Though freshmen are technically scheduled to attend the same events, everyone finishes their first week at Penn with different takeaways.

The campaign's second year comes at a time of heightened racial tensions across the country following several police shootings as well as a highly divisive presidential election.

College sports have two different philosophies when it comes to the buildup to conference play: some teams prefer to ease into the big games, building confidence, while others prefer to test themselves and raise the stakes. Penn women’s volleyball has taken the latter approach this year. Over the next three weekends, the team will play in three tournaments against a myriad of opponents from across the country.

For a typical head coach, summer vacation might signal the time to hit the recruiting trail, scheme for the upcoming season and enjoy the rare opportunity to unwind with the constant frenzy of the school year taking a brief pause. But Penn volleyball coach Kerry Carr did things a tad differently.

Kerry Carr could have opted to select her whole senior class as the team's group of captains for a second straight year.

Cornell University student Darryl Wu, a member of the class of 2018, was found dead in his Collegetown Center apartment. His death appears to have been natural and absent of foul play, reported the Cornell Daily Sun.

If, as the Wu-Tang Clan declared, cash rules everything, the Penn is one of the most potent institutions in higher education.

There were 20 disorderly house complaints on houses this year, down from 35 in 2015. Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush attributed this decrease to proactive intervention in off-campus houses.

The center, which is located across from 1920 Commons, will host speakers about foreign policy and international relations. 

Penn spokeswoman Phyllis Holtzman said the University has used a “rigorous process to review all aspects of the investment options offered to its faculty and staff to ensure they are administered with the highest degree of care and prudence.”

Many Penn students traveled this summer for work, classes or pleasure. But not many can say they traveled to please their fans. 

33,000 students are enrolled across 161 countries.

Penn reversed its position on Score Choice, which obliged students to include all of their recorded standardized test scores on their application.

I first saw the letter which University of Chicago Dean of Students John Ellison sent to his incoming freshman class on Twitter, a day or so before it hit the mainstream press. Scanning the first grainy photocopy, I could sense a kerfuffle in the making.

BEN CLAAR is a College sophomore from Scarsdale, N.Y.

In May, Harvard announced a historic move to enact penalties on its Final Clubs and Greek life organizations.

There are some things in this world that I’ll never understand: quantum physics, rainbows, Amy Gutmann’s ability to defy age and how Penn field hockey remains criminally underrated each and every year.