Check out stories around higher education from this week.

Ranked 14th in the nation and slotted to finish seventh in the Ivy League this season, the men’s team will start its season Saturday afternoon against an 11th ranked Williams squad. Ranked third nationwide in the preseason and predicted to finish second in the Ancient Eight, the women are trying to show that they have what it takes to bring home an Ivy title.

Penn will take on a tough Maryland team for an early duel on Friday before hosting the 19th annual Keystone Classic on Sunday at the Palestra.

The matchup is for the Trustee’s Cup and bragging rights in the 120th meeting between Penn and the Big Red. The game represents a chance to finish the season .500 and with a winning record in Ivy League play.

Certain forms of reality TV actually have the potential to affect my reality — and to make it a better one.

The study analyzed over 2,100 tweets over a one-week period and found that most people were talking about abusing the medication rather than using it therapeutically.

Allowing exam regrades is an important part of a fair grading system, but we as students must reevaluate our attitude towards them and be more selective when requesting them.

President Amy Gutmann and Provost Vincent Price announced that Penn Director of Athletics Steve Bilsky is retiring, effective June 30, 2014.

Penn will lease 100,000 square feet of the FMC Tower at the Cira Centre South, a 47-story building on 30th and Walnut streets that will open in 2016.

The Philadelphia Police have arrested the person whom they and Penn Police believe is responsible for a string of robberies on the Center City side of the South and Walnut street bridges.

With a soft stretch of schedule coming up soon, it is time for the frustration from Penn’s press conferences to turn into energy and results on the floor.

With the exception of Harvard, Ivy men’s hoops squads faced limited success, as many units faced vastly superior opponents.

Four juniors, 11 seniors displayed their talents in swimsuit and dance routine contests at the Roxxy.

While interdisciplinary research blends disciplines to address real world problems, at Penn, logistics often lessens the amount of it.

On Friday, Penn students launched the startup Notoriety, which allows students to request and post notes from certain classes.

Last night the Division of Public Safety held its awards night, which particularly commemorated Penn Police officer Jimmy Morrison, who died in August.

Penn has requested that a lawsuit against a former Penn Med employee who that she was fired because of her race and sexually harassed be moved to federal court.