Dog sledding and the Alaskan wilderness offer a reprieve from the urban bustle of Philadelphia.

With their eyes set on further development, the Quakers spent the weekend at the Haverford College Invitational. The Red and Blue squared off against a field that included Johns Hopkins, Swarthmore, Widener and Messiah College.

The Daily Pennsylvanian previews a month of events for seniors.

For some reason, though, it feels taboo to strike up a friendly conversation before a lecture starts. At best, the conversation fizzles out after questions about other classes and dorms, and you end up nodding to yourself, muttering, “Cool, that’s cool. Very nice. Cool.”

The geezers are right about one thing: It’s a brave new world. And mass media is starting to taste like soma.

Our life, the beating of the heart, the joy of friendship, the peace of well-being — these are the most precious gifts. Nothing is more important than them. No exam, no recruitment, no rush, no anything is more important.

These students won’t have the opportunity to become what they should have become, and it isn’t their fault — it’s ours. We haven’t taken responsibility for the well-being of our friends.

The constant feeling like you’re alone inside your head and helpless is a very scary thing to deal with, but it’s important to know that you are certainly not alone and — with time and help — it will get better. Madison didn’t have the benefit of time. Please make sure that you do.

A Wharton graduate and Operation Desert Storm veteran says he’s running for Congress.

When Penn plays a near-complete game, when the Quakers limit their boneheadedness to a sole phase of the game, they tend to come out on top.

Penn basketball quickly recovered from its loss to St. Joe’s and came out firing on all cylinders, holding on in a foul-filled second half to win.

Playing in its final nonconference matchup of the 2013-14 season, the Red and Blue (10-5) took care of business on Saturday night, handily defeating the Highlanders, 84-48.

As the University begins to heal, the Daily Pennsylvanian looks at how death is handled on campus

We went behind enemy lines with Highlanders coach Jim Engles about the difficulties of being the lone independent program in Division 1 and how he plans to handle the Quakers.

Pulitzer Prize-winning Egan discussed her novel “A Visit from the Goon Squad” as the featured author of the Winter Reading Project.

After a disappointing loss to Illinois State last weekend, Penn gymnastics is back on the road, this time for its first Ivy League matchup of the season.

They will advance to compete in the Finals next year.