In July, a team of eight Penn Nursing students traveled to Botswana to acquire clinical experience by conducting physical assessments and home visits in several villages.

When it comes to recruiting freshmen, collaboration is key. In fact, many executive members of the six Penn Student Government branches have agreed that an increase in inter-branch collaboration will be key this year in recruiting freshman additions.

Before last season, Jess Rothenheber's skills were on full display whenever she stepped onto the field.

The UA chairman role should be more accountable to students

Being a transfer student can be so awkward. Finding housing shouldn't be.

Editorial | The U.’s food and gown decisions show its continued commitment to sustainability

Johnny Irizarry, director of La Casa Latina — the cultural hub for Latinos at Penn — has been an educator and community organizer for the Latino community in Philadelphia for over 20 years. Irizarry sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss La Casa.

A male student, 31, reported that he was approached at the Webster Manor by an unknown suspect, who brandished a handgun, demanded money and fled.

The La Salle women's soccer team had never beaten Penn, but it seemed like 2009 might be its year to break that trend. Entering Sunday's matchup at Rhodes Field, the Explorers were riding a program-best 4-0-1 start that included four consecutive shutouts.

It was three games and three heroes for Penn volleyball in this weekend's inaugural Big 5 Tournament.

It's not every day you go for a run and see 1,000 naked people riding past you on bikes, skateboards and unicycles. But that's exactly what Engineering senior David Loewy saw as he jogged down the Schuylkill River last Sunday.

It's the Wednesday after Labor Day, which means two things: classes start and we here at the DP make sports predictions. So without further ado:

Coming into this season, Penn midfielder Alex Takakuwa had played in two career games and attempted only one shot for the Quakers since transferring from the University of Chicago.

"What better to way to figure out what you want to get out of a school than by taking a class with the person who runs it?" asked College freshman Anthony DiBella, explaining why he participated in the proseminar taught by University President Amy Gutmann.

The Penn field hockey team felt the effects of playing with only 54 percent of their roster.

This summer, more than $650,000 of the money Penn has received from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, or the economic stimulus plan, was put toward funding 30 summer research experiences for high school teachers, as well as high school and college students.

Letter from Executive Editor Juliette Mullin