After months of hard work, perseverance and a freshmen infusion, the Penn swim teams have put last year’s fatigue behind them, and they’re ready for a season on top.

Though they try to present an honest and fair representation of the action on the court, it can sometimes be hard to repress their undying school spirit.

Anthropology professor Janet Monge spoke to a crowd of 150 Wednesday night at the Penn Museum. Monge discussed Samuel Morton’s large collection of skulls.

Falling Whistles, an advocacy group, spoke about conflict in the Congo in Steinberg-Dietrich Hall Wednesday night. Group member Yves Muya escaped the conflict with his family at a young age

1984 Wharton MBA recipient and former state senator Vince Fumo was sentenced to 55 months in prison in 2009. Thursday, he faces a possible quadrupling of his sentence. INTERACTIVE: The Fumo case

A study from Ohio State and Michigan-Dearborn universities has found that college freshmen do not gain 15 pounds. On average, women gain 3.1 pounds and men 3.5 pounds their first year of college.

Ezekiel Emanuel, brother Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, is a Penn Integrated Knowledge professor at Penn. The Daily Pennsylvanian sat down with Emanuel to discuss his time so far at Penn.

College sophomore Dan Shipper wants to create as many apps as he can this year. So far, he has released 12 apps with varying levels of success.

Attempts to trademark catchphrases from the Occupy movement have sparked unlikely controversy between protesters and those attempting to profit from their cause. TOPICS: Occupy movement

The National Organization of Women’s Love Your Body campaign is taking place at Penn this week. The campaign touches on body image issues such as eating disorders which are prevalent in university settings.

A seasonal air structure erected over Dunning-Cohen Champions Field in Penn Park will keep athletes warm this winter. The structure was less expensive than building an indoor sports facility.

Despite an ongoing University investigation on alleged hazing in the Undergraduate Assembly, its leaders will present a resolution to change Penn’s alcohol policy on Nov. 20.

Nine public schools across the Philadelphia school district are proposed to close or phase out beginning at the end of this school year. The Philadelphia School Reform Commission released the fourth phase of the Facilities Master Plan last week, naming among them Drew Elementary, a University City school just north of Penn’s campus at 3724 Warren St.

While many graduates from Ivy League institutions choose to pursue careers in banking or medicine, a select few tell jokes for “less money than you can imagine anyone living on in New York City.”

In a guest column, a College senior writes that the state consistently fails to meet the needs of women, particularly those who are pregnant.

Tuesday night, over 40 attendees participated in the “Screw Smart presents: The Anatomy of Pleasure: What You Didn’t Learn in Health Class,” a jumpstart to the Love Your Body Campaign hosted at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center by the Penn Consortium of Undergraduate Women and the Penn Women’s Center.

Following the largest single-season turnaround in program history, the team looks to demonstrate that its Ivy preseason No. 4 ranking is no mistake.