Though the men’s soccer team has been blanked in its last two games, its offensive prowess will be a key advantage when Penn heads to New York to play Columbia on Saturday.

This weekend, the Penn women’s rowing team will honor Jill Costello’s legacy by participating in ‘Jog for Jill’ prior to racing in the Navy Day Regatta.

We need to change the protest paradigm that thinks standing around, yelling general statements like “We’re the 99 percent” and hoping to get maced will accomplish something. Topics: Occupy Philadelphia

On Sept. 30, a man was shot in the head near 44th and Market streets at the Philadelphia Housing Authority’s Westpark Apartments. The incident was an example of violent crime that necessitates Penn Police action in areas that, while off campus, are still home to several students.

Through the Moelis Access Science outreach program, West Philadelphia students will study the physics behind the trajectory of a basketball. The program, established in 1999, will include computer science in its curriculum.

The Annenberg Public Policy Center released its fifth report on civility in Congress last week. It based its research off of a congressional rule called “words taken down.”

Jerome Vivino, formerly a member of Penn’s Class of 2013, first transferred from Wharton to the College, then out of Penn entirely. Vivino is not alone — about one in three college students will transfer universities throughout the course of their education. Interactive: Transfers at Penn

The party, held in the Kelly Writers House dining room, involved participants creating edible representations of literature. Photo gallery: Edible books at KWH

Three undergraduates have created Muse de Philly, a website for artists in the Philadelphia area. Artists can create profiles, upload their work and interact with other members.

Guest speaker Terrence Deacon, professor of Biological Anthropology and Neuroscience at the University of California at Berkeley, focused on his theory of the non-adaptative origins of language.

Penn Design Associate Dean for Administration Janet Kroll and Communications professor Barbie Zelizer have been appointed diversity officers in their respective schools. The Faculty Diversity Action Plan, announced this summer, requires each school to appoint an officer by the end of the academic year.

This is Penn’s first time competing in the International Genetically Engineered Machine competition which will be held in Indianapolis, IN this weekend. The team developed a biological system of mammalian cells that can interact “wirelessly.”

During his 50-year tenue, Henry Teune served as Political Science Department chairman, vice dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and taught two classes.

The screening of Traces of the Trade sparked spirited conversation on the subject of race. Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge promptly filled up Tuesday afternoon with over 150 people — students, faculty and local residents alike — ready to discuss the issue of race.

We must find a way to bring the national average SAT scores closer to those of Penn students.

A new Suffolk University poll reports that Huntsman, a Penn alumnus, may poll in the number three position in New Hampshire.

What does Arianna Huffington, number 31, being divorced and having two children have to do with her selling The Huffington Post to AOL for $315 million earlier this year?