The Penn men's tennis team dispatched Navy 7-0 last year, but with injuries and losses piling up over the past two weeks, this year's matchup figured to be a struggle. The Midshipmen swept the doubles point to take an early lead, and five of six singles matches went to three sets, but the Quakers managed to grind out a 4-3 overall victory to snap a six-match losing skid.

So . how do you feel about the FDA's lifetime ban on the donation of blood by men who've had sex with men? The issue may not have even been on your radar a month ago, but if you're a semi-aware Penn student, it sure as hell is now. After the UA initially threw its support behind a proposal urging the University to examine whether the ban violated Penn's discrimination policy, the controversy received prominent exposure in these pages and was picked up by local news affiliates.

Penn scientists at the School of Veterinary Medicine recently discovered a protein that slows the spread of the Ebola virus. The protein, ISG15, inhibits the spread of the virus to other cells. This discovery - which explains a way to slow the progression of the disease - has raised hopes for the eventual development of a treatment for Ebola, which has a mortality rate of up to 90 percent.

Since January, Penn gymnastics has battled its way through four dual-meets, two tri-meets, two tournaments and one quad-meet without ever coming out on top. And now, in the last regular-season meet of the year, the Quakers finally picked up that elusive win.

Jennifer Lesser is a College sophomore from Minneapolis, MN. Her e-mail address is lesser@dailypennsylvanian.com.

After months of hard work and preparation, the bracket has been announced, teams are traveling cross-country and a national championship is on the line. It's time for a collegiate tournament in March. Yes, the NCAA Wrestling Championships are here. Today through Saturday, the Scottrade Center will host the Division I Wrestling Championship in St.

In addition to teaching foundational concepts in class, certain Nursing professors are able to add real-life practical examples to lecture. These professors are called Nursing clinician educators, Nursing faculty who work in clinical settings in addition to teaching and conducting research.

If there's one constraint that Penn students often complain about, it's the writing requirement. Many of the Writing Seminar courses follow a particularly rigid format. Only a handful of classes allow students to practice specific writing skills needed for certain majors or fields, such as business or journalism.

This game was all Penn, with only a small side of State. The No. 6 women's lacrosse team turned in its most dominant performance of the season, using a 12-0 run to handily defeat No. 19 Penn State 14-7. Although the Nittany Lions were able to answer the Quakers' first two goals, the third launched an offensive explosion that would not cool down until midway through the second half.

Rain set the tone for the demonstration on Locust Walk yesterday to mark the fifth anniversary of the Iraq war. Activists mourned the loss of those who died in the war and protested the policies of the "misinformation" dispelled by the current administration, attendees said.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Columbia University both recently announced expanded financial-aid programs for undergraduates, following in the footsteps of many of their peer institutions, including Penn. On March 7, MIT announced that it was eliminating tuition for all students whose families earn less than $75,000 per year.

A program still in its infancy, the Penn women's golf team has yet to win an Ivy League title. But coach Francis Vaughn says his players have their eyes set on doing exactly that this season. If the Quakers are going to show such a dramatic improvement from last fall - when they never finished higher than sixth - they will have to do it with a young and shorthanded roster.

Changing demographics in the near future may result in a decrease in the number of students applying to colleges nationwide. However, this may not necessarily translate into a decrease in Penn's application numbers or an increase in the University's acceptance rate.

For more years than any of us have been alive, politicians and political pundits have discounted student voters, arguing that young people just don't turn out at the polls. On the campaign trail and in office, government officials from the White House and Congress have ignored the issues most important to us, assuming that youth voter apathy would preclude them from political punishment.

First-year MBA student Sara Tenenbein hates carrying her purse. "I used to clip things into my bra," she said. And according to research conducted by her Wharton Business Plan Competition team called SCM Inc., a lot of women agree that having to carry something is annoying - especially when taking part in physical activities like dancing at a club.

The Ann Arbor News, a paper with a modest circulation of 50,000, published an ambitious, four-part series this week detailing the dirty administrative tricks that the University of Michigan used to keep its athletes eligible and functioning. A refreshing piece of reporting, the series has since endured the wrath of dozens of angry Wolverine lifers, excusing the inexcusable.