How can Penn women’s lacrosse continue to push the envelope and improve as a program when the eight-time reigning Ivy League champions have seen such exorbitant success in the last decade? For Bensen, the answer is one which many comedic film series also turn to: getting more offensive. “For the past four years that I’ve been here, our attack has been our weak point,” she said.

Not a bad way to start things off. Penn softball took three of four Ivy League games over the weekend, splitting with Dartmouth  on Friday  and sweeping Harvard  on Sunday.

It was a busy weekend to start the spring season for Penn rowing, with boats in the water on both coasts for each of the program’s men’s squads.

Before Penn basketball practice starts, it is every man for himself.  Each player begins warming up, doing what each needs to do in order to feel ‘ready’ for the next two hours.

As a symbol of the university, the president should make some effort to personally connect with the students, and not just in queueing photoshoots at holiday soirees.

While candidates for positions throughout the UA argued about the success and implementation of projects, espousing their special connections with various administrators, we — and many others — remain unconvinced that he UA has any significant sway with Penn's administrators.

This Friday in Huntsman Hall, five student entrepreneur groups presented their fashion-related innovations to a panel of four distinguished judges. Like the hit show “Shark Tank,” the judges gave valuable critique and advice to each presenter.

When senior Austin Powell steps onto the golf course, approaches the first tee box and looks out on the fairway, he believes his potential is limitless.

Nothing at the scene led Penn Police to believe there was evidence of gun shots. 

Yale Law School has deleted admissions evaluation data for enrolled students after a large uptick in FERPA requests. Stanford students found out that they could access their own admissions files, causing a major increase in FERPA requests around the country, including at Penn.

The University of Phoenix, America’s largest for-profit university, has seen its enrollment drop from 460,000 students to 213,000 in the last five years.

Ever wonder how much money alumni donate to Penn? The Penn Fund, founded in 1927, aims to raise funds from alumni to go towards University expenses including student financial aid.

College sophomore Ray Clark, Jane Meyer's running mate, was elected as Vice President.

Donald Trump isn't the only Ivy League grad taking a look at the White House for 2016. Princeton undergrad and Harvard Law graduate Ted Cruz announced his candidacy for President this week, becoming the first major Republican candidate to officially reveal his 2016 intentions.

SPEC plans to make the theme more integral to the Spring Fling experience this year.

Next Tuesday, thousands of hopeful applicants will learn whether or not they have been accepted to Penn.

Study abroad or get a job — impending changes to the On Campus Recruiting process would have had some of this year’s sophomores deciding between experiences overseas and potential job recruitment.