Overzealous initiatives to increase faculty diversity have overshadowed a more necessary bedrock of the Penn experience — a superb education.

Freshman Daniel Judd and junior Trevor McGuinness were Penn’s sole victors in a 7-2 loss against No. 4 Rochester on Sunday.

Freshman Will Hartje took third in the finals of the 200-yard breastroke, while fellow freshman Michael Lin came in second in the 100 backstroke, with a personal best time of 52.75

On Sunday night, UTV13 — Penn’s student-run TV station — held a Valentine’s Day kickoff event in The Late Night under 1920 Commons. The event comprised two rounds of a dating game and one round of a newlywed game.

Friday’s announcement that former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak will step down was met with jubilation that spread from Cairo’s Tahrir Square to Penn's campus.

The Penn Vet Shelter Canine Mammary Tumor Program provides care to homeless dogs with breast cancer and contributes to research by studying dogs' tumor development.

After four consecutive Ivy League losses, Penn has gone from a team poised to make noise atop the League to one trying to move in the “right direction.”

Despite losing three of its last four, Penn women’s hoops trounced Columbia 60-40 at the annual Pink Zone breast cancer awareness game.

Amidst colored lights, a dance floor and plenty of drink specials, University City musicians duked it out at The Blockley Saturday.

The museum hosted an all-day celebration for the Chinese New Year on Saturday, drawing a crowd of Penn students, faculty and members of the wider community.

The Healthy Living Task Force, a coalition of students interested in offering support to members of the Penn community, began their first training session of the semester for students Sunday.

Freedom to Marry Day, hosted by Allies — Penn’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy group for straight students — was held Sunday in support of same-sex marriage.

The Jade Ribbon Charity Fashion Show, intended to raise funding for Hepatitis B research and promote awareness of the disease, was held at the Inn at Penn on Saturday.

Connie Hsu won her 30th match this weekend, despite Penn losing 4-3 to Richmond.

Despite an evenly matched first half, the Quakers faltered down the stretch, falling 75-62 to Columbia.

Penn found itself in overtime again, and it was the Big Red who dealt a knockout blow, outscoring the Quakers, 19-8, in the extra session to take the 82-71 victory.

Though the Gates Cambridge Scholarship announced 30 winners Thursday, Penn students were nowhere to be found on the list.