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By Will Snow · Nov. 1, 2016

Traditions are funny. Teams often start their seasons against the same opponent every year, and sometimes without good reason. But Penn swimming is breaking the mould with their first meet this year — and breaking out of their comfort zone in the process. For virtually as long as time itself, the Quakers have started their season with a dual meet against Columbia.

Penn Women’s Distance Swimming looks to build on last season’s success and has plenty of reason for optimism The Penn Women’s Distance Swim Team reached nearly unprecedented levels of success for the program last year, and come into this season overflowing with optimism and ready to meet the heightened expectations. It is no fluke that Mike Schnur was selected to be the 2016 Ivy League Women’s Coach of the Year.

















One Mic is the United Minorities Council's first even for Unity Month and celebrates the theme of "gaining identity." | Courtesy of Oluwafeyikemi Shayo Makinde

Participants and members of United Minorities Council shared poetry readings, a capella performances and multilingual rapping Thursday night to express their experiences of being minority students at Penn.