Penn men's tennis has dynamic recruiting class on tap
Part of what makes college athletics so dynamic and fun is its constant turnover of student-athletes.
Part of what makes college athletics so dynamic and fun is its constant turnover of student-athletes.
Brigham Young University-Idaho student Jacob Espinal was charged with felony computer fraud and grand theft after it was discovered he had changed his grades which resulted in him winning a scholarship.
NICK MONCY is a College junior from North Miami, Fla. His email address is nickmoncy@sas.upenn.edu.
On Tuesday, Penn baseball took a seven-game winning streak to Plymouth Meeting, Pa., to take on Villanova in the Liberty Bell Classic.
Brigham Young University-Idaho student Jacob Espinal was charged with felony computer fraud and grand theft after it was discovered he had changed his grades which resulted in him winning a scholarship.
NICK MONCY is a College junior from North Miami, Fla. His email address is nickmoncy@sas.upenn.edu.
Just over a month ago, the undergraduates voted whether Penn should divest from fossil fuels, and an overwhelming 87.8 percent of participants voted yes.
In the context of psychological research on identity development, the concept of gendered race is relatively new. Gender and race are also not the only aspects of identity that overlap. Issues of ethnicity, class and sexuality among others all significantly affect the way one acts and is perceived.
College factual ranked Penn as the best private college in the U.S. According to College factual--which ranks schools based on graduation rates, loan default rates, and average starting salaries--Penn was selected as the best school because of its programs, many of which rank in the top 10 in the country as well as its interdisciplinary curriculum and student civic engagement. Yale, Duke and Harvard were selected as the number two, three and four schools, respectively. See the rest of the top 10 at USA TODAY College.
According to a survey by Higher One, a financial aid company, and EverFi, and education technology company, college students are becoming worse at managing their finances. The survey found that in the past three years, students have become less likely to follow budgets, pay credit card bills on time and in full and save money.
While undergraduates are busy biting hats on Hey Day, jumping in bouncy castles during Fling, or banding together to scream the night before the first economics midterm, graduate students live in a different world.
A Columbia student was arrested on April 2 after his Venmo record revealed he had been using the service to accept payments for drugs, reports Capital New York. Michael Getzler, the alleged dealer, required the Venmo transaction descriptions "to be funny." Descriptions to Venmo payments made to him included "Halal or something funny," "Kale salad" and "Snoop Dogg's shizzle." Two days before the arrest, an anonymous op-ed titled "Confessions of a departing dealer," that ran in the Columbia Spectator was rumored to have been written by Getzler.
Parents of public school students can call the The School Discipline Advocacy Service which pairs law students from Penn, Temple and Drexel University to act as pro-bono advocates to help them wade through the disciplinary process in the school district.
With construction of the Pennovation Center underway, innovation is all the rage at Penn — but many may not know that support and funding has been long available through a variety of channels within the University.
The survey is being administered across 27 other universities within the AAU, which is chaired by Penn President Amy Gutmann.
From turning off the lights to coordinating zero-waste Penn Athletics events, Penn’s team of student Eco-Reps works to promote environmental consciousness throughout the entire Penn community.
The Grade, a mobile dating application targeted toward young females, composed a list of the best 25 colleges for online dating. Penn is No. 9 on the list, with an overall grade of A-.
Pitching? Check. Offense? Check. Penn baseball notched two Big 5 awards Monday, as senior outfielder Connor Betbeze took home Player of the Week while teammate and fellow senior Ronnie Glenn notched Pitcher of the Week. The awards came on the heels of a perfect seven-game stretch for the Quakers, who, in addition to a midweek victory over Saint Peter’s, notched doubleheader sweeps of conference foes Brown, Yale and Harvard. Glenn was dominant in his two appearances, notching two wins — both complete games — against Harvard and Brown.
After powering through the Ivy League’s four Red Rolfe division squads, Penn baseball returns to Philadelphia for a slight changeup in its action. Only two days after completing a four-game sweep against Yale and Brown by a combined 52-10, the Quakers return to the diamond on Tuesday in the semifinals of the Liberty Bell Classic against Big 5 rival Villanova. The midweek matinee marks the second time this season Penn (12-9) and the Wildcats (11-15) face off.
The Penn Fund offers membership to several giving societies, through which alumni can maintain their Penn roots by donating to the University.