With its financial influence on the rise, “China will probably be the largest economy in the world for the rest of this century,” stated Co-Founder and Managing Director of the Carlyle Group David Rubenstein during his keynote for the Wharton China Business Forum.

The Penn Library System, which administers Penn’s Blackboard system, plans to unveil Blackboard Learn 9.0 to students and faculty after the spring semester, according to Penn Libraries Director of Public Services Marjorie Hassen.

The Penn Fellows program is an initiative for mid-career faculty who display “outstanding academic achievement and strong leadership potential,” Director of Faculty Development and Equity at the Office of the Provost Lubna Mian said.

Wharton junior and Daily Pennsylvanian senior staff writer Kathy Wang has been elected to the position of Vice President of External Affairs by the 2011 Class Board.

For students new to Philadelphia, PennSavers — a weekly e-mail notification about Penn and Philadelphia cultural events — provides “a one-shot flavor” of the city.

Twice this weekend, Penn found itself down big early, and twice its second half performance showed the difficulty of fighting an uphill battle.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon raised almost $1,000 to aid earthquake victims in Haiti at its ‘Humor for Haiti’ comedy benefit, which featured comedian Brad Trackman of Comedy Central.

The Quakers lost 8-1 to Harvard Saturday, leaving the Crimson in sole possession of first place. The league championship hinges on Harvard’s trip to Yale Friday. If the Crimson win, they secure the title outright.

Competing against four Pennsylvania opponents, the Quakers finished the night with a score of 181.200 — only 0.525 behind second-place finisher Ursinus.

While competing in the two-day New Balance Invitational in New York City, five Quakers qualified for the ECAC Championships, bringing Penn’s total number of qualifiers to six.

Penn was able to hang on for a 53-51 victory against Dartmouth, but fell 80-66 at Harvard.

The Quakers obliterated an overmatched Brown squad 35-6, then picked up its fourth straight dual victory with a 41-11 demolition of Harvard.

The Dartmouth and Harvard women’s basketball teams each piled it on early and often, cruising to 51-37 and 66-40 victories, respectively.

I’m thrilled about Obama’s desire to expand the Pell Grant program for college students. It’s about damn time.

I’m not calling for a radical “No Freshman Left Behind” reform to first-year advising, but the system could use some improvements.

By choosing to allocate her $500,000 award from the Carnegie Corporation to undergraduate research, internships and the Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Penn President Amy Gutmann is putting students first.

Penn men’s squash was handed its sixth loss of the season Saturday, when the Quakers lost 7-2 to a No. 2-ranked Harvard team in Cambridge, Mass.