You should never dig a hole that you can’t crawl out of. Unfortunately for Penn women’s lacrosse, the hole that they dug for themselves in the first part of Wednesday’s game was just a bit too deep. The No. 14 Quakers squared off with the top team in the nation under the lights at Franklin Field, falling to Maryland by a score of 12-8 in a game that appeared to be a comfortable win for the Terrapins (7-0) until about 10 minutes in to the second half.

The toughest steel is forged in the hottest fire. That is clearly the belief of Penn men's lacrosse coach Mike Murphy, who, in crafting this year’s schedule of play, ensured that his young team would have to stand the heat.

Wednesday night was a lesson in getting halfway there for the Quakers. Despite recording hits in nearly every one of the 14 innings played against La Salle at home on Wednesday night’s doubleheader, Penn (9-7) couldn’t manage to bring most of those eager runners on base home.

It’s championship season, and while most eyes are on the basketball this week, Penn has a chance to make the podium nationally in the pool.

They say the enemy of your enemy is your friend, but do not go telling that to either Penn or Princeton when they meet for Ivy openers this weekend.

After a 2-6 performance during this year’s break, the comeback kids are rolling again.

Game theorists at New York University and Maasstricht University have called for a change to the rules of soccer to level an unfair advantage in one of the most tension-provoking parts of the game: the penalty shootout.

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

President Amy Gutmann announced today that College seniors Vaishak Kumar, Kriya Patel and Nursing senior Melanie Mariano have won the 2016 President’s Engagement Prizes.

There is a new demand for physicians to save lives — outside of the emergency room.

This Tuesday, H. Jon Benjamin played tracks from his own experimental jazz album on the stage in the Harrison Auditorium at the Penn Museum. The voice actor addressed a full house at the sold-out event.

Beginning on Wednesday morning, all University students will automatically receive UPennAlerts in the summer months.

The course, popular among non-majors for counting for two Gen Ed requirements, is becoming more distinct from other earth science courses and more aimed at introducing the field of environmental science.

Philadelphia is demanding implementation of universal preschool to every 3- and 4-year old, regardless of their need or neighborhood.

Around 9:15 p.m. on Monday, a male student alerted Penn Police to an attempted theft outside of Harnwell College House.

Yesterday gender and sexuality historian Grace Sanders Johnson gave a talk on black feminism in relation to Haiti.

A little after 7 p.m., DPS received a phone call from a student in Huntsman Hall who was concerned about a fellow student's behavior, Vice President for Public Safety Maureen Rush said.