Penn women’s lacrosse has been perched atop the Ivy League throne for so long that it’s the only view any player on the current roster has known in her collegiate career. It’s mindboggling to look at the Quakers’ continued string of success.

What was a freshman-heavy roster last year has now blossomed into a more mature, more aggressive squad. Penn looks poised to burst through the barrier from a good team to a truly dominant team.

Penn men's lacrosse snapped a two-game skid in the slushy Lehigh Valley weather on Tuesday night. The Quakers pulled out a 9-6 win over Lafayette with some unexpected help from senior midfielder Chris Moriarty, who led the way with a hat trick. Penn (3-2) got a solid effort in goal from junior Jimmy Sestilio, who made 10 saves and strengthened his case to win what appears to be an up-for-grabs position in net. Jason Sands scored the first goal of the game for the Leopards, but the Quakers struck twice in quick succession with goals from Moriarty and senior Chris Hupfeldt.

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In her column, “Inviting Quaker pride,” two weeks ago, Dani Blum argued that Penn should continue to admit high percentages of the freshman class through the Early Decision program.

I’m not a lawyer, a doctor or a trauma expert, but in researching my last two columns, I think I’ve encountered most of the issues and concerns which arise around sexual assault on campus. Accordingly I’d like to propose, based on what I’ve learned, what a sane, fair and compassionate sexual assault response policy might look like.

Vijay Kumar has been named the new dean of The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

On Feb. 10, three Muslim students at UNC-Chapel Hill were murdered and the prosecutor is seeking the death penalty for the suspect. Craig Stephen Hicks has been charged with first-degree murder after he was accused of killing Deah Shaddy Barakat, Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha.

Universities like Penn have seen dozens of protests in the aftermath of Ferguson, and student activism continues to call attention to national race relation issues. But some racial issues hit even closer to home at universities, right in the field of academia.

Throughout February, the UA held its annual budget meetings in order to delegate nearly $2,275,000 to fund student groups on campus in a relatively smooth and speedy process.

As of February 22, the admissions office had received over 140 FERPA requests.

Of the regions that hosted Penn study-abroad students for the 2013-2014 academic year, Europe overwhelmingly led the pack, netting a whopping 59 percent of all participants. 

Out of the 44 applicants for Wharton Passion Projects this semester, seven fellows were chosen.

In order to address a $55 million deficit in the budget of the provost, Cornell will cut all of its schools' budgets by 2 to 2.3 percent of their yearly spending.  The deficit was caused by the office of the provost "giving out allocations to both the colleges and the central administrative units that exceeded the revenues that were coming in," Interim Provost Harry Katz said.

The hospitalization of 12 people at Wesleyan University caused by overdoses of the drug Molly has called into question the school's enforcement policies regarding the use of drugs.  In 2011, Wesleyan referred 154 students for disciplinary action on drug-based violations.

The Daily Pennsylvanian caught up with mega-successful producer and namesake of the Platt Performing Arts House Marc Platt to reflect on his Penn experience and discuss works-in-progress. 

As a bookish, unathletic high school freshman, Elton Cochran-Fikes shuddered at the idea of anything having to do with sports. Little did he know that, less than a decade later, he would become the first Ivy League athlete to run a mile in less than four minutes.