Editor of The New Yorker David Remnick spoke Wednesday at the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Distinguished Lecture in Communication on “The Joshua Generation: Race and the Campaign of Barack Obama.”

A strong senior class will be leading the Quakers as they attempt to defend their home turf.

According to Penn Relays director Dave Johnson, Usain Bolt’s attendance at this year’s Penn Relays is the “biggest international appearance” in 81 years.

Even race walking competitors know their sport can look a little silly. But as they gear up for the Relays, they also know their event requires a mental fortitude unknown to traditional runners.

Nearly 20 athletes who are visually impaired or have amputated limbs will compete at Relays.

The story of Usain Bolt's famous Golden Pumas, and how their lore found its beginning and its end at the Penn Relays.

A situation at James Madison University’s newspaper has prompted us to defend the rights of fellow student journalists.

While just being in the same area code as Bolt is exciting enough, approximately 750 middle and junior high students running for glory at Franklin Field.

For the Penn track and field program and many of its competitors, the Penn Relays is not only an important college competition, but also an opportunity to jump start next year’s recruiting process.

As he does with most weekday games, head coach John Cole was forced to patch together a pitching staff and lineup to fit between two busy weekends, each with four conference games.

A strong showing by the Class of 2010 ensured that the road to the Ivy League women’s lacrosse championship will go through Franklin Field for the fourth consecutive year.

The NCAA announced last week it would allow coaches to have recruiting discussions during summer camps and clinics held on a college campus.

After dedicating 25 years of service to Penn’s faculty, staff and students, Penn Women’s Center’s Gloria Gay is retiring this spring.

Philadelphia, a leader in programs for the homeless, spends $50 million in federal funding a year on shelter and rehousing programs, but homelessness remains widespread.

The Penn softball team proved once again that it can’t hang with nonconference opponents at the plate, falling 7-0 and 8-2 to the Dragons.

As part of the Emerging Scholar Talk, Wharton senior Laura Boudreau presented her research on environmental policy. Her talk was entitled “Promoting Food Security in a Volatile Environment: Micro Insurance Protection for Senegalese Farmers.”

Nursing graduate student Erin Johnson was announced the winner of the 2010 Hollie Shaner-McRae Nursing Student Essay Contest, which is held annually to recognize a nurse’s role in environmental activism.