The defending Ivy champion Penn football team proved why it’s ranked No. 24 in the FCS, hanging tough with the No. 1 Wildcats late in the game.

The Red and Blue, who were ranked No. 25 going into the weekend, lost 1-0 to Adelphi on Friday before rebounding with a 2-1 victory over Richmond on Sunday.

The women’s soccer team kicked off its Ivy season with a big 4-3 victory over two-time defending champions Harvard Friday.

Holding the festival earlier in the school year allowed many more students from all 12 of the graduate and professional schools at Penn to attend events like Saturday’s “Block Party” in Houston Hall and the Perelman Quadrangle.

Though the Quakers won their first set rather handily, Delaware stormed back to defeat Penn 3-1 in a tightly contested match in Newark, Del., Saturday night.

New students running for Class Board and Undergraduate Assembly spots used targeted e-mails, videos and door-to-door knocking to attract voters.

At the Cissie Leary Memorial Invitational, freshman standout Connie Hsu and senior Alexa Ely earned the tournament’s doubles championship and Hsu took home her second collegiate singles title.

Members of the Penn and Philadelphia community crowded into the Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology Sunday for "Turkish Delight!," a three-hour celebration of the opening of the new exhibition, "Archaeologists and Travelers in Ottoman Lands."

After a steep drop that reflected the financial crisis last year, Penn’s endowment has shown significant improvement for Fiscal Year 2010 with a 12.6-percent return on investment.

A bill pending in Congress would give an additional $2.5 billion to the emergency fund supporting Way to Work. We hope this bill gains traction immediately.

College juniors Ricky Lurito and Jared Waxman will use Penn students as subjects in a study to decipher how a networked life affects personal interactions.

Well, whether the University likes it or not, it is inherently political. Despite distaste for appearing partisan, Penn’s administration does not — and should not — excuse itself from the political process.

The whole world has been taking notice of Indonesia lately. Some rapid hiring could easily position Penn as the American hub for a region of greater and greater global importance.

Two sexual offenses, both categorized as "indecent assaults" with female victims, occurred near campus last week, according to the Division of Public Safety.

As an extension of its "Smart Station" campaign, SEPTA plans to install 10 security cameras to improve surveillance and reduce crime on the Market-Frankford line.

After a particularly "rich summer," the Engineering School complex has undergone renovations that are changing both the technological capacity and appearance of the school.

Although the Quakers kept within striking distance of the Wildcats, a number of mistakes and a costly injury proved the difference in the 22-10 loss.