The Quakers went 2-5 in the first cycle of Ivy play, losing by an average of 15 points in those losses.Those games, however, are over and done with — and now it’s time to give the Ivy League another go around.

Penn will compete at the Towson Invitational against Ivy rival Cornell, Ursinis and host Towson, which takes place in Towson, Md.

When the Quakers host Cornell and Columbia this weekend — two teams that Penn defeated on the road five weeks ago — they understand that Round Two will have a much different look. What happened last time has no bearing come Friday.

Despite just missing out on playing in the A Division tournament, the Quakers will be the favorites entering the tournament that consists of the ninth to 16th nationally ranked teams.

It is a shame that strides to increase student attendance at basketball games were trivialized by Eli Cohen in a column yesterday, where he unfairly criticized Penn students and the Red and Blue Crew with many unfounded claims.

Saturday, Penn wrestling will travel to the Garden State to take on Ivy rival Princeton on its Senior Day in the Quakers’ last regular season tune-up before the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships.

The Civic House Association Coalition hosted a panel on the DREAM Act for 30 students in McClelland Hall as part of its monthly “Think About It” event series.

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What some refer to as “the cruise ship virus” is spreading around many college campuses in the northeast. According to a statement released by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health last month, instances of norovirus, also known as the stomach flu, are on the uptick.

When the UA fails to do its job, we lose your trust. And when we lose your trust, we lose the ability to do our job.

Penn’s Race Dialogue Project collaborated with several student cultural groups at Penn to host a dialogue about race in light of the social virality of the “Shit People Say” videos.

Whether wearing a suit and Penn tie or a well-suited pencil skirt, every student here is perfectly positioned to effect a change as a leader.

What is the true value of a structured Penn education in comparison to the education that the rest of the world has to offer? This question is particularly relevant to students who wish to pursue nontraditional careers or have a pure thirst for learning.

This exchange took place Thursday night at Café 58 inside Irvine Auditorium, where students attended a self-defense workshop, designed to teach girls about public safety and how to respond in crisis situations.

InternMatch, an internships website co-founded in 2005 by a Penn graduate, will debut at Penn later this month.

Last week, “The Government and Legal Environment of Business” — a mandatory course for all first-year Wharton MBA students — began with its first pair of lectures.

Created by College junior Chris Cruz, the website’s interface is relatively simple: enter a Penn email address and you’ll be paired up with another Penn student randomly by a computer algorithm for a lunch meeting within a few hours.