I still remember the weekend back in May of my freshman year when I was still sports photo editor.

When I first arrived at Penn, I had decided that the newspaper world was no longer for me. After finishing up a career as a high school journalist, I thought it was time to call it quits and find another calling. But reluctantly, my friends from my Media and Communications residential program dragged me to that very first Daily Pennsylvanian info session. Here I am, three boards later.

Average attendance in major college football has hit its lowest level in over a decade. With schools around the country dealing with issues like student apathy or top notch TV coverage of nearly all games, attendance fell by over 1,000 fans per contest to 44,603, a 2.3 percent decrease according to an ESPN report. The Ivy League, which is not included in this average due to its Football Championship Series status (formerly known as I-AA), also saw a decrease in average attendance at games, going from 9393 to 9040 fans per game.

A “strong-arm” robbery prompted a UPenn Alert on Thursday afternoon.

Engineering junior Josh Pearlstein was seated in the third car of Northeast Regional Train No. 188, which was traveling from Washington, D.C. to New York before it went off the tracks.

Jason Smith, the alleged killer of Perelman School of Medicine student Melissa Ketunuti was found guilty of first-degree murder, arson, and related offenses.

Beth Winkelstein, Professor of Bioengineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, will serve as the new Vice Provost for Education beginning on July 1.

An Amtrak train derailed in Philadelphia en route to New York earlier this evening. Reports indicate that at least 50 people were injured in the crash. The train was going from Washington D.C.

On Thursday, ESPN published an article in which those close to Madison Holleran helped paint a vivid picture of her struggle with mental health, over a year after the Penn freshman committed suicide.

Penn released its yield rate for the Class of 2019 this week, remaining steady around 66 percent.

With graduation coming, it's time for students to pay their final bills at Howard University. But with some unable to make pay, alumni may come to the rescue. Howard President Wayne Frederick sent an email to alumni, asking them to help pay off 180 seniors' debts so they can graduate.  The 180 students' debt totaled around $380,000 and the University has received over $160,000 in the weeks following Frederick's email.  As to how students still owed money, Howard had a policy that allowed students to pay 25 percent of their tuition before the semester and make regular monthly payments during the semester.

Dartmouth fraternity Alpha Delta has been officially derecognized by the University. Alpha Delta was the inspiration for the Delta Tau Chi fraternity in the 1978 classic comedy film "Animal House." The fraternity was already under suspension when it allegedly branded new members in the fall, prompting Dartmouth to take action.

There always seem to be new ways to cheat. At multiple universities, students have appeared to share answers on quizzes, tests and exams by posting on Yik Yak.

Every year, there are a few students who apply to and are accepted by all eight Ivy League schools.

Last year, the yield rate for the Class of 2018 was also 66 percent. The overall acceptance rate for the Class of 2019 was 9.9 percent, also the same number as last year.

It’s taken nearly a decade, but Penn women’s lacrosse may have finally met its match in the Ivy League.

There’s really only one way to describe the end of Penn baseball’s season: Frustrating.