Penn (2-1) heads to Berkeley this weekend for the Molten Classic, where they will face the University of California (2-3), Northern Arizona (6-0) and UC Riverside (3-3) in some of its toughest matchups of the season.

While new backup quarterback Andrew Holland has no proven record to point to, the senior has practiced in Penn’s system for three full years and should perform well if and when he’s called upon.

While the Quakers do not want a repeat of last weekend’s two home losses — which opened their season with an 0-2 record at Rhodes Field for the first time since 2003 — they do hope to remain the reigning champions of the Penn Soccer Classic. This weekend, the tournament includes Air Force, Hartford and Villanova.

After a 2-0 start to the season, the Red and Blue host Marist on Friday before playing at local rival Drexel on Sunday.

Veterans Upward Bound is a federally funded program that has been helping veterans apply to and succeed in college at Penn for 33 years.

The Penn athletic department announced Thursday that Bob Heintz has been hired as the new head coach, replacing Scott Allen, who held the position since 2008.

Crime against property decreased from 118 in 2011 to 108 in 2012, while crime against person increased from 19 to 21 incidents, an 11 percent increase since last summer.

Don’t just be a passerby on Locust Walk, that will only increase your chances of suffering a mid-college-life crisis.

Due to the renovations, the three cultural centers that were housed in the ARCH have relocated to offices on the second floor of Houston Hall for the time being, and CURF has been moved to an office on South 40th Street.

Living in Philadelphia has pushed me further outside of my comfort zone than most of my classes at Penn have.

There were 30 alcohol-related hospital transports during the period between Aug. 25 and Sept. 3, up from 17 last year.

After playing water polo for the Israeli national team and serving as a commander in the Israel Defense Forces, Nave Dromi is bringing her stories to Penn.

Penn is among the top seven colleges for free speech in the nation, according to a report released Wednesday by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

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Two lawsuits that accused Craig Thompson — the president of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center — of taking research he conducted at Penn to start his own biotechnology company have been settled.

Van Roten, a 2012 graduate, recently signed a deal with the Green Bay Packers’ practice squad after participating in the team’s training camp.

Quarterback Billy Ragone, though good at times, faltered in last season’s most crucial moments. If Penn is to reclaim the Ivy crown, the success lies with the quarterback.