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Sophomore Sydney Stipanovich powered the Quakers' offense with 12 points on Friday.

Down, but certainly not out. Although Penn women's basketball will hit the road once again this weekend, the squad has no plans of going anywhere in the larger picture -- the race for the Ivy League title -- despite last Friday's letdown against Cornell. After splitting last weekend's contests with the Big Red and Columbia, the Quakers (12-7, 3-2 Ivy) will travel to New Haven, Conn., to face Yale on Friday before wrapping up their fifth road matchup in seven games against Brown on Saturday. While this weekend's slate of back to back games represents the third of six consecutive Ivy doubleheaders for the Red and Blue, coach Mike McLaughlin is confident in Penn's physical and mental states, despite the loss to Cornell. "We have some kids that are banged up like every other team, but physically we're in good shape," McLaughlin said.


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Is 21 the optimal drinking age? That question is a constant debate at Universities around the country and the New York Times has decided to take its hand at the debate. The Times brought six debaters in to talk about the idea of lowering the drinking age from 21 years old, with the six columns split on the subject. Author Gabrielle Glaser was one of the few that advocated for lowering it to 18 years old, mentioning how the current drinking age leads to riskier binge drinking as a more common setting. Meanwhile, multiple other columnists said to keep the national drinking age at 21 years old, citing the possible consequences of crime or increased drunk driving.Former Kenyon College President S.

Finding the "Sexual Violence Policy" is more difficult than a simple, messy Google search. Upon visiting the Provost's page — either directly or via the Office of Student Conduct’s page — for an explanation of the policy, students can be greeted with a cold "Error 404" page, with an ironically tragic subtitle: "Go Home."


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Finding the "Sexual Violence Policy" is more difficult than a simple, messy Google search. Upon visiting the Provost's page — either directly or via the Office of Student Conduct’s page — for an explanation of the policy, students can be greeted with a cold "Error 404" page, with an ironically tragic subtitle: "Go Home."




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The University of California will be requiring students to get their measles vaccination beginning in 2017.  Following an outbreak of the illness in December, the University of California school systems will also require students to be vaccinated for whooping cough, meningitis and chicken pox, as well as to be screened for tuberculosis.  Read the article at The New York Times.


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Despite running students a substantial amount of money, international internships are growing as global experiences are increasingly valued in the labor market.  In response to the growing demand for internships abroad, internship program providers have begun adding international programs.


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In response to the rising legalization of marijuana across across the country, various law schools have begun offering courses surrounding the issue.   Robert Mikos, a law professor at Vanderbilt University is teaching a course called "Marijuana Law and Policy," a course he says is appealing to students as it is based on an issue that is currently receiving heavy media coverage.  Other courses include "Representing the Marijuana Client" at the University of Denver Law School and "Marijuana Policy in the 21st Century" at Oregon State University.  Some schools, such as Santa Clara University School of Law, will offer a miniature "think tank" focused on the legal consequences California will address if the recreational marijuana.  Read the full article here.


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When head coach Ray Priore took over Penn Football at the beginning of December, it gave him the opportunity to look internally at the program he’s been coaching at for the past 28 years. Late last week, Priore announced the hiring of offensive coordinator John Reagan, who had previously worked in the same role at Kansas and Rice.


An athletic phenom takes the league by storm as a freshman, matures and takes on a leadership role over the years, finishes senior year earning all-conference honors and rides off into the sunset.




Former governor of Vermont Howard Dean spoke in Houston Hall Tuesday night.

Governor Dean — who was Governor from 1991 until 2003 and later the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2005 to 2009 —spoke in Bodek Lounge Tuesday evening, at an event hosted by Penn Dems.



Woodland Terrace Homeowner's Association members gathered in court on Tuesday to fight against Penn's plans to tear down the historic mansion at 40th and Pine. They were represented by attorney Paul Boni, standing on the far left.

The historic mansion at 40th and Pine Streets falls further into a complex legal battle between Penn and the community members surrounding the property. In a Commonwealth Court case on Tuesday afternoon, the Woodland Terrace Homeowners Association (WTHA) and nearby neighbors opposed Penn’s plan to replace the historic mansion at 400 S.




This Thursday, Penn Museum will host the performance of "My Father's Bones," a play about the sons of famous Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe.

This Thursday, the Penn Museum will host the performance of "My Father's Bones," a play about the efforts of the sons of famous Olympic athlete Jim Thorpe to reclaim their father's body ever since it was sold to a museum in the 1950's.