Junior Alyssa Baron reached her 1,000th career point on the same night the Quakers, for the first time in program history, defeated La Salle for a second straight time at the Palestra.

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West’s appearance at Penn began with a Skype interview with critical writing seminar instructor Christopher Phillips.

Panelists ranged from a current Wharton junior to recent Wharton graduates to a history major from Haverford College.

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Here’s what I have to say to the 18-year-old future Dr. Robert Hsu.

Time after time, I’ve noticed that the individuals who end up advocating for students are ordinary members of the Penn community with an extraordinary story to tell.

Members of the Penn Police, PennComm, AlliedBarton Security and community residents were given merit awards in recognition of their work.

Obviously the team wants to win games, but the Quakers also understand they are all working on something much bigger right now.

John Hanger, who served as Pennsylvania’s environmental protection secretary under 1965 College graduate and former Gov. Ed Rendell, declared his candidacy Wednesday.

The Red and Blue underwhelmed in their first victory in six contests, defeating Binghamton by nine points on Wednesday, and for coach Jerome Allen, the team needs to be excited about another chance to get better, regardless of their opponent.

“Fiscal cliff” is a term used to describe automatic budget cuts and tax increases that would take effect if Congress does not reach a compromise by Dec. 31.

College sophomore Dawn Androphy was elected chair of the Lambda Alliance Tuesday night.

Penn’s wrestling team is seeking revenge this weekend in a doubleheader against rivals Lehigh and Hofstra in its last chance to make a statement before winter break.

The Penn men’s and women’s squash teams will look to continue their winning ways as they travel to Williams on Friday.

Penn hopes to have a strong start in its first regular season tournament as they travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., for the Vassar Invitational.