Livin' it up with Mardi Gras
With Penn’s spring break coinciding with Mardi Gras festivities this year for the first time in over a decade, students flocked to New Orleans to join in the celebrations.
With Penn’s spring break coinciding with Mardi Gras festivities this year for the first time in over a decade, students flocked to New Orleans to join in the celebrations.
The University delivered likely letters to more than 200 outstanding applicants this year — an increase from 120 the year before — via an online video last Friday.
Wharton remained in fourth place for the second year straight in Bloomberg Businessweek’s rankings of undergraduate business schools, released on March 4. However, Wharton administrators say these rankings may not be accurate.
Despite splitting games with both Georgetown and Maine at Rollins College Baseball Week, Penn dropped consecutive games to Division-II Rollins.
The University delivered likely letters to more than 200 outstanding applicants this year — an increase from 120 the year before — via an online video last Friday.
Wharton remained in fourth place for the second year straight in Bloomberg Businessweek’s rankings of undergraduate business schools, released on March 4. However, Wharton administrators say these rankings may not be accurate.
The period of Lent, during which many Christians abstain from something they consider a vice or source of enjoyment, began March 9 over spring break.
The number of visitors at Penn for campus tours over break rose by 8.2 percent, in line with a general increase in campus tour participants over the past few years.
Senior Bridget Waclawik led the Penn women's lacrosse team to a 9-8 victory over Harvard Saturday, notching its first Ivy win this season.
After defeating co-Ivy League champion Harvard Saturday, the No. 13 Tigers head to the NCAA tournament to face No. 4 Kentucky Thursday.
Domenique Wilson, 25, was sentenced Thursday to 84-to-230 years in state prison for multiple home invasions and rapes, including that of a Penn student in 2008.
The guard was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year after a stellar first season, in which she led the league in scoring. Baron is the second player in program history to win the award.
After holding the Tigers scoreless for the first three minutes of the game, the Red and Blue were decimated, 78-27.
The men's basketball team had a few hopes going into Tuesday's game against Princeton, but achieved none of them.
After leading early in the second half, Penn men’s basketball allowed Princeton to make a strong comeback. The Tigers eventually prevailed, 70-58, in the season finale.
Penn hosts rival Princeton in the final game of Penn's 2010-11 basketball season. Follow all the action in our liveblog.
For the second straight year at the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association Championships, the Quakers had two wrestlers make the finals. But as in 2010, neither could take home the title. As a team, Penn finished fifth at this weekend’s championships, hosted by Bucknell.
Trailing 34-21 at the half, the Quakers steadily chipped away at Dartmouth’s lead after the break. Penn took over midway through the half and held on to win 70-58 to close out their final road trip of the season with a victory.
Intramural Basketball Scores for the week of 2/28
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