Anneka DeCaro is a College freshman. Her email address is annekaxiv@gmail.com.

It sucks that I have to put off that creative writing course I’m interested in until next year, but I want to become a more educated person. Requirements raise us to a level of competency so we can graduate with the knowledge base we need to take on the world. English majors need rudimentary math skills to survive; Wharton kids need to know how to write. Learning across disciplines allows us to pick up skills we wouldn’t otherwise have, to teach us how to think. If that’s not the purpose of college, I don’t know what is.

Unfortunately, the cult of the natural has overstepped its bounds. These people are no different from the fanatically religious; they cling mindlessly to dogma, guided by simplistic maxims like “nature good, technology bad.” And their lack of insight is putting everyone at risk.

Going into the season, Penn women’s soccer had all the talent, both young and returning, to be strong force in conference.

For 13 minutes, Penn and Post were merely playing an uneventful field position battle, but that all changed with after a key injury to Penn's star player.

With their backs against the wall in a must-win Ivy League contest, Penn men’s soccer found a way to take down Dartmouth.

This Sunday, Penn rowing was represented by a handful of boats at the annual Head of the Charles regatta in Boston, ending up with some mixed finishes.

All roads lead to the Heptagonals for Penn cross country, but fortunately for the Quakers, they are going to be intimately familiar with the road in question.

Hernandez will still serve as a College representative.

It was a rollercoaster of emotions for Penn volleyball this weekend, as the team struggled to close out Harvard, but then topped Dartmouth.

The University City District released an impact report that illustrates the effective collaboration between West Philadelphia residents and University City institutions.

The Quakers lost an overtime heartbreaker to Columbia on Saturday but rebounded to pick up an impressive 5-0 victory over Longwood on Sunday.

Undoubtedly, Penn's running game has failed to impress this season. Until Saturday that is.

Penn Museum celebrated International Archaeology Day with a special afternoon of the first public opportunity to visit behind-the-scenes, simulated digs and talks for museum visitors of all ages. 

Penn volleyball suffered its most heartbreaking loss of the season Friday night, as the Red and Blue dropped the last three sets against Harvard to lose 3-2.

Reading Terminal welcomes fall with a festival complete with hay rides, a pumpkin batch, live music and a large selection of seasonal treats to delight and entertain visitors to the public market on Saturday. 

After a slow start, the Quakers dominated visiting Columbia 31-7 with their most complete offensive effort of the season.