthusiasm I could. In particular, I thought I was finally going to participate in extracurricular opportunities — the main facet of the American educational system that brought me all the way from Tunisia.
After jabs from social media users, plans to rename George Mason University's law school after late Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia have been revised.
Some say that the best way to initiate change is to play an active role at the community level — an idea that UCLA is taking to heart.
BEN CLAAR is a College freshman from Scarsdale, N.Y.
Students at Temple University may have a harder time finding the party scene this weekend.
Despite efforts from the University to normalize seeking help, many Penn students don’t like to ask for it — even when they’re testing to apply to graduate school.
Mayor Jim Kenney recently introduced a massive $600 million plan to restore Philadelphia’s public libraries, recreation centers and parks.
LPS students often have already faced a difficult journey just to get to Penn, but financial aid policies and curriculum constraints often present additional challenges upon arrival.
The team is celebrating students’ casual photography skills — from Instagram posts to Spring Break shots — for the third year through its spring contest.
At other institutions like Pennsylvania State University, Greek Week is a series of competitive events and games.
The rule was part of the STEM Optional Practical Training program (OPT), and extends the period of time foreign students can stay in the country seven months longer than what was outlined in the last policy, which was passed in 2008.
Less than a day after their men’s hoops counterparts won a national championship on an improbable buzzer-beating three pointer, Villanova softball traveled to University City to take on its counterparts from Penn. Unlike the Wildcats’ victory over North Carolina, however, the outcome of this cross-town matchup was never in doubt, with Villanova cruising to a 10-0 decision.
After a crazy weekend, the track team is reunited. And this time, they mean business. Last weekend, three groups traveled far and wide in search of elite-level performances that would earn them qualification for the NCAA preliminaries.
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