Penn basketball hopes that its fast start allows it to gain momentum and draw fans.

Madeleine and the No. 6 Stanford women’s squash team will compete against Leslie and the No. 3 Penn squad, reuniting a pair of twins who opted to wear different uniforms and compete on opposite coasts.

While both Drexel and Penn have big plans for the future, both institutions are working cooperatively — but independently — to develop West Philadelphia.

It always seems to be showtime for Derek Chilvers. In his first year on the men’s squash team and his second year as a member of Off the Beat, Penn’s premier pop-rock a cappella group, Chilvers continues to perform under pressure.

Bolstered by wins from freshman Jeremy Court at both No. 4 singles and No. 2 doubles, the Quakers defeated the Midshipmen, 4-3, Wednesday night.

The Daily Pennsylvanian’s Sports Editors checked in with Steve Bilsky to discuss the state of Penn athletics. Topics ranged from “The Line” to student spirit and beyond.

To the surprise of many, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court — which has a Republican majority — remanded the redistricting proposal on Jan. 25, sending it back to the Commission, saying that the plan was “contrary to the law.”

Through the Open Data Initiative, students are requesting access to the University’s data to be able to use it to create applications that would benefit the community.

While some peer schools are hedging their bets that online education is part of the future, Penn is taking a more decentralized approach.

With a 57.6 percent increase in bike thefts from 2010 to 2011, Penn’s campus seems to be a hot spot for bike thieves.

Tonight at the Inn at Penn, the Society of Women Engineers will hold its 15th annual corporate dinner where it will discuss career opportunities for female Engineering students.

A growing number of professors are using clickers — electronic polling devices that allow teachers to get real-time responses from entire classes — to track student attendance at lectures.

Researchers are once again citing cell phone use as an obstacle to good health. But the new concern is not another type of cancer nor a fatal disease — it’s neck and back pain caused by texting and checking email on smart phones.

MAN-UP — the Male Association of Nurses at the University of Pennsylvania — is currently in the process of establishing a new chapter of male professional nurses with the American Assembly for Men in Nursing.

I read with amazement the Guest Column by Penn BDS Conference organizers, BDS Explained. I could barely believe my eyes.

BDS can enhance the condition of the people of Gaza and the West Bank by personally coming and investing in them, instead of threatening one of the stalwart pillars of their economy.

The Quakers are off to their best start in eight years without their best gymnast at full strength.