In the men’s swimming season opener, Penn fell to Columbia in nail-biting fashion, 154-146, Friday night at Sheerr Pool.

In the earliest Big 5 game in history, the Quakers will host the Owls’ season opener Monday night at the Palestra. SEE ALSO: Penn defeats UMBC in season opener

Penn women’s basketball was prepared for a battle in its opener against St. Francis. But the Quakers weren’t exactly expecting an overtime nail-biter against a team that’s never beaten them.

Ready to add the final touch to an illustrious collegiate career in the backfield, Penn senior defender Tommy Brandt looked like Lionel Messi on Saturday.

In the first quarter, I saw two championship teams. In the second quarter — and third and fourth, as well — I only saw one.

The Race Dialogue Project’s “Mixed Messages: Stories of Inter-identity Relationships,” opened Nov. 13 and features photographs by Robert Kalman. The artwork of Penn students is exhibited as well.

There is a dichotomy between sports and real life, and the two must be separated. While JoePa the coach was infallible, Joe Paterno the man failed a basic tenet of human responsibility.

Lisa Nutter, wife of Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter, sat with 27 students and faculty Nov. 11. Nutter graduated PennDesign in 1992.

Pantyhose represent something that looks and feels dated. Legs with a powdery sheen should not be a job requirement.

Lynda Williams, a worker at the Women’s Medical Society located a block north of campus, pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree murder. According to a Grand Jury report, the clinic performed illegal late-term abortions.

A Georgetown University study found that less than half of undergraduates with engineering or science majors pursue a career in the field of science. These students may be attracted to business career paths because of salary and location.

A 25-year-old woman was allegedly raped by another protester at Occupy Philadelphia on Nov. 12. Mayor and 1979 Wharton graduate Michael Nutter announced the city will employ a harsher strategy toward the movement.

In 2009, Penn rejected Confucius Institues, nonprofit branches that fund Chinese language and culture learning. However, as they spread to other universities and federal funding is being cut, Penn may approve a CI of its own.

Students came to Penn this weekend for the East Coast Chicano Student Forum, hosted by MEChA. Among featured speakers was Philadelphia’ LBGT Affairs Director Gloria Casarez.

Resolution ’12 has nearly 100 submissions of service-driven New Year’s resolutions. The project builds on last year’s Resolution ’11, started by University Chaplain Chaz Howard and two friends.

A Kaplan Test Prep study found that thirty-seven percent of law schools admissions officers check an applicant’s Facebook profile and forty-one percent search an applicant on Google.

The Assembly of International Students sponsored a Date Auction at Smokey Joe’s on Friday night. The event raised money for Project H.O.M.E., a local charity.